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).
2024
as Simba (voice)
2024
as John Smith
2023
as Self
2023
as Marshall Lee (voice)
2023
as Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice)
2023
as Aaron Davis
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2021
as Self
2020
as Troy Barnes
2020
as Self
2020
as Self - Actor & Musician (archive footage)
2019
as Self
2019
as Simba (voice)
2019
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
2019
2019
as Deni Maroon
2018
as Lando Calrissian
2018
as Self
2017
as Aaron Davis
2017
as Self
2016
as Earnest 'Earn' Marks
2015
as Rich Purnell
2015
as Andre
2015
as Niko
2014
as Greg
2014
as Self
2014
as The Boy
2013
as The Boy
2013
as Derrick
2012
as Self
2012
as Sandy
2012
as Self
2012
as Himself
2011
as Junior CDE Executive
2011
as Transfer Billy (voice)
2011
as Day Trotter
2010
as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)
2010
as Alpha Dog (voice)
2010
as Marshall Lee
2010
as Himself
2009
as Troy Barnes
2009
as Jason Rogers
2006
as Young P.A.
2006
as Young Tracy Jordan
2006
as Gay Kid
2006
as Self (uncredited)
1984
as Self
as Lando Calrissian
as Troy Barnes
as Hypno-Hustler
as Bando Stone