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RJ Cyler

Highest Rated: 91% Freedom's Path (2022)

Lowest Rated: 48% War Machine (2017)

Birthday: Mar 21, 1995

Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Florida-based actor R.J. Cyler was boosted from obscurity to nascent stardom with his supporting turn in the bittersweet high school drama "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" (2015). Born Ronald Cyler II on March 21, 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the youngest of three sons by Ronald Cyler, a truck driver, and his wife, Katina, and began performing in a dance team with his oldest brother at the age of 12. In 2012, he began auditioning for commercials in the Jacksonville area, and was encouraged to relocate to California to pursue a professional acting career. Cyler's family sold their home and possessions to make the movie in 2013, the same year he made his screen debut as R.J. Cyler in the independent comedy "Second Chances" (2013). He soon completed high school and won the part of Earl, an aspiring teenaged filmmaker, in Alfonso Gomez-Rejon's film adaptation of Jesse Andrews' novel Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2012). The 2015 feature earned rave reviews for its honest depiction of teenaged life, and earned Cyler a Best Supporting Actor nomination from the San Diego Film Critics Association. The acclaim afforded to "Me and Earl" led to Cyler's casting in two high-profile releases: David Michod's dark comedy "War Machine," opposite Brad Pitt, and Lionsgate's "Power Rangers" (2017), a reboot of the popular "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" (Fox/ABC Family, 1993-2010) franchise of science fiction-adventure for young audiences.

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Highest rated movies

91% 99% Freedom's Path Watchlist 91% 73% Emergency Watchlist 88% 93% The Harder They Fall Watchlist
81% 86% Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Watchlist
66% 80% The Book of Clarence Watchlist 58% 29% Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Watchlist 56% 50% White Boy Rick Watchlist 51% 65% Saban's Power Rangers Watchlist 48% 34% War Machine Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
66% 80% The Book of Clarence Unknown (Character) $6.1M 2023
91% 99% Freedom's Path Kitch (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2022
91% 73% Emergency Sean (Character) - 2022
88% 93% The Harder They Fall Jim Beckwourth (Character) - 2021
56% 50% White Boy Rick Rudell "Boo" Curry (Character) $24.0M 2018
58% 29% Sierra Burgess Is a Loser Dan (Character) - 2018
48% 34% War Machine Andy Moon (Character) - 2017
51% 65% Saban's Power Rangers Blue Ranger (Character) $85.3M 2017
81% 86% Me and Earl and the Dying Girl Earl (Character) $6.6M 2015

TV

Credit
100% 78% Rap Sh!t Lamont (Character) 2022-2023
92% 72% Swamp Thing Larry Jones (Guest Star) 2019
51% 95% I'm dying up here Adam Proteau (Character) 2017-2018
83% 86% Vice Principals Luke Brown (Guest Star) 2016-2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2017
No Score Yet No Score Yet Harry Guest 2017