Donald Glover
Acting
Born: Sep 25, 1983
From: Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (/ˈɡlʌvər/; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical name Childish Gambino (/ɡæmˈbiːnoʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed. For his work on Atlanta, he won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has appeared in several films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and the science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), as well as Lando Calrissian in the space western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019) and produced the short film Guava Island (2019), in which he starred. He co-created the comedy thriller television series …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mufasa: The Lion King | Simba (voice) | 2024 | 7.312 |
| Common Ground | Self | 2023 | 6.1 |
| Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | Aaron Davis | 2023 | 8.332 |
| Adele One Night Only | Self | 2021 | 7.762 |
| Community Table Read | Troy Barnes | 2020 | 5.7 |
| The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | 2020 | 6.9 |
| Men in Black: International | Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited) | 2019 | 5.895 |
| The Lion King | Simba (voice) | 2019 | 7.099 |
| Guava Island | Deni Maroon | 2019 | 6.7 |
| The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts | 2019 | — | |
| Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift | Self | 2019 | 7.8 |
| Solo: A Star Wars Story | Lando Calrissian | 2018 | 6.559 |
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | Aaron Davis | 2017 | 7.3 |
| The Lazarus Effect | Niko | 2015 | 5.308 |
| Magic Mike XXL | Andre | 2015 | 6.1 |
| The Martian | Rich Purnell | 2015 | 7.695 |
| Chicken and Futility | The Boy | 2014 | 4.0 |
| Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Greg | 2014 | 6.208 |
| Harmontown | Self | 2014 | 6.609 |
| The To Do List | Derrick | 2013 | 5.769 |
| Clapping for the Wrong Reasons | The Boy | 2013 | 6.6 |
| Shut Up and Play the Hits | Self | 2012 | 7.0 |
| The Muppets | Junior CDE Executive | 2011 | 6.673 |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III | Mace Windu / Scout Trooper … | 2010 | 7.455 |
| Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents | Himself | 2010 | 9.5 |
| Mystery Team | Jason Rogers | 2009 | 6.1 |
| Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! | Self (uncredited) | 2006 | 7.227 |
| Lando | Lando Calrissian | — | |
| Untitled Community Movie | Troy Barnes | — | |
| Bando Stone and The New World | Bando Stone | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1983 |
| From | Stone Mountain, Georgia, … |