LaKeith Stanfield

Acting · Born 1991-08-12 in San Bernardino, California, USA

Biography

LaKeith Lee Stanfield (born August 12, 1991) is an American actor. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He received further recognition for his roles in the films Get Out (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Uncut Gems (2019), Knives Out (2019), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Stanfield has also appeared in the films Selma (2014), Dope (2015), Straight Outta Compton (2015), Crown Heights (2017), The Photograph (2020), The Harder They Fall (2021), Haunted Mansion (2023), and The Book of Clarence (2023). On television, he starred in the series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he won a Black Reel Award for…

Filmography

• Short Term 12 as Marcus
• Straight Outta Compton as Snoop Dogg
• Dope as Bug
• Selma as Jimmie Lee Jackson
• Snowden as Patrick Haynes
• Get Out as Andre Logan King
• Uncut Gems as Demany
• Knives Out as Lieutenant Elliott
• Judas and the Black Messiah as Bill O'Neal
• Roofman as Steve

TV

• Atlanta as Darius Epps
• BoJack Horseman as Guy (voice)
• The Eric Andre Show as Self
• Yasuke as Yasuke (voice)
• The Changeling as Apollo Kagwa
• The Oscars as Self
• The Daily Show as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
• Sherri as Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest