Astro
Biography
Astro, who now records as Stro, is an American rapper, producer and actor who first drew notice competing on the debut season of The X Factor USA in 2011, where L.A. Reid mentored him and he reached the top seven before being eliminated. Born in Brownsville, he began rapping at ten after his mother offered studio time for better grades, and went on to release singles and mixtapes, earning a BET Award nomination in the Young Stars category. He made his acting debut in Person of Interest and then played Tuck Simms in Earth to Echo (2014), TJ in A Walk Among the Tombstones and Dash Hosney in the Fox series Red Band Society. He later appeared as Calvin Walker in See You Yesterday (2019), which Spike Lee produced and Stefon Bristol directed.
30years old
Turns 31 on September 27in 360 days
- Born Brownsville
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Stro, Brian Bradley Jr., Brian Vaughn Bradley Jr. and The Astronomical Kid
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 5 years2014 to 2019
Every film, newest first
- 2019LuceIMDb rating 6.6
- 2019See You YesterdayIMDb rating 5.3
- 2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkIMDb rating 6.2
- 2014A Walk Among the TombstonesIMDb rating 6.5
- 2014Earth to EchoIMDb rating 5.7
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A role that slipped away
Stro was originally cast as Christopher McKay on HBO's Euphoria but left during filming because of the show's explicit content, and was replaced by his Earth to Echo co-star Algee Smith.
About the name
Under the alias Basquiat, Astro released two beat tapes, "Masterminds" and "New World Art." Both he and his friend Laron, who used the name Keith on the tapes, contributed productions.
Astro movies on Netflix
Worked with
Astro shares two films with Marsha Stephanie Blake, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Marsha Stephanie Blake's page
Liam Neeson's page
Tim Roth's page
Naomi Watts's page
Octavia Spencer's page
Tim Blake Nelson's page
All films by Scott Frank
All films by Ang Lee
Dave GreenDirector, 1 film, 2014
All films by Dave Green
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.