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Daniel Kaluuya

Daniel Kaluuya

Actor, producer and writer, also director · Born February 24, 1989 (37) · London, England, UK

Oscar winner · Golden Globe winner · 2 BAFTA Awards · 4 other major award bodies

Daniel Kaluuya (/kəˈluːjə/; born 24 February 1989) is a British actor and filmmaker. His work encompasses both screen and stage, and his accolades include an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2021, he was named among the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. Kaluuya began his acting career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He played Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins (2007–2009); he also co-wrote some of the episodes. Kaluuya drew praise for his leading performance in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010. He went on to gain attention for his television roles in Psychoville (2009–2011), The Fades (2011), and the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" (2011). He also had supporting roles in the films Johnny English Reborn (2011), Kick-Ass 2 (2013), and Sicario (2015). In 2017, Kaluuya had his breakthrough starring in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. This was followed by roles in Ryan Coogler's superhero film Black Panther (2018), Steve McQueen's crime drama Widows (2018), Peele's horror film Nope (2022), and Sony Pictures Animation's animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). For his portrayal of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in the biopic Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), he won the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since co-directed the drama The Kitchen (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Kaluuya, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 24, 1989 (37)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, producer and writer, also director
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Daniel Kaluuya's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Animation3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 76th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 81st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
25%
Bonds
19%
Society
18%
Power
17%
Self
16%
Survival
5%
Ideas
2%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 6 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 15

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 16 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 10

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 12

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 10 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 5 of 8 analyzed roles.

Hero
5 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Ally
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
8
Melancholic
9
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Other
17

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Daniel Kaluuya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 21 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daniel Kaluuya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 24 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse(2027)

    as Hobie Brown (voice)

  • Misty Green(2026)

    as Jordan ‘Jay’ Green

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Primetime(2026)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Jay-Z in 8(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Kitchen(2023)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse(2023)

    as Hobie Brown (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Nope(2022)

    as OJ Haywood

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Judas and the Black Messiah(2021)

    as Fred Hampton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • A Christmas Carol(2020)

    as The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Two Single Beds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Producer · Screenplay · as Jay

  • Queen & Slim(2019)

    Executive Producer · as Slim

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Watership Down(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Bluebell (voice)

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Widows(2018)

    as Jatemme Manning

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Black Panther(2018)

    as W'Kabi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Great Performers: Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Psycho Killer

  • Robot & Scarecrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Man (voice)

  • Get Out(2017)

    as Chris Washington

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Sicario(2015)

    as Reggie Wayne

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Babylon(2014)

    Show 6 episodes · as Matt Coward

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Date Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Dave

  • Kick-Ass 2(2013)

    as Black Death

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Welcome to the Punch(2013)

    as Juka Ogadowa

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Jonah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Mbwana

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Bingham 'Bing' Madsen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Fades(2011)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mac Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Johnny English Reborn(2011)

    as Tucker

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Random (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Brother

  • The Swarm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer

  • Psychoville Halloween Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tealeaf

  • Chatroom(2010)

    as Mo

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Damon

  • 10 Minute Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Soldier 2

  • Psychoville (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Michael Fry

  • Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Barclay

  • FM (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ades

  • Cass(2008)

    as Young Cass - age 14

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Much Ado About a Minor Ting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Shocker

  • Inspector Lewis(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Declan

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Skins(2007)

    Show 10 episodes · Writer · as DJ · as Posh Kenneth

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Shoot the Messenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Reece

  • Coming Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Micah

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Errol Harris

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Barney the Dinosaur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

  • Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • The Parlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · Actor

  • Untitled Spider-Punk Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles, 42 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

Black Panther (2018)

$1.3B worldwide

Highest rated

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Midcredits 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19962026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 2 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 47: 36 only acting, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thDirecting1 of 47: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting5 of 47: 2 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing7 of 47: 3 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 47: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

47 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s10 · 10 acting · 1 crew2010s21 · 20 acting · 2 crew2020s10 · 6 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 29% of 14 roles
0818

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, a Golden Globe, 2 BAFTA Awards, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 1 other major award from 15 major nominations, 2018–2021.

WinNomination
  1. 2021
    • Oscar, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2019
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  3. 2018
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, won
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Male Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Daniel Kaluuya's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 67th percentile, the median of the 18 of 19 with a score; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 71st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 26 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up13
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 26 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Jay-Z in 8 (2026)

93rd percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Daniel Kaluuya's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles43–82 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles12–61 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles34–86 · median 81 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles11–54 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles29–81 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daniel Kaluuya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daniel Kaluuya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jordan Peele shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles