Daniel Kaluuya
Biography
Daniel Kaluuya is an English actor whose work spans screen and stage. Born in London in 1989, he began acting as a teenager in improvisational theater and made his first credited screen appearance in 2006. He appeared as Posh Kenneth across the first two seasons of Skins and wrote some of its episodes. He drew praise for Sucker Punch at the Royal Court in 2010 and gained attention for Psychoville, The Fades, and the Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits. He then took supporting parts in Sicario (2015), Johnny English Reborn (2011), and Kick-Ass 2 (2013). His breakthrough came with Get Out (2017), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He won the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor for Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). His films also include Black Panther (2018), Widows (2018), Queen & Slim (2019), Nope (2022), and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). He co-directed The Kitchen (2023).
37years old
Turns 38 on February 24in 135 days
- Born Camden Town
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 15 years2008 to 2023
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Big break
Kaluuya's turn in the Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits caught Jordan Peele's attention, and Peele later cast him in Get Out, the film that became his breakthrough.
Behind the camera
Kaluuya was in the original cast of Skins, playing Posh Kenneth. He also wrote for the show's first two seasons and was head writer of the episodes "Jal" and "Thomas".
Early training
Kaluuya trained as a child at the Anna Scher Theatre School and WAC Arts, and began performing improvisational theater after writing his first play at nine.
A role that slipped away
Kaluuya had to give up his Black Panther role as W'Kabi in Wakanda Forever because of scheduling conflicts with Nope.
Behind the camera
Kaluuya founded the production company 59% and, with Mattel Films, set out to produce a feature based on the children's show Barney & Friends.
Daniel Kaluuya movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jordan Peele directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Daniel Kaluuya's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.8 billion
10 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 13 films: 10 worldwide figure; 1 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 1Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.3B47.4% of the total
- 2$691M24.3% of the total
- 3$255M9.0% of the total
- 4$172M6.0% of the total
- 5$160M5.6% of the total
- 6$85M3.0% of the total
- 7$76M2.7% of the total
- 8$48M1.7% of the total
$10.3 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||
| 2021 | Best Supporting Actor | Judas and the Black Messiah | Won |
| BAFTA | |||
| 2021 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Judas and the Black Messiah | Won |
| Other honors | |||
| 2021 | Time 100 | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.