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Donald Glover

Donald Glover

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by the stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, writer, comedian, director, and producer. After working on Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. Since 2016, Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Glover has starred in several successful films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the Space Western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). A filmmaker, Glover starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019).

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

as Simba (voice)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2024

as John Smith

Common Ground

2023

as Self

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

2023

as Marshall Lee (voice)

Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake

2023

as Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

as Aaron Davis

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Adele One Night Only

2021

as Self

Community Table Read

2020

as Troy Barnes

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

as Self

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020

as Self - Actor & Musician (archive footage)

Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift

2019

as Self

The Lion King

2019

as Simba (voice)

Men in Black: International

2019

as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)

The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts

2019

Guava Island

2019

as Deni Maroon

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

as Lando Calrissian

Spider-Man: Homecoming

2017

as Aaron Davis

Talking with Chris Hardwick

2017

as Self

Atlanta

2016

as Earnest 'Earn' Marks

The Martian

2015

as Rich Purnell

Magic Mike XXL

2015

as Andre

The Lazarus Effect

2015

as Niko

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2014

as Greg

Harmontown

2014

as Self

Chicken and Futility

2014

as The Boy

Clapping for the Wrong Reasons

2013

as The Boy

The To Do List

2013

as Derrick

The Eric Andre Show

2012

as Self

Girls

2012

as Sandy

Shut Up and Play the Hits

2012

as Self

Donald Glover: Weirdo

2012

as Himself

The Muppets

2011

as Junior CDE Executive

China, IL

2011

as Transfer Billy (voice)

Best Coast: Our Deal

2011

as Day Trotter

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

2010

as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)

Regular Show

2010

as Alpha Dog (voice)

Adventure Time

2010

as Marshall Lee

Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents

2010

as Himself

Community

2009

as Troy Barnes

Mystery Team

2009

as Jason Rogers

30 Rock

2006

as Young P.A.

30 Rock

2006

as Young Tracy Jordan

30 Rock

2006

as Gay Kid

Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That!

2006

as Self (uncredited)

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self

Lando

as Lando Calrissian

Untitled Community Movie

as Troy Barnes

American Dream: The 21 Savage Story

Hypno-Hustler

as Hypno-Hustler

Bando Stone and The New World

as Bando Stone