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Complete Filmography

A House of Dynamite
2025
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Broken Trail
2025
as John Scobell
In 1875, Katherine's life is shattered when her beloved husband Caleb falls victim to a murder orchestrated by the nefarious Colonel Davis. Alone and ...

Starbright
2025
as Peter
A young orphan escapes the realities of her life by fantasizing about, and then entering, a fairy tale world.

The Thicket
2024
as Eustace
An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and he...

Rob Peace
2024
as Carl
An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.

Asphalt City
2024
as Verdis
A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is ...

Fast Charlie
2023
as Beggar
When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

Merry Wives
2022
as Mister Nduka Ford
Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the story of the t...

Reopening Night
2021
as Self
This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of Shakespeare’s...

Passing
2021
as Dave
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

Pitch Black Panacea
2020
as Carl (voice)
Amy and Carl both have lazy eyes. Amy’s left and Carl’s right. They are strangers, volunteers for an unusual, life-altering treatment in which they wi...

The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
as Samuel Kingsley
Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads -...

DC Noir
2019
as Detective Mitch Brooks
A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.

DC Noir
2019
Director
A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.

EGG
2019
as Wayne
Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.

All the Devil's Men
2018
as Samuelson
A battle-scarred War on Terror bounty hunter is forced to go to London on a manhunt for a disavowed CIA operative, which leads him into a deadly runni...

The Hammer
2017
as George
When prison boxer George "The Hammer" Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics, he says no in order to protect the woman he loves, ...

Crown Heights
2017
as Sampson
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

Mad Genius
2017
as Sun Moon
A young mad genius attempts to 'hack the human mind' in order to fix humanity.

Detroit
2017
as Aubrey Pollard Sr.
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

Detour
2017
as Michael Andrews
A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
as Agent Matthew Travis
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protec...

Paranormal Abduction
2016
as Alex Chandler
Having recently escaped a brutal assault at the hands of psycho Frank, Rebekah Lakin finds herself a shadow of who she once was. The constant state of...

Knucklehead
2015
as Langston
When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now und...

Phantom Halo
2014
as Roman
Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at ...

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
2014
Wyatt Cenac heads to Brooklyn to share his observations on the borough that's the backdrop for three sitcoms and a reality show about cheesemongers.

Wyatt Cenac: Brooklyn
2014
Thanks
Wyatt Cenac heads to Brooklyn to share his observations on the borough that's the backdrop for three sitcoms and a reality show about cheesemongers.

Fort Bliss
2014
as Sgt. Butcher
After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with he...

Mall
2014
as Michel
Malcom's done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going - everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with a...

Home
2013
as Jack Hall
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

Home
2013
Executive Producer
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

Newlyweeds
2013
Producer
A match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry when Lyle can't decide which matters most, Nina or Mary Jane.

Big Words
2013
as James
Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.

Children of the Wind
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Two brothers and a cousin journey from humble fishing families on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire to become three of the best freestyle windsurfe...

Overnight
2012
as TMJ
After breaking up with her boyfriend on Valentine's Day, Jenny shares a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York with a love-damaged group of pass...

Pharoahe Monch - Clap (One Day)
2011
Short film about a police raid gone horribly wrong, featuring music by Pharoahe Monch.

Lottery Ticket
2010
as Lorenzo
Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a wi...

Edge of Darkness
2010
as Detective Darcy Jones
As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of his...

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
2009
as Wallace, hostage
Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatche...

The Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.

The Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

The Savages
2007
as Jimmy
A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
They're Made Out of Meat
2005
as Merlin
After years of investigation, an alien meets with his partner in a diner to discuss an unbelievably shocking discovery.
Check Me in Another Place
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