Andre De'Sean Shanks in Schweinfurt, Germany. Andre spent much of his early life moving with his parents around the country living in New York, North Carolina, Louisiana and abroad due to his father's active role in the military. He and his family moved to DeRidder, LA, where he graduated from DeRidder High School, and decided to call the city home. It was not until his senior year of high school, when his youth pastor gave him the lead role in a play did Andre begin to think about acting. Andre had caught a serious case of the "acting bug." Andre was already enrolled at Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, LA, to study Physical Therapy. After three semesters, he dropped out of college to pursue his dream of becoming an actor. His introduction to the acting industry came from an advertisement back in 2008 that he heard on the radio that was seeking talent and through that, met an agent by the name of David McDermott who gave Andre his starting foundation. He worked as an extra and non-paid actor in indie films for two years. In 2010 Andre found talent representation in New Orleans, LA. It was a rough start to his acting career, full of disappointments, but in 2012, things began to look up. He booked his first principal role in the television series "Breakout Kings" in the episode entitled "SEALd Fate." The following month, Andre decided to further develop his skills and mold his craft as an actor. He enrolled and attended The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City. His passion continues to burn in his relentless pursuit of his dreams.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 10 credits in all
What are Andre De'Sean Shanks' films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 2
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
A split, not a type: Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Andre De'Sean Shanks' films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Andre De'Sean Shanks' 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
10 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
I Bet You're Wondering How I Got Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
The Perfect Mate(2020)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Queen & Slim(2019)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
A Lesson In Cruelty(2018)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
He Watches Over Me(2018)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Star(2016)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
NCIS: New Orleans(2014)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
12 Years a Slave(2013)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 34th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 8 titles from 2013 to 2024.
Film career
- 2019Screen debut· Queen & Slim
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.
How do Andre De'Sean Shanks' films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 8 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed2
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.
Who does Andre De'Sean Shanks work with?
People who share at least 2 of Andre De'Sean Shanks' MovieCove titles; Orlando Eric Street shares the most, 2.
- Orlando Eric StreetShared titles: The Perfect Mate (2020), He Watches Over Me (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Orlando Eric Street
