Donald Glover
Biography
Donald Glover is an American actor, musician, writer and filmmaker who grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia and began writing for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock after Tina Fey hired him at 23. He became known for playing Troy Barnes on Community from 2009 to 2014, then created, starred in and occasionally directed the FX series Atlanta (2016 to 2022), winning two Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes. His films include The Lazarus Effect (2015), Magic Mike XXL (2015) and The Martian (2015), plus Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as Aaron Davis and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) as Lando Calrissian. He voiced adult Simba in The Lion King (2019) and Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026), produced and starred in Guava Island (2019), and created the series Swarm (2023) and, in 2024, Mr. & Mrs. Smith. As Childish Gambino he released albums including Camp (2011) and won five Grammy Awards.
43years old
Turns 44 on September 25in 319 days
- Born Edwards Air Force Base
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 20 years2006 to 2026
Genres
- Adventure40%, 6 films
- Comedy40%, 6 films
- Sci-Fi33%, 5 films
- Animation27%, 4 films
- Documentary27%, 4 films
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About the name
Glover used the stage name Childish Gambino to start his musical career, and he got that name from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator.
Behind the camera
Glover created the FX series Atlanta and chose the network because it was willing to work around his touring schedule.
Donald Glover movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Thirteen 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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Also two films together7 more actors
- Thandie NewtonMufasa: The Lion King (2024) and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Beyoncé KnowlesMufasa: The Lion King (2024) and The Lion King (2019)
- John KaniMufasa: The Lion King (2024) and The Lion King (2019)
- Billy EichnerMufasa: The Lion King (2024) and The Lion King (2019)
- John OliverThe Lion King (2019) and Harmontown (2014)
- D.C. PiersonThe To Do List (2013) and Mystery Team (2009)
- Dominic DierkesThe To Do List (2013) and Mystery Team (2009)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Donald Glover's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$5.5 billion
11 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 15 films: 11 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 2Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.7B30.3% of the total
- 2$1.0B18.4% of the total
- 3$881M16.1% of the total
- 4$723M13.2% of the total
- 5$631M11.5% of the total
- 6$393M7.2% of the total
- 7$118M2.1% of the total
- 8$64M1.2% of the total
$4.2 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Nine awards and honors from 2015 to 2018, eight of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Globes | |||
| 2017 | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Atlanta | Won |
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Atlanta | Won |
| 2017 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Atlanta | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2018 | Best Melodic Rap Performance | Won | |
| 2018 | Best Music Video | Won | |
| 2018 | Song of the Year | Won | |
| 2015 | Best R&B Song | Won | |
| 2015 | Best Traditional R&B Performance | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Writers Guild of America Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.