Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya was born in Camden, London, England, United Kingdom on February 24th, 1989 and is the TV Actor. At the age of 35, Daniel Kaluuya biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.
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Daniel Kaluuya (born 24 February 1989) is a British actor and writer who was nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, and BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his leading role as Chris Washington in the 2017 horror film Get Out.
In 2018, he won the BAFTA Rising Star Award. Kaluuya began his career as a teenager in improvisational theatre.
He subsequently appeared in the first two seasons of the British television series Skins, in which he co-wrote some of the episodes.
Playing the lead role in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in London, Kaluuya won rave reviews for his performance and he won both the Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer. He gained further acclaim for his performance as Bingham "Bing" Madsen in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".
He then played Michael "Tealeaf" Fry in the BBC dark comedy series Psychoville and Michael "Mac" Armstrong in the BBC Three horror drama series The Fades.
Kaluuya appeared as Agent Colin Tucker in the 2011 film Johnny English Reborn and portrayed Black Death in the 2013 film Kick-Ass 2.
In 2015, he had a supporting role in Denis Villeneuve's film Sicario.
In 2018, he portrayed W'Kabi in Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster film Black Panther and appeared in Steve McQueen's heist film Widows.
Early life and education
Kaluuya was born on 24 February 1989 in London to Ugandan parents. His mother raised him on a council estate in Camden Town, along with an older sister. His father lived in Balaka (Malawi) and they had no contact until he was 15. Kaluuya attended Torriano Primary School, and St Aloysius' College, Highgate. He subsequently took A-level History, Drama and Biology at Camden School for Girls mixed semi-comprehensive sixth-form college.
Personal life
Kaluuya lives in West London. He is an ardent supporter of Arsenal F.C., to the extent of referring to Arsenal's North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., as the "team who must not be named" and the "Voldemort of the League". August 2022, Kaluuya featured as narrator in All or Nothing: Arsenal, the docuseries about Arsenal's 2021–22 season. He has stated on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that his mother did not understand his success.
Career
Kaluya wrote his first play at the age of nine, after which he began performing improvisational theatre. He began performing as a child at Anna Scher Theatre School and WAC Arts in Anna Scher. In 2006, Reece first credited acting part in the BBC's controversial drama Shoot the Messenger. Posh Kenneth was also a contributing writer on the first two seasons of the series, as well as the head writer of the episodes titled "Jal" and "Thomas."
Kaluuya appeared in many popular television series, including Silent Witness, the Doctor Who special "Planet of the Dead," and Lewis. In the sketch show Harry & Paul, he appeared in the sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look twice as a fan favorite character "Parking Pataweyo." In the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Sneakiepeeks, Kaluuya also portrayed a character. He became a regular cast member of the ITV comedy FM in 2009. Kaluuya was selected as a UK Star of Tomorrow by the Screen International Magazine at the end of 2009.
Kaluuya appeared in Roy Williams' Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 2010; Kaluuya received raves for his work; and he received both the Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer. He portrayed Michael "Tea Leaf" Fry in the dark BBC comedy Psychoville from 2009 to 2011.
Kaluuya appeared in several short films between 2011 and 2013, most notably in Daniel Mulloy's Baby, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to win the Best Short Film Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival as well as the Best Short Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2011, he appeared in the sequel to Johnny English Reborn's 2003 film Johnny English as Agent Tucker. In addition, Mac Armstrong appeared in BBC3's supernatural drama series The Fades in 2011. He appeared in the superhero comedy film Kick Ass 2 in 2013. In Denis Villeneuve's dramatic film Sicario, he played an FBI agent.
In "Fifteen Million Merits," an episode of the anthology film Black Mirror, Kaluuya appeared in one of the lead characters opposite Jessica Brown Findlay, for which he received positive feedback from critics. The episode premiered on Channel 4 in 2011, but it gained traction in the United States after it was released on Netflix. It was his appearance in Black Mirror that drew Jordan Peele's interest, who later starred him in Get Out, his breakthrough role.
Kaluuya's appearance in Get Out, which was released in theaters on February 24, 2017, attracted critical attention. "The terror, intrigue, humor, and hysteria of this highly balancing act all rests on the shoulders of this vivacious young British actor who conveys universal fears without ever losing his key home address." Kaluuya's appearance was described as a "masterful, telling piece of acting," by Richard Lawson of Vanity Fair. He has been given numerous awards for his work, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He has been nominated for a BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award, and the SAG Award for his contribution. He received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2018.
Kaluuuya was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther in December 2016. In the United States, the film was released on February 16, 2018. Kaluuya appeared in the heist film Widows (2018) and starred in Queen & Slim (2019), opposite Jodie Turner-Smith.
He appeared in the voice cast of BBC and Netflix's miniseries Watership Down in 2018.
Kaluuya had planned a film based on Barney & Friends' children's television show Barney & Friends in October 2019, along with Mattel Films. The Barney film, according to Kaluuya, will "surprise audiences and subvert expectations." The film is still early in development as of 2022, and the script is still being reworked.
Kaluuya was confirmed to produce and appear in a Netflix adaptation of Femi Fadugba's debut novel The Upper World. Fred Hampton, the twentieth century's revolutionary socialist Fred Hampton, appeared in Judas and the Black Messiah as the narrator. Critics lauded his role in the film, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Supporting Role, making him the only actor to win all five major film awards this year. Daniel Kaluuya was the seventh-youngest Academy Award Best Supporting Actor winner at age 32.
Kaluuya appeared in Peele's sci-fi horror Nope in early 2021, as well as Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun. The film was released on July 22, 2022, to rave reviews. Kaluuya will not be reprising his role as W'Kabi in the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever, due to time constraints with Nope. Kaluuya hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live in April with musical guest St. Vincent. Kaluuya was also included in Time's 2021 list of the 100 Most Influential People in the world.
In March 20,2022, it was announced that Kaluuya was writing The Kitchen, a Netflix dystopian drama with Kibwe Tavares as the protagonist. Kane Robinson and Jedaiah Bannerman will star in the drama, as co-written by Joe Murtagh and executive-produced by Michael Fassbender.
Kaluuya was the narrator for Amazon Prime's sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal's 2022–22 season, following the English Premier League side Arsenal's 2021–22 season.