Person
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Acting · Born 1994-07-23 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born July 23, 1994) is an American actor. He received such accolades as a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Gotham Award, and an Independent Spirit Award. He began his career with small roles in the 2013 films Ender's Game and 12 Years a Slave. His breakthrough performance came as Travis in the 2017 horror film It Comes at Night, and in 2019, he gained wider recognition for his work in Luce and Waves. He then appeared in films such as The High Note (2020), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Cyrano (2021) and Elvis (2022). He plays the starring role in the 2022 film Chevalier. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelvin Harrison, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Chicago P.D.
Michael Ellis
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Godfather of Harlem
Teddy Greene
Genius
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Mufasa: The Lion King
Taka (voice)
StartUp
Toussant "Touie" Dacey
12 Years a Slave
Victim 2
Filmography
- 2026Samo LivesJean-Michel Basquiat
- 2026The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingBeetee Latier
- 2025Hurry Up TomorrowThanks
- 2025O'DessaEuri Dervish
- 2024Mufasa: The Lion KingTaka (voice)
- 2023ChevalierJoseph
- 2023Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big ScreenSelf - ‘B.B. King’
- 2022Bigger Than Life - The Making of ElvisSelf
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
- 2022ElvisB.B. King
- 2021CyranoChristian de Neuvillette
- 2021MonsterSteve Harmon
- 2021GullyJesse
- 2020The Trial of the Chicago 7Fred Hampton
- 2020The High NoteDavid Cliff
- 2020The PhotographAndy Morrison
- 2019WavesTyler
- 2019Godfather of HarlemTeddy Greene
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
- 2019LuceLuce Edgar
- 2019BoldenFrankie Dusen
- 2019J.T. LeRoySean
- 2019The Wolf HourFreddie
- 2018Monsters and MenZyrick
- 2018Assassination NationMason
- 2018JinnTahir
- 2017MudboundWeeks
- 2017It Comes at NightTravis
- 2017GeniusDr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- 2017Shots FiredJoey Campbell (uncredited)
- 2016The Birth of a NationSimon
- 2016StartUpToussant "Touie" Dacey
- 2016RootsWinslow
- 2015A Sort of HomecomingEliot
- 2015Dancer and the DameKenny
- 2014DelugeKareem
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
- 2014Chicago P.D.Michael Ellis
- 2013Ender's GameSalamander (uncredited)
- 201312 Years a SlaveVictim 2
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
- —Behind the LinesSelf
- —Golden
- —Alpha Gang
- —Death of a Salesman
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