Shameik Moore

Shameik Alti Moore was born on May 4, 1995, in Atlanta, Georgia, to parents Errol and Sharon Moore, with his family having Jamaican roots. He attended Druid Hills High School in Atlanta. Moore began his career with early roles in television, including guest appearances on “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” and “Reed Between the Lines,” as well as a role in the Hallmark film “The Watsons Go to Birmingham.” His feature film debut was in “Joyful Noise” (2012), where he acted alongside Queen Latifah and Dolly Parton. In 2013, he secured a main television role in the Cartoon Network sketch-comedy series “Incredible Crew,” performing various characters across 13 episodes.

Moore gained significant recognition in 2015 with his lead acting role as Malcolm in Rick Famuyiwa’s film “Dope.” His performance in “Dope” led to his inclusion on IndieWire’s “The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival” list, and he was nominated for a Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. Concurrently, Moore also demonstrated his musical talent by recording several tracks for the film’s soundtrack with Grammy award-winner Pharrell Williams. His musical pursuits were further highlighted with the release of his debut mixtape, “I Am Da Beat,” in 2012, which garnered over 100,000 downloads, and his album “30058” in 2015.

A pivotal moment in Moore’s career came in 2018 when he voiced Miles Morales/Spider-Man in the animated film “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” a role he reprised in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (2023) and is set to continue in “Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.” He also played the role of Shaolin Fantastic in the Netflix series “The Get Down” (2016–2017) and portrayed Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu’s “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” from 2019 to 2023. These roles solidified his presence in both live-action and animated productions, showcasing his range as an actor.