Daniel Kaluuya is an English actor known for his performances on stage and screen as well as for his work as director, writer, and producer on the latter. Kaluuya began his career as a teenager in improvisational theatre, playing Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins (2007–2009), in which he also co-wrote some episodes. He went on to gain attention for his television roles in Psychoville (2009–2011), The Fades (2011), and the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011).
In 2017, Kaluuya had his breakthrough starring in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. This was followed by roles in Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018), Steve McQueen's crime drama Widows (2018), Peele's horror film Nope (2022), and Sony Pictures Animation's animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For his portrayal of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in the biopic Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), he won the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since co-directed the drama The Kitchen (2023).
Film +Key Denotes productions that have not yet been released Year Title Role Notes 2006 Shoot the Messenger Reece First credit 2008 Cass Young Cass Pennant 2010 Baby Damon Short film Chatroom Mo 2011 Johnny English Reborn Agent Colin Tucker 2013JonahMbwanaShort film Welcome to the Punch Juka Ogadowa Kick-Ass 2 Black Death 2015 Sicario Reggie Wayne 2017 Get Out Chris Washington 2018 Black Panther W'Kabi Widows Jatemme Manning 2019 Queen & Slim Ernest "Slim" Hines Also executive producer 2020 A Christmas Carol Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) Two Single Beds Jay Short film 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Fred Hampton Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2022 Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. Producer Nope Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. 2023 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk (voice) The Kitchen Co-director, co-writer, and producer 2026Misty Green Jay Green 2027Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk (voice) In production
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Whistleblowers School Bully Episode: "No Child Left Behind" Comedy: Shuffle Dean Episode: "Brendon Burns" 2007–2009 Skins Posh Kenneth 11 episodes; Also contributing writer and head writer for 2 episodes 2008 Delta Forever Roger Episode: "Pilot" Silent Witness Errol Harris 2 episodes 2008–2009 That Mitchell and Webb Look Various 2009 Doctor Who Barclay Episode: "Planet of the Dead" Lewis Declan Episode: "Counter Culture Blues" FM Ades 4 episodes The Philanthropist Episode: "Nigeria Part II" 10 Minute Tales Soldier #2 Episode: "The Three Kings" 2009–2011 Psychoville Michael "Tealeaf" Fry 12 episodes 2010 Comedy Lab Various Episode: "Happy Finish" 2010–2012 Harry & Paul Parking Pataweyo 5 episodes 2011 Coming Up Micah Episode: "Micah" The Fades Michael "Mac" Armstrong 6 episodes Black Mirror Bingham "Bing" Madsen Episode: "Fifteen Million Merits" Random Brother Television film 2014 Babylon Matt Coward 7 episodes 2018 Watership Down Bluebell (voice) Miniseries 2021 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) Episode: "Daniel Kaluuya/St. Vincent" 2022 All or Nothing: Arsenal Narrator Docuseries
Theatre Year Title RoleLocation Notes 2008–2009 Oxford Street Royal Court Theatre, London 2010 Sucker Punch Leon 2013 Trelawny of the "Wells" Tom Wrench Donmar Warehouse, London A Season in the Congo Joseph Mobutu Young Vic, London 2016 Blue/Orange Christopher
See also List of British actors List of Academy Award winners and nominees from Great Britain List of youngest Academy Award winners for Best Supporting Actor List of actors with Academy Award nominations List of actors with more than one Academy Award nomination in the acting categories List of Black Golden Globe winners and nominees List of Golden Globe winners
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