Lakeith Lee Stanfield (born August 12, 1991), sometimes credited as
Keith Stanfield, is an American actor. He made his feature film debut
in the independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), an adaptation of the
2008 short film in which he had also appeared, for which he was
nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He received further
recognition for his roles in numerous biopics such as civil rights
activist Jimmie Lee Jackson in Selma (2014), Snoop Dogg in Straight
Outta Compton (2015), and Patrick Haynes in Snowden (2016).Stanfield
also played leading and supporting roles in the critically acclaimed
films Dope (2015), Get Out (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Someone
Great (2019), Uncut Gems (2019), Knives Out (2019), and The Photograph
(2020). Since 2016, he has starred in the FX comedy-drama series
Atlanta.Lakeith Lee Stanfield was born in San Bernardino, California,
on August 12, 1991, and grew up in Riverside and Victorville. He has
said that he "grew up very poor in a fractured family that was
dysfunctional on both sides." He decided to become an actor when he
was 14, after joining his high school's drama club. He attended the
John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Los Angeles, where he
was signed by an agency and began auditioning for
commercials.Stanfield's first role was in the short film Short Term 12
(2009), Destin Daniel Cretton's thesis project at San Diego State
University, which won the Jury Award for U.S. Short Filmmaking at the
2009 Sundance Film Festival. A year later, he appeared in the short
film Gimme Grace (2010) before giving up acting for several years. He
went on to work a number of different jobs such as roofing and
gardening, and jobs at AT&T and a legal marijuana dispensary, before
he was contacted by Cretton to reappear in a feature-length adaptation
of Short Term 12. It was his first feature film role. During
production, Stanfield practiced method acting, distancing himself from
the other cast members like his character. He was the only actor to
appear in both the short and feature versions. The film won the Grand
Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2013 South by Southwest
film festival, and Stanfield was nominated for the Independent Spirit
Award for Best Supporting Male.
Keith Stanfield, is an American actor. He made his feature film debut
in the independent drama Short Term 12 (2013), an adaptation of the
2008 short film in which he had also appeared, for which he was
nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He received further
recognition for his roles in numerous biopics such as civil rights
activist Jimmie Lee Jackson in Selma (2014), Snoop Dogg in Straight
Outta Compton (2015), and Patrick Haynes in Snowden (2016).Stanfield
also played leading and supporting roles in the critically acclaimed
films Dope (2015), Get Out (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), Someone
Great (2019), Uncut Gems (2019), Knives Out (2019), and The Photograph
(2020). Since 2016, he has starred in the FX comedy-drama series
Atlanta.Lakeith Lee Stanfield was born in San Bernardino, California,
on August 12, 1991, and grew up in Riverside and Victorville. He has
said that he "grew up very poor in a fractured family that was
dysfunctional on both sides." He decided to become an actor when he
was 14, after joining his high school's drama club. He attended the
John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Los Angeles, where he
was signed by an agency and began auditioning for
commercials.Stanfield's first role was in the short film Short Term 12
(2009), Destin Daniel Cretton's thesis project at San Diego State
University, which won the Jury Award for U.S. Short Filmmaking at the
2009 Sundance Film Festival. A year later, he appeared in the short
film Gimme Grace (2010) before giving up acting for several years. He
went on to work a number of different jobs such as roofing and
gardening, and jobs at AT&T and a legal marijuana dispensary, before
he was contacted by Cretton to reappear in a feature-length adaptation
of Short Term 12. It was his first feature film role. During
production, Stanfield practiced method acting, distancing himself from
the other cast members like his character. He was the only actor to
appear in both the short and feature versions. The film won the Grand
Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2013 South by Southwest
film festival, and Stanfield was nominated for the Independent Spirit
Award for Best Supporting Male.
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