UNLIMITED STREAMING
WITH PRIME VIDEO
TRY 30-DAY TRIAL
Home >

Donald Glover

Donald Glover

Birthday: 1983-09-25 | Place of Birth: Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

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).

...

Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2019
Guava Island

as    Deni Maroon

2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story

as    Lando Calrissian

2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming

as    Aaron Davis

2016
Atlanta

as    Earnest 'Earn' Marks

2015
Magic Mike XXL

as    Andre

2015
The Lazarus Effect

as    Niko

2014
Harmontown

as    Self

2012
Donald Glover: Weirdo

as    Himself

2010
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

as    Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)

2009
Mystery Team

as    Jason Rogers

1
Underground Comedy

as    Himself