Donald Glover

Acting · Born 1983-09-25 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

Biography

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (/ˈɡlʌvər/; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical name Childish Gambino (/ɡæmˈbiːnoʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the…

Filmography

• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse as Aaron Davis
• The Martian as Rich Purnell
• Mufasa: The Lion King as Simba (voice)
• Spider-Man: Homecoming as Aaron Davis
• The Lion King as Simba (voice)
• Community Table Read as Troy Barnes
• Adele One Night Only as Self
• Mystery Team as Jason Rogers
• Men in Black: International as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
• Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)

TV

• Community as Troy Barnes
• The Eric Andre Show as Self
• Atlanta as Earnest 'Earn' Marks
• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake as Marshall Lee (voice)
• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake as Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice)
• Regular Show as Alpha Dog (voice)
• Adventure Time as Marshall Lee (voice)
• Mr. & Mrs. Smith as John Smith
• 30 Rock as Young P.A.
• MTV Video Music Awards as Self