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Alkoya Brunson

Alkoya Brunson

Actor · Born November 22, 2002 (23) · Lakeland, Florida, USA

Alkoya Brunson (born 22 November 2002) is an American actor. He is widely known for his role as Kenneth Vaughn in the 2016 historical drama Hidden Figures. He has also gained acclaim for his season 4 turn as Adam on The CW series The Originals. He made his first on-screen appearance in 2013 in the TV film Let the Church Say Amen. In 2015, he appeared in the comedy film Vacation as Gary Peterson. He subsequently appeared in the 2016 historical drama The Birth of a Nation. In 2016, he appeared alongside prominent actors Mahershala Ali, Taraji P. Henson, and Nate Parker in the films Hidden Figures and The Birth of a Nation.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 22, 2002 (23)
From
Lakeland, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all

What are Alkoya Brunson's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 3
Trickster
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Triumphant
2
Melancholic
1
Other
1

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 Alkoya Brunson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Alkoya Brunson'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

14 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Tijuana Jackson: Purpose Over Prison(2018)

    as Lil' Eric Jackson

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Stargirl(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Jakeem Williams

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • Malibu Rescue(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Eric

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
  • Malibu Rescue(2019)

    as Eric

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Hidden Figures(2016)

    as Kenneth Vaughan

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Almost Christmas(2016)

    as Cameron

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • The Birth of a Nation(2016)

    as Young Hark

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Atlanta(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Young Earn

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Vacation(2015)

    as Gary Peterson

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Bessie(2015)

    as Swarm Boy #2 (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • NCIS: New Orleans(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · as CJ Mallory

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • The Originals(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Adam

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Let the Church Say Amen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Jordan

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles from 2013 to 2020; peak year 2015.

Film career

20132020

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 14 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 16th · top billed in 0% of 5 roles

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.

How do Alkoya Brunson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 35. 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.

Who does Alkoya Brunson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alkoya Brunson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Savage Steve Holland shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers