Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya

35 · Born: Feb 24, 1989

Personal Details

Born Feb 24, 1989 London, England, UK
Parents
  • Damalie Namusoke
  • Stephen Kaluuya

Biography

Daniel Kaluuya (born February 24, 1989) is a British actor. Prominent both on screen and stage, he has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. Following supporting roles in the films Johnny English Reborn (2011), Kick-Ass 2 (2013), and Sicario (2015), as well as the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011), Kaluuya had his breakout role in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. This was followed by starring roles in Black Panther (2018), Widows (2018), Queen & Slim (2019), Nope (2022), and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For his portrayal of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), he won the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Career

2024
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse as Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk (voice)
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk (voice)
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2022
Nope
Nope as OJ Haywood
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2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton
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2020
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
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2019
Queen & Slim
Queen & Slim as Slim
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2018
Widows
Widows as Jatemme Manning
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Black Panther
Black Panther as W'Kabi
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Watership Down
Watership Down as Bluebell (voice)
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2017
Get Out
Get Out as Chris Washington
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2015
Sicario
Sicario as Reggie Wayne
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2014
Babylon
Babylon as Matt Coward
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2013
Jonah
Jonah as Mbwana
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Welcome to the Punch
Welcome to the Punch as Juka Ogadowa
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2011
Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn as Agent Colin Tucker
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Random
Random as Brother
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The Fades
The Fades as Mac Armstrong
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2010
Baby
Baby as Damon
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Chatroom
Chatroom as Mo
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2009
Doctor Who
Doctor Who as Barclay
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Psychoville
Psychoville as Tealeaf / Michael Fry
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FM
FM
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2008
Cass
Cass as Young Cass - age 14
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2007
Much Ado About a Minor Ting
Much Ado About a Minor Ting as Shocker
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Skins
Skins as Posh Kenneth
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2006
Shoot the Messenger
Shoot the Messenger as Reece
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2022
All or Nothing: Arsenal
2021
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
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2018
Cities: Nature's New Wild
2023
The Kitchen
The Kitchen as Director, Writer
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