Shameik Moore
American actor and musician (born 1995)
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Shameik Alti Moore[1] (born May 4, 1995) is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut in Dope (2015), and is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated Spider-Verse film series and for portraying Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
- Actor
- singer
- rapper
Early life
Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Druid Hills High School. His family is originally from Jamaica.[2]
Career
Moore started off with bit roles in shows and films such as Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Reed Between the Lines, and Joyful Noise. In 2013, he had his first main television role on the sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew, which aired on Cartoon Network before being canceled after one season.[3] He then gained recognition with his portrayal of Malcolm in the 2015 film Dope, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. IndieWire included Moore on its list of "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival" for his performance in the movie.[4] He is also one of the five male leads in the Netflix series The Get Down, which premiered in 2016 and was canceled in 2017 after one season.[5]
Moore voiced Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, which was released in December 2018,[6] and reprised the role in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will reprise the role in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. From 2019 to 2023, he played Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.[7]
Personal Life
In December 2024, Moore posted a year-old video of himself and actress Laura Harrier together. Harrier publicly denounced this because she was engaged and revealed that Moore had not deleted the video after she had asked him to do so in private.[8][9] Moore subsequently received backlash and later explained in a video that he had posted the video because it reminded him of his upcoming song, and was not trying to insinuate that they were in a relationship.[10]
Filmography
| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Joyful Noise | Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master | |
| 2015 | Dope | Malcolm Adekanbi | Nominated — Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer |
| 2018 | Pretenders | Phil | |
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Miles Morales / Spider-Man | Voice | |
| 2019 | Let It Snow | Stuart Bale | |
| 2020 | Cut Throat City | Blink | |
| 2022 | Samaritan | Devin Holloway | |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Miles Morales / Spider-Man | Voice |
| The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story[11] | Voice; short film | ||
| 2024 | The Gutter | Walt | |
| 2025 | One Spoon of Chocolate | Unique | |
| 2027 | Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse † | Miles Morales / Spider-Man | Voice; In production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | House of Payne | Dante | Episode: "Playing with Fire" |
| Reed Between the Lines | Blake | Episode: "Let's Talk About Hair" | |
| An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf | Zart[12] | ||
| 2012–2013 | Incredible Crew | Various characters | Main cast |
| 2013 | The Watsons Go to Birmingham | James Jr. | TV movie |
| 2016–2017 | The Get Down | Shaolin Fantastic | Main cast |
| 2019–2023 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Sha/Raekwon | |
| 2025–present | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Branford "Breeze" Frady |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 30058[13] |
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Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| I Am The Beat[13] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Back It Up" | 2015 | Non-album singles |
| "Cautious" | 2016 | |
| "Jiggle It" | ||
| "Break the Locks" (with The Get Down Brothers) |
2017 | |
| "Ride the Beat" | ||
| "Bounce" | 2018 | |
| "Mhmm" | 2020 | |
| "Clean Slate" | 2024 | |