LaKeith Stanfield

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LaKeith Stanfield
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Stanfield in 2017
Born
LaKeith Lee Stanfield

(1991-08-12) August 12, 1991 (age 34)
San Bernardino, California, U.S.
Other namesKeith Stanfield
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Kasmere Trice
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(m. 2023)​
Children3

LaKeith Lee Stanfield (born August 12, 1991) is an American actor and musician. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He received further recognition for his roles in the films Get Out (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Uncut Gems (2019), Knives Out (2019), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Stanfield has also appeared in the films Selma (2014), Dope (2015), Straight Outta Compton (2015), Crown Heights (2017), The Photograph (2020), The Harder They Fall (2021), Haunted Mansion (2023) and The Book of Clarence (2023). On television, he starred in the series Atlanta (2016–2022), for which he won a Black Reel Award for Television, and in the horror series The Changeling (2023).

Early life

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LaKeith Lee Stanfield was born in San Bernardino, California, on August 12, 1991,[1][2] and grew up in Riverside and Victorville.[3] His mother's name is Karen.[4] He has said that he "grew up very poor in a fractured family that was dysfunctional on both sides".[5] He decided to become an actor when he was 14 after joining his high school's drama club. He attended the John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Los Angeles,[5] where he was signed by an agency and began auditioning for commercials.[3]

Career

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Stanfield's first acting role was in the short film Short Term 12, Destin Daniel Cretton's thesis project at San Diego State University, which won the Jury Award for U.S. Short Filmmaking at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[5] A year later, he appeared in the short film Gimme Grace (2010). While continuing to keep his dreams of acting alive,[6] he went on to work a number of different jobs such as roofing and gardening, and jobs at AT&T and a legal marijuana dispensary, before he was contacted by Cretton to reappear in a feature-length adaptation of Short Term 12. It was his first feature film role.[7] During production, Stanfield practiced method acting, distancing himself from the other cast members like his character.[3] He was the only actor to appear in both the short and feature versions.[8] The film won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2013 South by Southwest film festival, and Stanfield was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.[7]

In 2014, Stanfield co-starred in The Purge: Anarchy[7] and Selma, in the latter playing civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson. In 2015, he appeared in the films Memoria[5] and Miles Ahead.[9] He also starred in the fantasy horror thriller film King Ripple by filmmaker Luke Jaden,[10] and appeared in the music video for the Run the Jewels song "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)".[11] In 2015, he portrayed rapper Snoop Dogg in the biopic Straight Outta Compton.[12] In 2017, he played L in Adam Wingard's adaptation of the popular Japanese fantasy-thriller manga series Death Note, for Netflix. Also that year, he starred in the music video for the song "Cold Little Heart" by English singer Michael Kiwanuka,[13] and appeared in the critically acclaimed horror film Get Out.[14] In 2018, he starred as Cassius "Cash" Green in the critically acclaimed dark comedy film Sorry to Bother You.[15][16]

In 2019, Stanfield starred as Nate Davis in the Netflix romantic comedy film Someone Great. In the same year, he played Lieutenant Elliot in the mystery film Knives Out.[17] He had starring roles in the films The Photograph (2020) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). His portrayal of FBI informant William O'Neal in the latter was critically acclaimed and garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.[18][19]

Stanfield performs under the stage name Htiekal (his first name backwards) and is working on his debut album, titled Self Control.[20] He is a member of the band Moors, with Hrishikesh Hirway of Song Exploder.[7][21] Stanfield signed to Def Jam in 2025.[22]

Personal life

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Stanfield lives in Los Angeles.[23] Stanfield has a daughter born in 2017 with actress Xosha Roquemore,[4][24] and a second daughter born in 2022 with artist Tylor Hurd.[25][26] In December 2022, Stanfield and model Kasmere Trice announced their engagement and by July 2023, they had privately married and had their first child together.[27]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2013 Short Term 12 Marcus
2014 The Purge: Anarchy Young Ghoul Face
Selma Jimmie Lee Jackson
2015 Dope Marquis a.k.a. Bug
Straight Outta Compton Snoop Dogg
Miles Ahead Junior
Memoria Max
2016 Live Cargo Lewis
Snowden Patrick Haynes
2017 Crown Heights Colin Warner
Get Out Andre Hayworth / Logan King
The Incredible Jessica James Damon
War Machine Corporal Billy Cole
Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town George
Death Note Lebensborn Atubia / L
2018 Sorry to Bother You Cassius "Cash" Green
Come Sunday Reggie
The Girl in the Spider's Web Edwin Needham
2019 Someone Great Nate Davis
Uncut Gems Demany
Knives Out Detective Lieutenant Elliot
2020 The Photograph Michael Block
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah William O'Neal
The Harder They Fall Cherokee Bill
2023 Haunted Mansion Ben Matthias
The Book of Clarence Clarence / Thomas
2024 Ernest Cole: Lost and Found Ernest Cole (voice) Documentary[28]
2025 Die My Love Karl
Roofman Steve
Play Dirty Grofield
2026 I Love Boosters † TBA Post-production
2027 F.A.S.T. † TBA Filming
TBA Lear Rex † Edmund Post-production
The Wrong Girls † TBA Post-production

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016–2022 Atlanta Darius Epps 25 episodes
2018 Random Acts of Flyness Himself Episode: "What are your thoughts on raising free black children?"
2019–2020 BoJack Horseman Guy (voice) 7 episodes
2020 The Eric Andre Show Himself (co-host) 2 episodes
2021 Yasuke Yasuke (voice) 6 episodes; also executive producer
2023 The Changeling Apollo 8 episodes; also executive producer
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Music videos

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Year Title Artist Role
2014 "When My Train Pulls In" Gary Clark Jr. Keith
2015 "Close Your Eyes (And Count to Fuck)" Run the Jewels Kid
2017 "Moonlight" Jay-Z Chandler
"Cold Little Heart" Michael Kiwanuka
2022 "I Hate U" SZA
"Shirt" SZA
2025 "Long Time" Teyana Taylor
2025 "Fast Life" (feat Kid Cudi) LaKeith Stanfield ft. Kid Cudi

Awards and nominations

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Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref.
2014 Short Term 12 Chicago International Film Festival Best Ensemble Cast Performance Won [29]
Independent Spirit Awards Best Supporting Male Nominated
Satellite Awards Best Original Song Nominated
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Original Score Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Original Song Nominated
2015 Tracks 24FPS International Short Film Festival Special Jury Citation Won
Selma Georgia Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Nominated
San Diego Film Critics Society Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominated
Straight Outta Compton Hamptons International Film Festival Breakthrough Performer Won
2018 Sorry to Bother You Gotham Awards Best Actor Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actor in a Comedy Nominated
Get Out Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2019 Atlanta Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Black Reel Awards Outstanding Actor Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [19]
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated [30]
The Harder They Fall Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated

References

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