Skylan Brooks (born February 12, 1999) is an American actor, best known for playing Mister in ''
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
''The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete'' is a 2013 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Michael Starrbury. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Jeffrey Wrig ...
''.
Early life
Brooks was born in
Torrance,
California
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.
Career
In 2013, Brooks played the titular role of Mister in the drama film ''
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
''The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete'' is a 2013 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and written by Michael Starrbury. The film stars Anthony Mackie, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks and Jeffrey Wrig ...
'' along with
Ethan Dizon,
Anthony Mackie
Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) is an American actor. Mackie made his acting debut starring in the semi-biographical drama film '' 8 Mile'' (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his per ...
and
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
, and the film was directed by
George Tillman, Jr. The film was released on October 11, 2013 by
Lionsgate Entertainment
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. Brooks was highly praised by media and film critics.
Brooks played the role of Ra-Ra in the
Netflix
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musical series ''
The Get Down
''The Get Down'' is an American musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Stephen Adly Guirgis. The series debuted on Netflix on August 12, 2016, and was cancelled after the first season.
Produced by Sony Pictures Television, t ...
''.
In 2018, He also played Charles "Chubs" Meriwether in
The Darkest Minds
''The Darkest Minds'' is a 2018 American dystopian science fiction film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by Chad Hodge. Based on Alexandra Bracken's 2012 young adult novel of the same name, it was produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Levin ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1999 births
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from Los Angeles
People from Los Angeles