Daniel Kaluuya Biography
Daniel Kaluuya is an English actor and writer. He began his career as a teenager in improvisational theatre. He subsequently appeared in the first two seasons of the British television series Skins, in which he co-wrote some of the episodes. Playing the lead role in Sucker Punch at the Royal court Theatre in London, Kaluuya was particularly praised for his performance and he won both the Evening Standard Award and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award for outstanding Newcomer.
How old is Daniel Kaluuya? – Age
The English actor and writer is 31 years old as of February 2021. He was born on February 24, 1989 in London in England.
Daniel Kaluuya Family
The English actor and writer was born by Ugandan parents. His mother, Damalie, raised him on a council estate in Kentish Town, along with an older sister. His father lived in Uganda, and rarely visited due to UK visa regulations.
Daniel Kaluuya in Sports
kaluuya lives in West London. He is an ardent supporter of Arsenal F.C., to the extent of referring to Arsenal’s North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur F.C., as the “team who must not be named” and the “Voldemort of the League”.
Daniel Kaluuya girlfriend
The English actor and writer has into a relationship. He has got a girlfriend know by the name Amandla Crichlow, is a Hollywood Heavy Hitter.
Daniel Kaluuya Career
The English actor and writer wrote his first play at the age of nine, after which he began performing improvisational theatre. He began acting as a child at his local Anna Scher Theatre school and WAC Arts. Kaluuya then joined the original cast of skins as posh Kenneth; he was also a contributing writer on the first two seasons of the series, as well as the head writer of the episodes titled “Jal” and “Thomas”.
He has appeared in the sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look twice and as fan favourite character “parking Pataweyo” in the sketch show Harry and Paul. Kaluuya also voiced a character in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Sneakiepeeks. In 2009 he became a regular cast member in the ITV comedy FM. In 2010, he played the lead role in Roy Williams’ Sucker punch at the Royal court Theatre in London; Kaluuya won rave reviews for his perfomance and he won both the Evening standard Award and critics’ circle Theatre Award for outstanding Newcomer.
Between 2011 and 2013, Kaluuya appeared in several short films, most notably in Daniel Mulloy’s Baby, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and went on to win the Best short Film Award at the Edinburgh International Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards. In 2011, he played the role of Mac Armstrong in BBC3’s supernatural drama series The Fades.
In 2013, he appeared in the Superhero comedy film Kick Ass 2. In 2015, Kaluuya portrayed an FBI Agent in Denis Villeneuve’s thriller film Sicario. It was his performance in Black Mirror that attracted the attention of Jordan Peele, who later cast him in Get out, which proved to be his breakthrough role. Kaluuya received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and a critics’ choice Award for his role. In 2018 he received the BAFTA Rising star Award.
Kaluuya was cast in December 2016, in the Marvel cinematic universe film Black Panther. In October 2019,it was announced that Kaluuya is set to produce a feature film based on the children’s television show Barney & Friends through his newly formed production company 59% alongside Mattel Films.
Daniel Kaluuya Net worth
The English actor and writer has a estimated net worth of $1 million.