Ashton Sanders
Biography
Ashton Sanders is an American actor who made his film debut in The Retrieval (2013). Born in Carson, California, he attended Grand Arts High School and studied at DePaul University before leaving to act full time. His breakthrough came as teenage Chiron in Barry Jenkins's Moonlight (2016), a performance that critics praised. He went on to roles in The Equalizer 2 (2018), Captive State (2019), and Native Son (2019), where he played Bigger Thomas. Further film work includes All Day and a Night (2020), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), in which he portrayed Bobby Brown. He was also cast in a Hulu biographical drama series. Moonlight won three Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
30years old
Turns 31 on October 24in 9 days
- Born Carson
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Ashton Durrand Sanders (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 13 years2013 to 2026
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Early training
Sanders left The Theatre School at DePaul University after three years in 2016, partway through a BFA, to focus on acting.
First role
Sanders made his film debut in Chris Eska's The Retrieval, which premiered at South by Southwest in 2013 before a limited release the next year.
Ashton Sanders movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ashton Sanders made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Barry JenkinsDirector, 1 film, 2016
All films by Barry Jenkins
All films by Antoine Fuqua
Shaka KingDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Shaka King
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