Biography
Ashton Durrand Sanders (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Teen Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashton Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
as Bobby Brown
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking ...
Judas and the Black Messiah
2021
as Jimmy Palmer
Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—fal...
All Day and a Night
2020
as Jah
While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.
Captive State
2019
as Gabriel Drummond
Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a wo...
Native Son
2019
as Bigger Thomas
A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life ...
Curtains Up
2018
American auteur David Lynch opens up about the magic of the cinema in this new profile from Stella McCartney. Created by Lynch's son Austin Lynch and ...
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Miles Whittaker
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...
Dead Women Walking
2018
as Troy
Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.
We Home
2018
as Javan
When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.
The Kids Are Alright
2018
"The Kids Are Alright" album film
L.A. Noir
2016
as Actor
Step inside the suspenseful world of film noir in a series of short virtual-reality films, and see what its like to be in a scene with the year’s best...
Moonlight
2016
as Chiron
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecsta...
The Last Virgin in LA
2016
as Josh
When Millie discovers she's the last virgin in LA, things get out of hand.
Straight Outta Compton
2015
as Kid
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in Am...
The Retrieval
2014
as Will
On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
The Things They Carried
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The story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the Vietnam War. Trekking from village to villag...
Sierra Madre
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Captain Jordan Wright's squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel. As Jordan tries to lead survivors to safety, war erup...
Corporate Retreat
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A group of corporate executives from a rising tech company attends a company retreat at a remote desert mansion. The team-bonding trip turns into a bl...