Shameik Moore

Shameik Moore
Moore at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born	Shameik Alti Moore (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 29) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	King SAM
Occupations	Actor singer rapper
Years active	2011–present
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop R&B pop reggae
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Altimont
Website	shameikmoore.com

Shameik Alti Moore^[1] (born May 4, 1995) is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut in Dope (2015), and is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequel Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and for portraying Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Early life

Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Druid Hills High School. His family originates from Jamaica.^[2]

Career

Moore started off with bit roles in shows and films such as Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Reed Between the Lines, and Joyful Noise. In 2013, he had his first main television role on the sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew, which aired on Cartoon Network before being canceled after one season.^[3] He then gained recognition with his portrayal of Malcolm in the 2015 film Dope, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. IndieWire included Moore on its list of "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival" for his performance in the movie.^[4] He is also one of the five male leads in the Netflix series The Get Down, which premiered in 2016 and was canceled in 2017 after one season.^[5]

Moore voiced Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, which was released in December 2018,^[6] and reprised the role in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will reprise the role in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. From 2019 to 2023, he played Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.^[7]

Personal life

In December 2024, Moore posted a year-old video of himself and actress Laura Harrier together. Harrier publicly denounced this, as she was engaged, and revealed that Moore did not delete the video after she had asked him to do so in private.^[8][9] Moore subsequently received backlash and later explained in a video that he had posted the video because it reminded him of his upcoming song, and was not trying to insinuate that they were in a relationship.^[10]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Joyful Noise	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master
2015	Dope	Malcolm Adekanbi	Nominated — Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
2018	The Pretenders	Phil
	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice
2019	Let It Snow	Stuart Bale
2020	Cut Throat City	Blink
2022	Samaritan	Devin Holloway
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice
	The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story[11]		Voice; short film
2024	The Gutter	Walt
TBA	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse †	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice; In production
	One Spoon of Chocolate †	TBA	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	House of Payne	Dante	Episode: "Playing with Fire"
	Reed Between the Lines	Blake	Episode: "Let's Talk About Hair"
2012–2013	Incredible Crew	Various characters	Main cast
2013	The Watsons Go to Birmingham	James Jr.	TV movie
2016–2017	The Get Down	Shaolin Fantastic	Main cast
2019–2023	Wu-Tang: An American Saga	Sha/Raekwon

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
30058[12]	Released: July 15, 2015 Label: We Music Group Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

Title	Album details
I Am The Beat[12]	Released: January 30, 2012 Label: None Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Cautious"	2016	Non-album singles
"Jiggle It"
"Break the Locks" (with The Get Down Brothers)	2017
"Ride the Beat"
"Bounce"	2018
"Mhmm"	2020
"Clean Slate"	2024

References

1. "Shameik Moore on Instagram".
2. "Shameik Moore's Jamaican family in Atlanta". Jimmy Kimmel Live. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015.
3. "Cartoon Network's Shameik Moore Visits Atlanta Schools". Atlanta Daily World. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
4. Smith, Nigel M. (February 2, 2015). "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival". Indiewire. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
5. McKinney, Jessica (June 29, 2016). "Jaden Smith and Shameik Moore To Star In Netflix Original 'The Get Down'". Vibe. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
6. "'Spider-Man' Animated Movie Coming in 2018". Variety. April 22, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
7. Fienberg, Daniel (September 2, 2019). "'Wu-Tang: An American Saga': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
8. "Laura Harrier Speaks On Shameik Moore". YouTube. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
9. "Laura Harrier Responds to Shameik Moore's Post That Fueled Dating Rumors: 'Weirdo'". US Magazine. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
10. ""Into The Spider-Verse" Star Shameik Moore Is Under Fire For Refusing To Take Down A Video Of Laura Harrier After She Asked Him To". BuzzFeed. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
11. "Annecy: 'Spider-Verse' Gets Scary in New Short Film 'The Spider Within' (Exclusive First Look)". June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
12. "I Am the Beat - Shameik Moore (Greg Street) - stream and download". DaMixHub. January 30, 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Shameik Moore at IMDb