Luis Da Silva Jr.
Biography
Luis Da Silva Jr. is an American actor who also works as a basketball player, author and producer. He first gained fame by headlining the 2001 Nike Freestyle advertising campaign. Born in Elizabeth, he began acting in the late 2000s with films such as The Brave One (2007) and Pride & Glory. He played Diogo in Fast Five and returned to the role in Fast X, appeared in 21 Jump Street, and had his biggest part up to then in Dead Man Down (2013) as Terry, the right-hand man of Terrence Howard's character, followed by a role in The Heat. He has acted repeatedly in John Travolta's films, among them Gotti, The Fanatic (2019) and Speed Kills (2018), and on television series including Graceland, Person of Interest and Power. He also wrote and illustrated a children's book, A Boy Named Boo.
44years old
Turns 45 on August 3in 265 days
- Born Elizabeth
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Luis Fernando Da Silva Jr. (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 24
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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A first
Nike signed Da Silva, a streetball athlete, to an advertising contract, making him the first such player to get one, as featured in a 2001 episode of This American Life.
A first
In 2009, Da Silva set a Guinness World Record by catching a basketball on his neck 24 times in a row.
A first
In 2003, Da Silva became a member of the Harlem Wizards Show basketball team, and no other player signed by that team was as young as he was.
Behind the camera
Da Silva produced and directed Freestyle 101, an instructional streetball DVD that became an Apple application on iTunes and the Apple store.
A first
In 2009, Da Silva was inducted into the City of Elizabeth Athletic Hall of Fame. No one younger than him had ever been inducted into that hall of fame before.
Luis Da Silva Jr. movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Travolta appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
John Travolta's page
Michael Madsen's page
Frank Grillo's page
Terrence Howard's page
John Cena's page
Method Man's page
Also two films together12 more actors
- Edward FurlongAftermath (2014) and The Mortician (2011)
- Jordana BrewsterFast X (2023) and American Heist (2014)
- Laura CayouetteConvergence (2015) and American Heist (2014)
- Machine Gun KellyOne Way (2022) and Taurus (2022)
- Sam MedinaConvergence (2015) and Dragon Eyes (2012)
- Ruby RoseStowaway (2022) and Taurus (2022)
- Randal ReederAftermath (2014) and The Mortician (2011)
- James BiberiDead Man Down (2013) and The Brave One (2007)
- Elena SanchezMr. Right (2015) and American Heist (2014)
- Danny BohnenOne Way (2022) and Stowaway (2022)
- Scotty BohnenOne Way (2022) and Stowaway (2022)
- Denny MendezThe Fanatic (2019) and Trading Paint (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Luis Da Silva Jr.'s films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$811 million
13 of the 24 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 24 films: 13 worldwide figure; 2 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 2Never in cinemas
- 9Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$705M86.9% of the total
- 2$70M8.6% of the total
- 3$20M2.4% of the total
- 4$13M1.6% of the total
- 5$2.2M0.3% of the total
- 6$2.2M0.3% of the total
- 7$35K0.0% of the total
- 8$31K0.0% of the total
$57,756from the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.