Lakeith Stanfield

ABOUT LAKEITH STANFIELD

Beginning his film career with his acclaimed role as Marcus in the 2013 film Short Term 12 , he would go on to earn further credits in the films The Purge: Anarchy, Selma, Snowden, Get Out and War Machine. In 2016, he began starring as the character Darius on the FX series Atlanta .

He began his entertainment career after training at Los Angeles' John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center.

A hip-hop artist and poet as well as an actor, he performed with a band called Moor.

He was born LaKeith Lee Stanfield in San Bernardino, California, and he grew up in poverty in Victorville and Riverside, California. He had a child with actress Xosha Roquemore in 2017. The couple are now separated.

He portrays rap legend Snoop Dogg in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton.