Originally from Sacramento, CA, James Sweeney recently starred, directed, and wrote his debut film, Straight Up (2019), a hilarious rom-com that blends ... More
Jen Richards burst onto the entertainment scene when she received a Primetime Emmy Nomination for Her Story, a series she created, wrote ... More
Director Lukas Dhont’s debut feature film, Girl, is more than just a trans story. It’s a story of identity, growing up and ... More
Known for her work in Netflix’s popular Marvel series Luke Cage, and as the “other woman” in American Comedy film Girls Trip ... More
Bex Taylor-Klaus rose to fame starring as Bullet—a homeless but street-wise teen wanting to protect sex workers—on AMC’s critically acclaimed crime drama ... More
Currently making waves as ‘Nathan’ on the popular HBO comedy Insecure (fans on Twitter call him ‘Lyft Bae’), Kendrick Sampson is no ... More
Zoë Chao stars as a bisexual, fledgling writer in the comedy series Strangers (2017-), second season out now via Facebook Watch. Created, ... More
Ryan Jamaal Swain graduated from college and moved to New York only a year and a half ago, booking the role of ... More
Canadian actress Nikohl Boosheri has made a name for herself in politically engaged film and tv roles. She received multiple Best Performance ... More
Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, up-and-comer Tiffany Boone is a graduate of California Institute of the Arts and the lead female actor on ... More
Actor Shanola Hampton is best known as the face of Veronica Fisher on the comedy drama series Shameless (2011-). The series, which ... More
It’s been a several years since actor Justin Chon first approached his friend and YouTube comedian David So about co-starring in Gook. ... More
Born in Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Jay Ellis is a television and film actor currently starring as Lawrence opposite comedian Issa Rae ... More
Actor Antoinette Robertson stars as the headstrong student Coco Conners in Justin Simien’s Netflix series Dear White People. The show is follow-up ... More
Actor Medalion Rahimi currently stars in the film Before I Fall and will appear in Shonda Rhimes’ upcoming series Still Star-Crossed. What’s ... More
Egyptian-American actor Amin El Gamal currently stars as Cyclops, the lead villain in Fox’s Prison Break: Sequel and has worked in a ... More
Actor Asia Kate Dillon currently stars on Showtime’s Billions in a groundbreaking role as Taylor Mason, a brilliant, gender non-binary finance intern. ... More
Actress Medalion Rahimi currently stars as Elody in the 2017 mystery Before I Fall, opposite Zoey Deutch. Rahimi also has many past ... More
Sacramento native Keith Powers has a variety of TV and film roles under his belt, including playing Dr. Dre’s younger brother in ... More
J. Mallory McCree is best known for his role in hit indie film, From Nowhere, which won the Audience Award at SXSW ... More
With just a few small movie roles behind him, actor Ashton Sanders co-stars as Chiron in Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight as devastating portrait ... More
Canadian-Chinese actor Hayden Szeto stars as Erwin opposite Hailee Steinfeld in the coming-of-age comedy Edge of Seventeen. The film was a favorite ... More
Singer and actress Sierra McClain has joined the cast of Empire as recurring character Nessa. McClain is also known for her role ... More
Iranian-American actor Dominic Rains took home the Best Actor award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival for his role as Osman in ... More
Born in Argentina and raised in Webster, Texas, actor Stephanie Beatriz is best known for playing Rosa Diaz on the Fox comedy ... More
Actor Ashton Sanders costars as Chiron in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight. Previous appearances include the Oscar nominated film, Straight Outta Compton ... More
Newcomer Bre-Z is currently starring on Fox’s hit series Empire, as young rapper Freda Gatz. With credits from the Empire soundtrack already ... More
Nigerian actor Yvonne Orji plays Molly on HBO’s series Insecure, and is the creator of the FirstGen Show, a sitcom which brings ... More
In his powerful on-screen debut, Jahking Guillory plays Brandon, a small 15-year-old who sets out through Oakland to reclaim his Air Jordans ... More
Miranda Rae Mayo stars in the series Chicago Fire (2012-16). Previous roles include Blood and Oil (2015), the Wes Craven-produced The Girl ... More
Los Angeles-born actor Omar Miller currently stars alongside Dwayne Johnson in the football series Ballers. He has appeared in 8 Mile (2002), ... More
Actor Pooch Hall is known as Ray’s half brother Daryll in Ray Donovan (2013-15), his role in Suits (2011-16), and as football ... More
Actor, singer and dancer Garrett Clayton stars as gay pornstar Brent Corrigan in King Cobra (2016) alongside James Franco and Alicia Silverstone. ... More
Actor Andrew Rannells plays Elijah on HBO’s Girls. He is highly renowned for his work in Broadway productions including The Book of ... More
Actor Alano Miller currently stars as Cato in the series Underground and is set to appear in Loving, an upcoming film by ... More
Last year, I was stuck at Sundance for a week and saw about 35 films. One late night, I was in the ... More
In his acting debut, Forrest Goodluck will appear opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in Alejandro Iñárritu’s The Revenant. Raised in New Mexico, Goodluck has ... More
Known for her recurring role as Dawn Chambers on Mad Men, South Carolina-raised actor Teyonah Parris has also appeared in Dear White ... More
Rapper and actor Ta’Rhonda Jones is best known for her role as Porsha on the series Empire and has also appeared on ... More
An actor who has appeared in Contraband, Broken City and Texas Killing Fields, Jason Mitchell stars as Eazy-E in the upcoming N.W.A ... More
Keith Stanfield and I first worked together about seven years ago when he acted in my thesis film for grad school. As ... More
The Atlanta-born Shameik Moore landed his first lead role in the Sundance hit Dope. Set in Inglewood, California and executive produced by ... More
Ruby began her career as a model and MTV VJ in Australia before crossing over into acting. She appears in Around the ... More
Best known for playing the role of Zero Moustafa in The Grand Budapest Hotel, Tony Revolori will appear in the upcoming Sundance ... More
The Los Angeles born and bred Tessa Thompson just landed a major role in writer-director Ryan Coogler’s addition to the Rocky franchise, ... More