Jussie Smollett

Biography

Jussie Smollett is an American actor, filmmaker and singer. Born in Santa Rosa, California, he moved with his family to New York City at age two and later to Los Angeles. He began as a child model in New York and worked as an extra on Mo' Better Blues and New Jack City before appearing in The Mighty Ducks (1992). He also acted in North (1994) and starred with his siblings in the sitcom On Our Own. In 2012, he returned to acting with a leading role in The Skinny and released an EP, The Poisoned Hearts Club. From 2015 to 2019, he portrayed Jamal Lyon in the Fox drama Empire, a role praised as groundbreaking. He directed an episode of Empire and the film B-Boy Blues. He also released the album Sum of My Music and signed with Columbia Records.

44years old

Turns 45 on June 21in 222 days

Born June 21, 1982Santa Rosa
Star sign: CancerFirst day of the sign, on the Gemini cusp
Also credited as Jussie Langston Mikha Smollett, Justin Smollett and Justin Jussie Smollett

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 33 years1992 to 2025

Genres

Drama57%, 4 films
Comedy29%, 2 films
Action14%, 1 film
Adventure14%, 1 film
Biography14%, 1 film

First and latest

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Beyond film
In March 2018, Smollett put out his first album, Sum of My Music, on his own label, Music of Sound.
Behind the camera
For the Original Soundtrack from Season 1 of Empire album, which came out in March 2015, Smollett shared songwriting credit on "I Wanna Love You" and "You're So Beautiful."

Jussie Smollett movies on Netflix

The Truth About Jussie Smollett?2025IMDb rating 4.9as Himself
Alien: Covenant2017IMDb rating 6.4as Ricks
Marshall2017IMDb rating 7.3as Langston Hughes
Ask Me Anything2014IMDb rating 6.0as Nico Dempster
Born to Race: Fast Track2014IMDb rating 5.3as Tariq
North1994IMDb rating 4.6as Adam
The Mighty Ducks1992IMDb rating 6.6as Terry Hall

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Alien: Covenant2017 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Ricks
IMDb rating 6.4349K votes
Marshall2017 Biography, Crime, Drama, Historyas Langston Hughes
IMDb rating 7.329K votes
The Mighty Ducks1992as Terry Hall
IMDb rating 6.678K votes
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?2025as Himself
IMDb rating 4.92.3K votes
North1994as Adam
IMDb rating 4.616K votes
Born to Race: Fast Track2014as Tariq
IMDb rating 5.32.5K votes
Ask Me Anything2014as Nico Dempster
IMDb rating 6.014K votes

Worked with

Jussie Smollett 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.

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Bruce Willis

James Franco

Martin Sheen

Christian Slater

Dan Aykroyd

Kathy Bates

Ridley ScottDirector, 1 film Stephen HerekDirector, 1 film

Reginald HudlinDirector, 1 film

Films together

Bruce Willis1 film together, 1994
Bruce Willis's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Smollett as AdamWillis as Narratorvoice
James Franco1 film together, 2017
James Franco's page
- Alien: Covenant2017IMDb rating 6.4Smollett as RicksFranco as Jacob Branson
Martin Sheen1 film together, 2014
Martin Sheen's page
- Ask Me Anything2014IMDb rating 6.0Smollett as Nico DempsterSheen as Glenn Warburg
Christian Slater1 film together, 2014
Christian Slater's page
- Ask Me Anything2014IMDb rating 6.0Smollett as Nico DempsterSlater as Paul Spooner
Dan Aykroyd1 film together, 1994
Dan Aykroyd's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Smollett as AdamAykroyd as Pa Tex
Kathy Bates1 film together, 1994
Kathy Bates's page
- North1994IMDb rating 4.6Smollett as AdamBates as Alaskan Mom
Ridley ScottDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Ridley Scott
- Alien: Covenant2017IMDb rating 6.4Smollett as Ricks
Stephen HerekDirector, 1 film, 1992
All films by Stephen Herek
- The Mighty Ducks1992IMDb rating 6.6Smollett as Terry Hall
Reginald HudlinDirector, 1 film, 2017
All films by Reginald Hudlin
- Marshall2017IMDb rating 7.3Smollett as Langston Hughes

Awards

Five awards and honors from 2016 to 2017.

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Jussie Smollett's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Result
Other honors
2017	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	Won
2016	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Duo or Group	Won
2016	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding New Artist	Won
2016	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song	Won
2016	NAACP Image Award – Chairman's Award	Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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