Algee Smith (born November 7, 1994) is an American actor and singer.
After appearing in several small television roles in 2017, Smith first
rose to fame portraying Ralph Tresvant in BET's The New Edition Story
miniseries. The same year, he garnered critical acclaim as Larry Reed
in Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit. He currently stars in the HBO drama
series, Euphoria.Smith was born in Saginaw, Michigan. At the age of
eight, he and his family moved from Michigan to Atlanta where he
started his acting career. Having a musician for a father and a
fashion designer for a mother, Smith was well immersed in the arts and
also completed his first rap recording at the age of 9. During this
time, he attained several minor television roles; those of which he
credits for "perfecting his craft." Smith moved to Los Angeles at the
age of 20.After appearances in projects such as Disney Channel's Let
It Shine and Earth to Echo, Smith landed his first major acting role
playing real-life singer Ralph Tresvant in The New Edition Story.
Smith also starred in Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit, about the
Algiers Motel incident. His performance was praised by critics. In
2018, he co-starred with Amandla Stenberg in The Hate U Give, a film
adaptation of the young adult novel of the same name. On June 22,
2017, Smith released his first EP entitled Listen, featuring a blend
of R&B and Hip hop tracks. He also performed a song for the Detroit
film soundtrack, called "Grow."
After appearing in several small television roles in 2017, Smith first
rose to fame portraying Ralph Tresvant in BET's The New Edition Story
miniseries. The same year, he garnered critical acclaim as Larry Reed
in Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit. He currently stars in the HBO drama
series, Euphoria.Smith was born in Saginaw, Michigan. At the age of
eight, he and his family moved from Michigan to Atlanta where he
started his acting career. Having a musician for a father and a
fashion designer for a mother, Smith was well immersed in the arts and
also completed his first rap recording at the age of 9. During this
time, he attained several minor television roles; those of which he
credits for "perfecting his craft." Smith moved to Los Angeles at the
age of 20.After appearances in projects such as Disney Channel's Let
It Shine and Earth to Echo, Smith landed his first major acting role
playing real-life singer Ralph Tresvant in The New Edition Story.
Smith also starred in Kathryn Bigelow's film Detroit, about the
Algiers Motel incident. His performance was praised by critics. In
2018, he co-starred with Amandla Stenberg in The Hate U Give, a film
adaptation of the young adult novel of the same name. On June 22,
2017, Smith released his first EP entitled Listen, featuring a blend
of R&B and Hip hop tracks. He also performed a song for the Detroit
film soundtrack, called "Grow."
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