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LaKeith Stanfield

Highest Rated: 100% Memoria (2016)

Lowest Rated: 36% Live Cargo (2016)

Birthday: Aug 12, 1991

Birthplace: San Bernardino, California, USA

Making a steady climb towards success from the time he was a teenager, actor Lakeith Stanfield was perhaps best known for his role on the groundbreaking series "Atlanta" (FX, 2016-). Born in San Bernardino but growing up in Riverside and Victorville, Stanfield became interested in acting when he joined his high school drama club at age 14. He soon began trolling for auditions in the Mojave area, but turned up few options, so he eventually enrolled at Los Angeles' John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center. This soon led to him auditioning for commercials, but those opportunities gave him little inspiration. His big break came when he was cast as Mark in the short film "Short Term 12" (2008). He would reprise the role for the feature length adaptation in 2013, performing a rap that he composed himself for the film. Still more prominent roles would follow, such as Jimmie Lee Jackson in the acclaimed civil rights movie "Selma" (2014) and a co-starring role in the indie hit "Dope" (2015). He would also appear in Don Cheadle's biopic of legendary trumpeter Miles Davis, "Miles Ahead" (2016). The same year, Stanfield joined the cast of "Atlanta," starring alongside series creator Donald Glover.

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Highest rated movies

100% 47% Memoria Watchlist
98% 92% Short Term 12
Watchlist
98% 86% Get Out Watchlist 97% 92% Knives Out Watchlist 96% 95% Judas and the Black Messiah Watchlist 95% Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Watchlist 93% 70% Sorry to Bother You Watchlist 91% 52% Uncut Gems Watchlist 89% 91% Straight Outta Compton Watchlist 88% 93% The Harder They Fall Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
95% No Score Yet Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Ernest Cole (Voice) - 2024
66% 80% The Book of Clarence Clarence (Character) $6.1M 2023
38% 84% Haunted Mansion Ben Matthias (Character) $67.6M 2023
88% 93% The Harder They Fall Cherokee Bill (Character) - 2021
96% 95% Judas and the Black Messiah William O'Neal (Character) $5.0M 2021
75% 81% The Photograph Michael Block (Character) $20.6M 2020
91% 52% Uncut Gems Demany (Character) $50.0M 2019
97% 92% Knives Out Lt. Elliott (Character) $165.4M 2019
84% 65% Someone Great Nate Davis (Character) - 2019
38% 36% The Girl in the Spider's Web Ed Needham (Character) $14.8M 2018
93% 70% Sorry to Bother You Cassius Green (Character) $17.5M 2018
69% 60% Come Sunday Reggie (Character) - 2018
56% 60% Izzy Gets the F... Across Town George (Character) - 2017
36% 23% Death Note L (Character) - 2017
78% 77% Crown Heights Colin Warner (Character) $236.4K 2017
88% 65% The Incredible Jessica James Damon (Character) - 2017
48% 34% War Machine Cpl. Billy Cole (Character) - 2017
98% 86% Get Out Andrew Logan King (Character) $176.0M 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Quest Diego (Character) - 2017
36% 81% Live Cargo Lewis (Character) - 2016
61% 70% Snowden Patrick Haynes (Character) $21.6M 2016
100% 47% Memoria Max (Character) $2.2K 2016
74% 57% Miles Ahead Unknown (Character) $2.6M 2016
89% 91% Straight Outta Compton Snoop Dogg (Character) $161.0M 2015
88% 83% Dope Bug (Character) $17.5M 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet King Ripple King Ripple (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2015
98% 92% Short Term 12 Marcus (Character) $1.0M 2013

TV

Credit
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2020 2024
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2017-2019 2021 2024
69% 41% The Changeling Apollo (Character),
Executive Producer
2023
98% 85% Atlanta Darius (Character) 2022
No Score Yet 18% The Late Late Show With James Corden Guest 2022
93% 51% Yasuke Yasuke (Voice) 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen Guest 2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet Desus & Mero Guest 2020
No Score Yet 42% Jimmy Kimmel Live! Guest 2018 2020
No Score Yet 86% Explained Narrator 2019