CV - Film
- Title:
- BOOK OF CLARENCE
- Role:
- TBA
- Director:
- Jeymes Samuel
- Production Company:
- Legendary
- Title:
- ROLE PLAY
- Role:
- Dave
- Director:
- Thomas Vincent
- Production Company:
- StudioCanal
- Title:
- SEE HOW THEY RUN
- Role:
- Mervyn
- Director:
- Tom George
- Production Company:
- Searchlight Pictures
- Title:
- SOLITARY
- Role:
- TBA
- Director:
- Nate Parker
- Production Company:
- Bron Studios
- Title:
- THE MIDNIGHT SKY
- Role:
- Adewole
- Director:
- George Clooney
- Production Company:
- Netflix
- Title:
- THE WATER MAN
- Role:
- Amos
- Director:
- David Oyelowo
- Production Company:
- Harpo Films
- Title:
- CHAOS WALKING
- Role:
- Aaron
- Director:
- Doug Liman
- Production Company:
- Quadrant Pictures
- Title:
- COME AWAY
- Role:
- Jack
- Director:
- Brenda Chapman
- Production Company:
- Endurance Media/Hammerstone Studios
- Title:
- PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY
- Role:
- Percy McGregor (Voice)
- Director:
- Will Gluck
- Production Company:
- Sony Pictures Animation
- Title:
- DON'T LET GO
- Role:
- Jack Radcliffe
- Director:
- Jacob Estes
- Production Company:
- Blumhouse Productions/Universal
- Title:
- A WRINKLE IN TIME
- Role:
- The It (Voice)
- Director:
- Ava DuVernay
- Production Company:
- Walt Disney Pictures
- Title:
- GRINGO
- Role:
- Harold Soyinka
- Director:
- Nash Edgerton
- Production Company:
- Amazon Studios
- Title:
- THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX
- Role:
- Kiel
- Director:
- Julius Onah
- Production Company:
- Paramount Pictures
- Title:
- A UNITED KINGDOM
- Role:
- Seretse Khama
- Director:
- Amma Asante
- Production Company:
- Pathé
- Title:
- QUEEN OF KATWE
- Role:
- Robert Katende
- Director:
- Mira Nair
- Production Company:
- ESPN Films/Walt Disney Pictures
- Title:
- FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE
- Role:
- Sherwin
- Director:
- Maris Curran
- Production Company:
- Loveless Films
- Title:
- CAPTIVE
- Role:
- Bryan Nichols
- Director:
- Jerry Jameson
- Production Company:
- BN Films/Brightside Entertainment
- Awards:
-
Nominated for the Best Male Performance in Film Award, 11th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards, 2016
- Title:
- NINA
- Role:
- Clifton Henderson
- Director:
- Cynthia Mort
- Production Company:
- Ealing Studios
- Title:
- NIGHTINGALE
- Role:
- Peter Snowden
- Director:
- Elliott Lester
- Production Company:
- BN Films
- Awards:
-
Winner of the Best Actor In A Movie or Limited Series Award, Critics' Choice Television Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series or Movie Award, 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Best Performance By An Actor In A Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Award, Golden Globe Awards, 2016
- Title:
- SELMA
- Role:
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Director:
- Ava DuVernay
- Production Company:
- Cloud Eight Films/Harpo Films
- Awards:
-
Winner of the Breakthrough Performance (Actor) Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2015
Winner of the Virtuoso Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2015
Winner of the Best Actor Award, African-American Film Critics Association Awards, 2014
Winner of the Best Actor Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, 2014
Nominated for the Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama) Award, Golden Globe Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Outstanding Actor In A Motion Picture Award, Image Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Best Male Lead Award, Independent Spirit Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Best Male Performance In Film Award, Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Best Actor In A Motion Picture Award, Satellite Awards, 2014
Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Phoenix Critics Circle Awards, 2014
Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2014
Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, 2014
Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Movie Awards, 2015
Nominated for the Best Ensemble Award, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, 2014
Named as one of Vanity Fair's '10 Best Performances of 2014'
- Title:
- A MOST VIOLENT YEAR
- Role:
- A.D.A. Lawrence
- Director:
- J. C. Chandor
- Production Company:
- Before The Door Pictures
- Title:
- INTERSTELLAR
- Role:
- School Principal
- Director:
- Christopher Nolan
- Production Company:
- Warner Bros./Paramount Pictures
- Title:
- COMPLICIT
- Role:
- Edward Ekubo
- Director:
- Niall MacCormick
- Production Company:
- Many Rivers Film
- Title:
- THE BUTLER
- Role:
- Louis Gaines
- Director:
- Lee Daniels
- Production Company:
- Laura Ziskin Productions/Columbia Pictures
- Awards:
-
Nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Award, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, 2014
- Title:
- LINCOLN
- Role:
- Corporal Ira Clark
- Director:
- Steven Spielberg
- Production Company:
- Dreamworks
- Title:
- JACK REACHER
- Role:
- Emerson
- Director:
- Christopher McQuarrie
- Production Company:
- Paramount
- Title:
- THE PAPERBOY
- Role:
- Yardley
- Director:
- Lee Daniels
- Production Company:
- Independent
- Title:
- DEFAULT
- Role:
- Atlas
- Director:
- Simon Brand
- Production Company:
- Default Pictures
- Title:
- MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
- Role:
- Brian
- Director:
- Ava DuVernay
- Production Company:
- Kandoo Films/Forward Movement
- Awards:
-
Nominated for the Best Supporting Male Award, Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2013
- Title:
- RED TAILS
- Role:
- Joe 'Lightning' Little
- Director:
- Anthony Hemingway
- Production Company:
- Lucasfilm/Partnership Pictures
- Title:
- THE HELP
- Role:
- Preacher Green
- Director:
- Tate Taylor
- Production Company:
- Dreamworks
- Title:
- RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
- Role:
- Steve Jacobs
- Director:
- Rupert Wyatt
- Production Company:
- Twentieth Century Fox
- Title:
- 96 MINUTES
- Role:
- Duane
- Director:
- Aimee Lagos
- Production Company:
- Perfect Weekend
- Title:
- WHO DO YOU LOVE
- Role:
- Muddy Waters
- Director:
- Jerry Zaks
- Production Company:
- Chess Pictures Ltd
- Title:
- RAGE
- Role:
- Homer
- Director:
- Sally Potter
- Production Company:
- Adventure Pictures Ltd
- Title:
- THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
- Role:
- Dr. Junju
- Director:
- Kevin MacDonald
- Production Company:
- DNA Films
- Awards:
-
Nominated for Best Male Performance in a Film, Screen Nation Award, 2007
- Title:
- AS YOU LIKE IT
- Role:
- Orlando
- Director:
- Kenneth Brannagh
- Production Company:
- HBO Films
- Title:
- THE BEST MAN
- Role:
- Graham
- Director:
- Stefan Schwarz
- Production Company:
- Film Consortium
- Title:
- DERAILED
- Role:
- Officer Patrol
- Director:
- Mikeal Hafstrom
- Production Company:
- Miramax
- Title:
- AMERICAN BLEND
- Role:
- Mercury
- Director:
- Varun Khana
- Production Company:
- White Stripes Entertainment
- Title:
- A SOUND OF THUNDER
- Role:
- Payne
- Director:
- Peter Hyams
- Production Company:
- Thunder Films/Warner Bros
- Title:
- TOMORROW LA SCALA
- Role:
- Charlie
- Director:
- Francesca Joseph
- Production Company:
- BBC Films
- Title:
- CIRCLES
- Role:
- Earl
- Director:
- Sonya Costang
- Production Company:
- APT Films
- Title:
- DOG EAT DOG
- Role:
- CJ
- Director:
- Moody Shoaibi
- Production Company:
- Tiger Aspect/Film4