Daniel Kaluuya
Biography
Daniel Kaluuya, pronounced /kəˈluːjə/, is a British actor and filmmaker born on 24 February 1989 in London, England. His career began as a teenager in improvisational theatre, and he later appeared as Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins from 2007 to 2009, contributing to the writing of several episodes. He received critical praise for his leading performance in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010 and subsequently gained attention for television work, including a role in Psychoville. Kaluuya’s screen and stage achievements have earned him an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2021, Time magazine listed him among its 100 most influential people in the world.
Career overview
Daniel Kaluuya, born on 24 February 1989 in London, England, is a British actor and filmmaker whose career spans both screen and stage. He began acting as a teenager in improvisational theatre, an early experience that led to his first notable television role as Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the series Skins from 2007 to 2009, a part for which he also contributed as a co‑writer on several episodes. In 2010 he earned critical praise for his leading performance in the Royal Court Theatre production Sucker Punch, demonstrating his range on the stage. Kaluuya continued to build his television profile with appearances in series such as Psychoville, further establishing his presence in British TV drama.
His work has been recognized with several major awards, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In addition to his acting accolades, Kaluuya was named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world in 2021. The breadth of his career is reflected in a substantial body of work, with 69 credited roles listed in his professional record. Throughout his career, Kaluuya has been noted for his versatility and the critical attention his performances have attracted across both theatrical and cinematic platforms.
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- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027) as Hobie Brown (voice)
- Number One on the Call Sheet (2025) as Self
- Red Bull Symphonic: Asake (2025) as Self (Audience)
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) as Hobie Brown (voice)
- The Kitchen (2023) Writer
- The Kitchen (2023) Producer
- The Kitchen (2023) Director
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie (2023) as Self
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Nope (2022) as OJ Haywood
- All or Nothing: Arsenal (2022) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) Producer
- Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) as Fred Hampton
- An Audience with Adele (2021) as Self
- Black Power: A British Story of Resistance (2021) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- A Christmas Carol (2020) as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
- Two Single Beds (2020) as Jay
- Two Single Beds (2020) Screenplay
- Two Single Beds (2020) Producer
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Queen & Slim (2019) as Slim
- Queen & Slim (2019) Executive Producer
- Black Panther (2018) as W'Kabi
- The Shop (2018) as Self
- Widows (2018) as Jatemme Manning
- Watership Down (2018) as Bluebell (voice)
- Cities: Nature's New Wild (2018) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Get Out (2017) as Chris Washington
- Pattern Recognition (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Unveiling the Horror of Get Out (2017) as Self
- Robot & Scarecrow (2017) as The Man (voice)
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Sicario (2015) as Reggie Wayne
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest
- Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
- Babylon (2014) as Matt Coward
- Date Night (2014) as Dave
- Kick-Ass 2 (2013) as Black Death
- Welcome to the Punch (2013) as Juka Ogadowa
- Jonah (2013) as Mbwana
- Black Mirror (2011) as Bingham 'Bing' Madsen
- Johnny English Reborn (2011) as Tucker
- The Fades (2011) as Mac Armstrong
- Random (2011) as Brother
- The Swarm (2011) Writer
- Chatroom (2010) as Mo
- Psychoville Halloween Special (2010) as Tealeaf
- Baby (2010) as Damon
- Psychoville (2009) as Michael Fry
- 10 Minute Tales (2009) as Soldier 2
- FM (2009) as Ades
- Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009) as Barclay
- Cass (2008) as Young Cass - age 14
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self - Guest
- Skins (2007) as Posh Kenneth
- Skins (2007) as DJ
- Skins (2007) Writer
- Lewis (2007) as Declan
- Much Ado About a Minor Ting (2007) as Shocker
- Shoot the Messenger (2006) as Reece
- Coming Up (2003) as Micah
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Silent Witness (1996) as Errol Harris
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Misty Green
- The Parlay
- The Parlay Producer
- Untitled Spider-Punk Film Screenplay
- Barney the Dinosaur Executive Producer
- Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel
- The Upper World
- The Upper World Producer
- JAŸ-Z in 8 Executive Producer