Daniel Kaluuya on screen and stage

Daniel Kaluuya on screen and stage

Kaluuya at the 2018 TIFF

Daniel Kaluuya is a British 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

Daniel Kaluuya on screen and stage

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2006</td><td>Shoot the Messenger</td><td>Reece</td><td>First Credit</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Cass</td><td>Young Cass Pennant</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Baby</td><td>Damon</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>Chatroom</td><td>Mo</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Johnny English Reborn</td><td>Agent Colin Tucker</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Welcome to the Punch</td><td>Juka Ogadowa</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kick-Ass 2</td><td>Black Death</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Sicario</td><td>Reggie Wayne</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Get Out</td><td>Chris Washington</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Black Panther</td><td>W'Kabi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Widows</td><td>Jatemme Manning</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Queen & Slim</td><td>Ernest "Slim" Hines</td><td>Also executive producer</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>A Christmas Carol</td><td>Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Two Single Beds</td><td>Jay</td><td>Short film</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Judas and the Black Messiah</td><td>Fred Hampton</td><td>Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.</td><td>—N/a</td><td>Producer</td></tr><tr><td>Nope</td><td>Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</td><td>Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk (voice)</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Kitchen</td><td>—N/a</td><td>Co-director, co-writer, and producer</td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td>Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse †</td><td>Hobart "Hobie" Brown / Spider-Punk (voice)</td><td>In production</td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Misty Green †</td><td>TBA</td><td>Filming</td></tr><tr><td>TBA</td><td>Barney †</td><td>TBA</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Television

Daniel Kaluuya on screen and stage

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2007</td><td>The Whistleblowers</td><td>School Bully</td><td>Episode: "No Child Left Behind"</td></tr><tr><td>Comedy: Shuffle</td><td>Dean</td><td>Episode: "Brendon Burns"</td></tr><tr><td>2007–2009</td><td>Skins</td><td>Posh Kenneth</td><td>11 episodes; Also contributing writer and head writer for 2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Delta Forever</td><td>Roger</td><td>Episode: "Pilot"</td></tr><tr><td>Silent Witness</td><td>Errol Harris</td><td>2 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2008–2009</td><td>That Mitchell and Webb Look</td><td>Various</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Doctor Who</td><td>Barclay</td><td>Episode: "Planet of the Dead"</td></tr><tr><td>Lewis</td><td>Declan</td><td>Episode: "Counter Culture Blues"</td></tr><tr><td>FM</td><td>Ades</td><td>4 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>The Philanthropist</td><td></td><td>Episode: "Nigeria Part II"</td></tr><tr><td>10 Minute Tales</td><td>Soldier #2</td><td>Episode: "The Three Kings"</td></tr><tr><td>2009–2011</td><td>Psychoville</td><td>Michael "Tealeaf" Fry</td><td>12 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Comedy Lab</td><td>Various</td><td>Episode: "Happy Finish"</td></tr><tr><td>2010–2012</td><td>Harry & Paul</td><td>Parking Pataweyo</td><td>5 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Coming Up</td><td>Micah</td><td>Episode: "Micah"</td></tr><tr><td>The Fades</td><td>Michael "Mac" Armstrong</td><td>6 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>Black Mirror</td><td>Bingham "Bing" Madsen</td><td>Episode: "Fifteen Million Merits"</td></tr><tr><td>Random</td><td>Brother</td><td>Television film</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Babylon</td><td>Matt Coward</td><td>7 episodes</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Watership Down</td><td>Bluebell (voice)</td><td>Miniseries</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Saturday Night Live</td><td>Himself (host)</td><td>Episode: "Daniel Kaluuya/St. Vincent"</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>All or Nothing: Arsenal</td><td>Narrator</td><td>Docuseries</td></tr></tbody></table>

Theatre

Daniel Kaluuya on screen and stage

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Title</th><th>Role</th><th>Location</th><th>Notes</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>2008–2009</td><td>Oxford Street</td><td></td><td>Royal Court Theatre, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Sucker Punch</td><td>Leon</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Trelawny of the "Wells"</td><td>Tom Wrench</td><td>Donmar Warehouse, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>A Season in the Congo</td><td>Joseph Mobutu</td><td>Young Vic, London</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Blue/Orange</td><td>Christopher</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>