Ashton Sanders facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ashton Sanders
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Sanders at 2016 TIFF
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Ashton Durrand Sanders
October 24, 1995 Carson, California, U.S.
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| Education | DePaul University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Ashton Durrand Sanders (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor. He is well-known for playing the teenage version of Chiron in the movie Moonlight (2016). This film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Ashton has also appeared in other movies like The Equalizer 2 (2018) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2020). He played Bigger Thomas in Native Son (2019) and Bobby Brown in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022).
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Early Life and School
Ashton Sanders was born in Carson, California. He went to Grand Arts High School in Los Angeles. He graduated from high school in 2014.
After high school, he studied acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University. He left college in 2016 to focus on his acting career.
Ashton Sanders' Acting Career
Ashton Sanders started his movie career in a film called The Retrieval. This movie first showed at the South by Southwest festival in 2013. It was later released in theaters in 2014.
In 2015, Ashton had a small part in the movie Straight Outta Compton. The next year, he was in an episode of a web series called The Skinny.
Breakthrough with Moonlight
In 2016, Ashton Sanders starred in the drama film Moonlight. Barry Jenkins directed this movie. Moonlight was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival in September 2016.
The movie received many awards and great reviews. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture – Drama. Moonlight also won three Academy Awards. These awards included Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film. Critics praised Ashton's acting in Moonlight.
Recent Film and TV Roles
Ashton Sanders acted alongside Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 2 in 2018. This movie was a sequel to the action film The Equalizer.
In 2019, Ashton starred in the science fiction thriller Captive State. He acted with John Goodman and Vera Farmiga in this movie. He also played the main character in HBO's movie Native Son.
In 2020, he was cast in a Vietnam war movie called The Things They Carried. In September 2021, Ashton was chosen to play Bobby Brown. This role was for the movie Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, a film about Whitney Houston's life.
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Making Possibilities | Donnie | Short film |
| 2013 | The Retrieval | Will | |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Kid on bus | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Teen Chiron | Won awards for ensemble acting |
| We Home | Javan | Short film | |
| The Last Virgin in LA | Josh | Short film | |
| 2018 | The Equalizer 2 | Miles Whittaker | |
| The Kids Are Alright | Angel | Short film based on the album by Chloe x Halle | |
| 2019 | Native Son | Bigger Thomas | |
| Captive State | Gabriel Drummond | ||
| 2020 | All Day and a Night | Jahkor | |
| 2021 | Judas and the Black Messiah | Jimmy Palmer | |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody | Bobby Brown |
Television Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | The Skinny | Tyler | Episode: "Squad" |
| 2019 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Bobby/The RZA | Main cast member |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | College Kareem (voice) | Episode: "When You Wish Upon a Roker" |
See also
In Spanish: Ashton Sanders para niños
