Biography
Daniel Kaluuya (/kəˈluːjə/; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor and filmmaker. His work encompasses both screen and stage, and his accolades include an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2021, he was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Kaluuya began his acting career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He played Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins (2007–2009); he also co...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
2027
as Hobie Brown (voice)
Miles Morales is now a fugitive on the run from every other Spider in the multiverse, and Gwen and his other friends might not be enough to help him.
The Kitchen
2023
Writer, Producer, Director
Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decision...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023
as Hobie Brown (voice)
After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the S...
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
2023
as Self
Writing, pre-production and the challenges of crafting a sequel to a game-changing film, as told by the filmmakers who worked so hard to push Across t...
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.
2022
Producer
In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, ...
Nope
2022
as OJ Haywood
Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.
An Audience with Adele
2021
as Self
Joining multi-Grammy Award winning and one of the biggest UK artists of all time, Adele, for a unique and special night at the legendary London Pallad...
Black Power: A British Story of Resistance
2021
as Self - Narrator (voice)
An examination of the Black Power movement in the late 1960s in the UK, surveying both the individuals and the cultural forces that defined the era. ...
Judas and the Black Messiah
2021
as Fred Hampton
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...
A Christmas Carol
2020
as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
The radical new take on Dickens’ classic seeks both to exhume the original story’s gritty commentary on social inequality and the corrupting influence...
Two Single Beds
2020
as Jay
When stand-up comedian Jay prolongs his flirtatious post-show drinks with fellow stand-up June he misses his last train home, forcing a more intimate ...
Two Single Beds
2020
Screenplay, Producer
When stand-up comedian Jay prolongs his flirtatious post-show drinks with fellow stand-up June he misses his last train home, forcing a more intimate ...
Queen & Slim
2019
as Slim
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escala...
Widows
2018
as Jatemme Manning
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt lef...
Black Panther
2018
as W'Kabi
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Chall...
Great Performers: Horror Show
2017
as The Psycho Killer
Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,...
Pattern Recognition
2017
as Self (archive footage)
To celebrate the BFI's Thriller season, filmmaker Daniel Cockburn explores the power of sound to terrify and unsettle. Using sounds from Hollywood's b...
Robot & Scarecrow
2017
as The Man (voice)
A love story between a robot and a scarecrow who meet and fall for each other at a summer music festival.
Unveiling the Horror of Get Out
2017
as Self
A quick look at the movie's structure, similar films, crafting a thriller/horror film in Peele's voice, issues of race in the film, Peele's work as di...
Get Out
2017
as Chris Washington
Chris and his girlfriend Rose go upstate to visit her parents for the weekend. At first, Chris reads the family's overly accommodating behavior as ner...
Sicario
2015
as Reggie Wayne
An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexi...
Date Night
2014
as Dave
When three fidelity phobic misfits find themselves in the same cafe, their love and hate for all things romance related make them far more similar tha...
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Black Death
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, he joins a patrol led by the Colonel Stars and Stripes. When these a...
Welcome to the Punch
2013
as Juka Ogadowa
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's alway...
Jonah
2013
as Mbwana
Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the...
Johnny English Reborn
2011
as Tucker
The most prominent heads of state in the world begin gathering for a conference that could have a major impact on global politics. When MI-7 receives ...
Random
2011
as Brother
Interspersed with a commentary by a female narrator,who at times assumes their roles,the father,mother and daughter and son of a black,South London fa...
The Swarm
2011
Writer
An unknown swarm of creatures visit a quiet street in North London. The residents managed to capture the footage on their mobile phones. This film is ...
Psychoville Halloween Special
2010
as Tealeaf
Psychoville returns with a spooktacular hour-long Halloween special. Four tales of terror unfold as location manager Phil Walker investigates the aban...
Chatroom
2010
as Mo
When strangers Jim, Eva, Emily and Mo meet William online in his new 'Chelsea Teens!' chatroom, they're completely seduced by his fast-talking, charis...
Baby
2010
as Damon
A young woman is followed home by a stranger.
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009
as Barclay
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like plane...
Cass
2008
as Young Cass - age 14
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became o...
Much Ado About a Minor Ting
2007
as Shocker
18 year-old Rene returns to West London to track down his ex-sweetheart. But why is there a £150 price on his head?
Shoot the Messenger
2006
as Reece
Shoot the Messenger follows one man's painful journey towards self-discovery. On the way he finds both his own attitudes and the expectations of his ...
The Upper World
N/A
Follows Esso, who is caught in a deadly feud and on the verge of expulsion when he realizes he has an unexpected gift: access to a world where he can ...
Untitled Barney the Dinosaur Film
N/A
Executive Producer
Based on the 90s children show "Barney." Plot TBA.
The Upper World
N/A
Producer
Follows Esso, who is caught in a deadly feud and on the verge of expulsion when he realizes he has an unexpected gift: access to a world where he can ...