Lakeith Stanfield

Lakeith Stanfield

Birth : 1991-08-12, San Bernardino, California, USA

History

LaKeith Lee Stanfield (born August 12, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He received further recognition for his roles in the films Selma (2014), Crown Heights (2017), Get Out (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Uncut Gems (2019), Knives Out (2019), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2016 to 2022 he starred in the comedy-drama series Atlanta. Description above from Wikipedia, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Lakeith Stanfield
Lakeith Stanfield
Lakeith Stanfield
Lakeith Stanfield

Movies

The Book of Clarence
Clarence
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, and ultimately discovers that the redemptive power of belief may be his only way out.
Haunted Mansion
Ben Matthias
A woman and her son enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters.
Heroes & Villains
Self
Short film tying into the upcoming project.
The Harder They Fall
Cherokee Bill
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.
Batman: Napoli Stories
Mr Croc
Bruce Wayne travels to Naples to stop Carmine Falcone. He will discover during the adventure that in addition to Penguin, a new villain has made his appearance, his name is ER06
Judas and the Black Messiah
Bill O'Neal
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—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
The Photograph
Michael Block
When famed photographer Christina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae, hurt, angry and full of questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself delving into her mother's early life -- an investigation that leads to an unexpected romance with a rising journalist.
Knives Out
Lieutenant Elliott
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate. From Harlan's dysfunctional family to his devoted staff, Blanc sifts through a web of red herrings and self-serving lies to uncover the truth behind Harlan's untimely death.
Uncut Gems
Demany
A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
Someone Great
Nate Davis
An aspiring music journalist lands her dream job and is about to move to San Francisco when her boyfriend of nine years decides to call it quits. To nurse her broken heart, she and her two best friends spend one outrageous last adventure in New York City.
Let's Dance
Segment: "Lunch Break"
Justin Peck, the New York City Ballet's resident choreographer, created a series of dances for 2018's best actors. The scenarios put everyday characters in familiar situations: packed into a subway car, stuck in a doctor's office, caught in downpour. But once they start moving, the actors turn our common experiences into welcome moments of enchantment.
The Girl in the Spider's Web
Edwin Needham
After being enlisted to recover a dangerous computer program, hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials.
Time of Day
Himself
Shot over the course of six weeks on 16mm film by Greek cinematographer, Thimios Bakatakis (The Lobster and The Killing of a Sacred Deer), the new rag & bone Films short coincides with the launch of the rag & bone Fall 2018 collection. The film was shot in New York and Los Angeles and features Kate Mara, Boyd Holbrook, Pom Klementieff, Lakeith Stanfield, Reed Morano, Lake Bell, Jon Hamm and Emma Roberts. To capture the spirit of cinema verité, each character was shot by Bakatakis through a handheld approach and using available lighting.
Sorry to Bother You
Cassius "Cash" Green
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town
George
A woman at rock bottom must find her way across Los Angeles in order to crash her ex-boyfriend's engagement party.
Come Sunday
Reggie
Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell.
Quest
Diego
A non-romantic true love story between a humble teacher who believes there is no such thing as a bad kid, only a bad situation, and an abused 12 year old graffiti addict who is incapable of trusting.
Crown Heights
Colin Warner
When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.
Death Note
L
A young man comes to possess a supernatural notebook, the Death Note, that grants him the power to kill any person simply by writing down their name on the pages. He then decides to use the notebook to kill criminals and change the world, but an enigmatic detective attempts to track him down and end his reign of terror.
War Machine
Cpl. Billy Cole
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
LaZercism
Himself
Ask your doctor if LaZercism is right for you.
Get Out
Andre Logan King
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 nervous attempts to deal with their daughter's interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
The Incredible Jessica James
Damon
Burned by a bad breakup, a struggling New York City playwright makes an unlikely connection with a divorced app designer she meets on a blind date.
Snowden
Patrick Haynes
CIA employee Edward Snowden leaks thousands of classified documents to the press.
Live Cargo
Lewis
Nadine and Lewis move to a small Bahamian island hoping to restore their relationship in the wake of a tragedy, only to find the picturesque island torn in two: on one side a dangerous human trafficker and on the other an aging patriarch, struggling to maintain order.
Memoria
Max
Ivan Cohen is a young boy living in Palo Alto, California. Unsatisfied by his slacker group of friends, his love for a girl who doesn't know he exists and a dysfunctional family life, he is struggling to find his place in the world. Based on the book Palo Alto by James Franco.
Miles Ahead
Junior
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
Tracks
Lawrence
An amateur skateboarder is left to care for his girlfriend's young daughter on the day of a championship tournament.
King Ripple
King Ripple
Four teens travel into a desolate and decrepit urban wasteland brought forth by the very being they wish to find, dead or alive.
Straight Outta Compton
Snoop Dogg
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 America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case
Dorian Johnson
Verbatim: The Ferguson Case dramatizes and juxtaposes the grand jury transcripts of two key witnesses in the shooting of the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, MO.
Dope
Bug
Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself.
Selma
Jimmie Lee Jackson
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act.
The Fires, Howling
The Staying One
At the time of the fire's burning, a young man heads over the hills away.
The Purge: Anarchy
Young Goul Face
One night per year, the government sanctions a 12-hour period in which citizens can commit any crime they wish -- including murder -- without fear of punishment or imprisonment. Leo, a sergeant who lost his son, plans a vigilante mission of revenge during the mayhem. However, instead of a death-dealing avenger, he becomes the unexpected protector of four innocent strangers who desperately need his help if they are to survive the night.
Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes
Self
A behind the scenes from film Short Term 12
Waves
Short Term 12
Marcus
Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.
Short Term 12
Mark
A day at a group home for troubled adolescents. Denim is the head counselor, involved somehow with Natalia, another counselor. During the day, we watch them and other staff deal with a boy who's getting into fights though he has only a week to go before his 18th birthday, a girl whose birthday it is, a foul-mouthed lad, and others. Denim uses music to calm one youth, orients a new staff member, sneaks a marijuana cigarette during a break, and by the day's end, talks to Natalia. Do any of us have it together?
Untitled Fairy Tale Project
A princess's spell from her fairy godmother has unintended consequences for the fairy tale universe.
Notes from a Young Black Chef
Executive Producer
Film adaptation based on the memoir about 29 year-old American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi.
Notes from a Young Black Chef
Film adaptation based on the memoir about 29 year-old American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi.