As the quintessential Navy Brat, McBride spent his formative years living a nomadic lifestyle, moving to such destinations as Hawaii, Florida, Panama, Guam and the Philippines. He relocated to Los Angeles in his twenties and dabbled in music, stunts, and ultimately writing and filmmaking. Aside from his popcorn movie franchise, Underworld, he has been hired to write both TV and Film, perform rewrites, and has sold numerous pitches for TV pilots, including three to HBO, two to AMC, and two to FTVS, among others.