Spence Duane Moore II (born December 16, 1997) is an American actor best known for his main or recurring roles in a number of television series debuting in 2018: Five Points (2018), A.P. Bio (2018–2021), All American (2018–present), and Brilliant Minds (2024–2026).
Early life Moore was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of two children. Moore realized that he wanted to become an actor while preparing for his sixth grade talent show. He later starred in several short films before moving on to more mainstream roles.
Career In 2017, Moore was cast in the Facebook Watch series Five Points as part of the main cast alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis. Moore stated that working with Kerry Washington on the series was "life-changing". He was cast in A.P. Bio as Dan Decker. In 2018, Moore began appearing as a recurring character in the CW drama All American. In 2019, Moore is in the HBO miniseries, We Are Who We Are, which premiered in September 2020.
In 2023, Moore appeared in season three of Superman & Lois as Bruno Mannheim's son Matteo. Since 2024, Moore has played the lead role of Jacob Nash in the NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds.
In November 2024, Moore was announced as a cast member in independent drama Out Come The Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name. In September 2025, he was cast as the younger version of James St Patrick “Ghost” in the new spin off Power: Origins. The fifth instalment in the Power universe which is prequel to the original Power and set many year after Raising Kanan. It will premiere at some point in 2027.
Personal life Moore resides in Los Angeles.
In January 2022, Moore and girlfriend, Samantha "Sammie" Cimarelli, announced they were expecting. Cimarelli gave birth to their son later that year.https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-spencer-moore-ii-welcome-1st-baby/
Some time after the birth of their son, Moore and Cimarelli went their separate ways, with Cimarelli considering herself a 'single mama' when announcing she was pregnant with baby #2 in mid-2025. No confirmation if Moore is the father of the second baby, or someone else.https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-is-pregnant-with-baby-no-2/
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2022 My Father's Dragon George the Tiger (voice) 2023 Creed III Young Dame Anderson Back on the Strip Merlin 2025And Out Comes The WolfPost-production Going Places Post-production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Criminal Minds Gabriel Lewis, 15 years old Episode: "Mirror Image" Last Man Standing David Episode: "Help Wanted"2017 Rebel Amari Episode: "Breaking Point" Ballers David Episode: "Ricky-Leaks" Lady Dynamite Bill Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter" 2017–2018 StartUp Damon 2 episodes2018 13 Reasons Why Michael 5 episodes Five Points Eric Harper Main role (season 1) The Rookie Young Campbell Episode: "The Hawke" 2018–2021 A.P. Bio Dan Decker Main role 2018–2024 All American Chris Jackson Recurring role 2019 Good Trouble Jamal Episode: "Less Than" 2020 We Are Who We Are Danny Poythress Main role 2021–2022 The Wonder Years Bruce Williams Recurring role 2022–2023 Grown-ish Big Brother Big Boy 6 episodes 2023 Superman & Lois Matteo Mannheim Recurring role; 7 episodes 2024 NCISJared VanceEpisode: "A Thousand Yards" Season 21 Episode 7 2024–present Brilliant Minds Dr. Jacob Nash Main role TBA Power Origins James St.Patrick / Ghost Main role
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2027 Until Dawn 2 Nate Howard
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