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Jussie Smollett

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn June 21, 1982 (43 years)
Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett received rave reviews for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime TV drama Empire.

Known For

  • Alien: Covenant
  • Empire (2015)
  • North
  • B-Boy Blues
  • The Skinny
  • The Lost Holliday

Filmography

2024
The Lost Holliday · as Jason Holliday
2017
Marshall · as Langston Hughes
2017
Alien: Covenant · as Ricks
2017
2016
Star (TV Series) · as Jamal Lyon
2016
2016
Underground (TV Series) · as Josey
2015
Empire (2015) (TV Series) · as Jamal Lyon
2014
Ask Me Anything · as Nico Dempster
2014
2012
The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Barry Stassen
2012
The Skinny · as Magnus
2011
Revenge (TV Series) · as Jamie
1994
On Our Own (TV Series) · as Jesse Jerrico
1994
North · as Adam
1993
Cro (TV Series) · as Mike (voice)
1993
Alex Haley's Queen (TV Series) · as Simon
1992
The Mighty Ducks · as Terry Hall
1991
A Little Piece of Heaven · as Salem Bordeaux
1989
Coach (TV Series) · as Billy

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