--- name: "Daniel Kaluuya" canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-kaluuya" fi1m_id: "daniel-kaluuya" imdb_id: "nm2257207" tmdb_id: 206919 wikidata_id: "Q510970" roles: ["Actor"] born: "24 February 1989" reviewed_on_fi1m: 13 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 10 updated: "2026-10-22T02:52:35.410647+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Daniel Kaluuya ## Identity Daniel Kaluuya - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-kaluuya - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** daniel-kaluuya - **IMDb ID:** nm2257207 - **TMDB ID:** 206919 - **Wikidata ID:** Q510970 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kaluuya, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510970, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2257207/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/206919 Actor. Born 24 February 1989 in London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 24 February 1989, London, England, UK - **Active:** 2007–present - **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 10 acting, 1 writing, 1 producing, 1 other - **Frequently works with:** [Amy Pascal](https://film.one/person/amy-pascal.md), [Avi Arad](https://film.one/person/avi-arad.md), [Christopher Miller](https://film.one/person/christopher-miller.md), [David Callaham](https://film.one/person/david-callaham.md), [Hailee Steinfeld](https://film.one/person/hailee-steinfeld.md), [Jack Thorne](https://film.one/person/jack-thorne.md), [Jake Johnson](https://film.one/person/jake-johnson.md), [Jordan Peele](https://film.one/person/jordan-peele.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 10 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 72 (7), 2020s 72 (5) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 73 across 9 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 4 of 9 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 5, Crime 4, Thriller 4, Adventure 3, Drama 3, Science Fiction 3 - **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $2,856m across 9 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Kaluuya, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510970, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2257207/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/206919 ## Coming up - *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027-06-17), as Hobie Brown (voice) ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Get Out*](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) (89), [*Black Panther*](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) (80), [*The Fades*](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) (72), [*Skins*](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) (72) - **HBO Max:** [*Sicario*](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) (80) - **Netflix:** [*Nope*](https://film.one/film/nope.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Daniel Kaluuya > Daniel Kaluuya makes us watch for the smallest change in a face. His restraint can make a leading performance absorbing, though we are less persuaded when he holds so much back that we cannot get close. Hobie Brown’s outline never quite holds still. In *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), Kaluuya voices a punk Spider-Man whose London looks pieced together from a torn fanzine. We enjoyed Hobie’s restlessness because it offered relief from the film’s lengthy explanations of its rules. The animation deserves credit for that pleasure: he moves to a different rhythm from the people around him. We would not attribute every effect to the voice, but the part is a welcome change from the tightly contained performances for which Kaluuya is known. *Skins* (2007) gave him room for comedy as Posh Kenneth, and he also wrote for the programme. We like its abrasive humour and its sympathy for teenagers, even when the plotting becomes predictable. Those pleasures are collective achievements; Kaluuya’s writing credit is worth remembering, but it does not make every good line his. In *Sicario* (2015), he plays Reggie Wayne in Denis Villeneuve’s unnerving thriller. It is Emily Blunt’s film, but Kaluuya’s supporting role marks a step towards the Hollywood leads that followed. *Get Out* (2017) was the breakthrough, with his Chris Washington giving the tension someone to whom we could attach our concern. Small physical reactions and a watchful gaze are his strongest tools, and they are enough to make a leading performance absorbing. His forceful delivery as Fred Hampton in *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021) is a useful warning against calling him simply a quiet actor. Jordan Peele’s *Nope* (2022) also shows the drawback: as OJ Haywood, he can be so withdrawn that we struggle to get close. We need some sense of what he is holding back. With *The Kitchen* (2023), he moved into co-writing and co-directing, the latter alongside Kibwe Tavares. Its visual strengths are more secure than its storytelling, so directing remains a less convincing reason to seek him out. Start with *Get Out* for the acting, then leave room for *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* as a reminder that the man can be funny. ## Biography Daniel Kaluuya is an English actor. Born in London on 24 February 1989, he began his career writing for the television series Skins and appeared in stage productions before transitioning to screen roles. He gained wider recognition for his performance in the Black Mirror episode 'Fifteen Million Merits' and supporting parts in films including Sicario (2015). His breakthrough came with the lead role of Chris Washington in Jordan Peele's Get Out (2017), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Kaluuya has since starred in Black Panther (2018), Queen & Slim (2019), Nope (2022) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the latter. He voiced Hobie Brown in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.* ## On Fi1m (13) ### Performed in (10) — the average rests on these - *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), Fi1m 82, as Hobie Brown (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md) - *Nope* (2022), Fi1m 77, as OJ Haywood — [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md) - *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Fred Hampton — [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md) - *Black Panther* (2018), Fi1m 80, as W'Kabi — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) - *Widows* (2018), Fi1m 83, as Jatemme Manning — [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md) - *Get Out* (2017), Fi1m 89, as Chris Washington — [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) - *Sicario* (2015), Fi1m 80, as Reggie Wayne — [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), Fi1m 46, as Black Death — [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md) - *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), Fi1m 53, as Tucker — [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md) - *The Fades* (2011), Fi1m 72, as Mac Armstrong — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) ### Wrote (1) - *Skins* (2007), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) ### Produced (1) - *JAŸ-Z in 8* (2026), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/jay-z-in-8.md) ### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Primetime* (2026), Fi1m 61, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/primetime.md) ## Complete filmography (46) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse* (2027), as Hobie Brown (voice) - *Misty Green* (2026), Actor - *JAŸ-Z in 8* (2026), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/jay-z-in-8.md) - *The Kitchen* (2023), Writer, Producer, Director - *Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse* (2023), as Hobie Brown (voice) — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse.md) - *Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.* (2022), Producer - *Nope* (2022), as OJ Haywood — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/nope.md) - *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), as Fred Hampton — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md) - *A Christmas Carol* (2020), as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice) - *Two Single Beds* (2020), as Jay · Screenplay, Producer - *Queen & Slim* (2019), as Slim · Executive Producer - *Watership Down* (2018), series, as Bluebell (voice) - *Widows* (2018), as Jatemme Manning — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/widows.md) - *Black Panther* (2018), as W'Kabi — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) - *Great Performers: Horror Show* (2017), as The Psycho Killer - *Robot & Scarecrow* (2017), as The Man (voice) - *Get Out* (2017), as Chris Washington — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/get-out.md) - *Sicario* (2015), as Reggie Wayne — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/sicario.md) - *Babylon* (2014), series, as Matt Coward - *Date Night* (2014), as Dave - *Kick-Ass 2* (2013), as Black Death — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/kick-ass-2.md) - *Welcome to the Punch* (2013), as Juka Ogadowa - *Jonah* (2013), as Mbwana - *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Bingham 'Bing' Madsen — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) - *The Fades* (2011), series, as Mac Armstrong — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-fades.md) - *Johnny English Reborn* (2011), as Tucker — Fi1m 53, [page](https://film.one/film/johnny-english-reborn.md) - *Random* (2011), as Brother - *The Swarm* (2011), Writer - *Psychoville Halloween Special* (2010), as Tealeaf - *Chatroom* (2010), as Mo - *Baby* (2010), as Damon - *10 Minute Tales* (2009), series, as Soldier 2 - *Psychoville* (2009), series, as Michael Fry - *Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead* (2009), as Barclay - *FM* (2009), series, as Ades - *Cass* (2008), as Young Cass - age 14 - *Much Ado About a Minor Ting* (2007), as Shocker - *Lewis* (2007), series, as Declan - *Skins* (2007), series, as Posh Kenneth, DJ · Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/skins.md) - *Shoot the Messenger* (2006), as Reece - *Coming Up* (2003), series, as Micah - *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Errol Harris - *The Parlay*, as Producer - *Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel*, Actor - *Barney the Dinosaur*, Executive Producer - *Untitled Spider-Punk Film*, Screenplay ## Gallery - ![Daniel Kaluuya speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-49fcf3804959.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Daniel_Kaluuya_%282017%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Daniel_Kaluuya_%282017%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-e8dddf552426.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-97cc927debc2.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-594aa91ee7d4.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-01ab313299b9.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-d65d2203d97c.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB - ![Daniel Kaluuya](https://film.one/media/person/286/gallery-5897dcf1fe8b.jpg) Daniel Kaluuya — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated - 2021: Best Supporting Actor (won), for *Judas and the Black Messiah* - 2018: Best Actor (nominated), for *Get Out* ### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won - 2021: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (won), for *Judas and the Black Messiah* ### Other awards — 1 won - Time 100 2021: Time 100 (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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