2007
Skins
Works as an actor and writer on the series.
FLM.REDDANIEL
KALUUYA
แดเนียล คาลูยา
From British television to stories across genres
From Get Out and Judas and the Black Messiah to Spider-Punk.
London, England
Presence, pressure and a character’s point of view
Daniel Kaluuya is an English actor and writer born in London in 1989. Sources differ on his exact birthday. His work spans British television, stage, film and animation.
Kaluuya’s early screen work included Skins, where he worked as both a performer and writer, followed by roles in Psychoville and Black Mirror. These projects preceded a move into internationally seen films.
In Jordan Peele’s Get Out (2017), he played Chris Washington, a young man visiting his girlfriend’s family. The horror film uses his character’s perspective to build unease, and the performance earned Kaluuya an Academy Award nomination for leading actor.
Kaluuya won the Academy Award for supporting actor for portraying Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). He later reunited with Peele for the science-fiction horror film Nope (2022).
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), he voiced Hobie Brown, also known as Spider-Punk. The performance carries his work into animation, using voice and rhythm to give the punk-inspired hero a distinct presence.
Selected performances
2017
Get Out
Earns an Oscar nomination as Chris Washington.
2021
Judas and the Black Messiah
Wins a supporting-actor Oscar for playing Fred Hampton.
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Voices Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Apple — career and birth date
- Biography.com — early career and Get Out
- Golden Globes — career and alternative birth date
- GQ — Spider-Punk
- IMDb — selected credits
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.