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Shameik Moore
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Moore at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born
Shameik Alti Moore

(1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 30)
Other names King SAM
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • rapper
Years active 2011–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments Vocals
Labels Altimont

Shameik Alti Moore (born May 4, 1995) is an American actor and musician. He is famous for being the voice of Miles Morales / Spider-Man. He played this role in the animated movies Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and Across the Spider-Verse (2023). He also played Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu TV show Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Early Life and Background

Shameik Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He went to Druid Hills High School. His family comes from Jamaica.

Shameik Moore's Career

Moore began his acting career with small parts. He appeared in TV shows like Tyler Perry's House of Payne and Reed Between the Lines. He also had a role in the movie Joyful Noise.

First Main Roles

In 2013, Moore got his first main TV role. He was on the sketch-comedy show Incredible Crew on Cartoon Network. The show lasted for one season.

He became more well-known in 2015. This was after he played Malcolm in the movie Dope. This film was shown at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Many people praised his acting in the movie.

Moore was also one of the main actors in the Netflix series The Get Down. This show started in 2016. It was canceled in 2017 after one season.

Voice Acting and Recent Work

Shameik Moore voiced Miles Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. This animated film from Sony Pictures Animation came out in December 2018. He played Miles Morales again in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse in 2023. He will also be in the next movie, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.

From 2019 to 2023, he played Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. This show is about the famous hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.

Selected Filmography

Key
Not yet released Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Joyful Noise Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master
2018 The Pretenders Phil
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Miles Morales / Spider-Man Voice role
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 role
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story Voice role; short film
2024 The Gutter Walt
TBA Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Not yet released Miles Morales / Spider-Man Voice role; In production
One Spoon of Chocolate Not yet released 0TBA Post-production

Television Roles

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

Discography

Studio Albums

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

Mixtapes

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

Singles

Title Year Album
"Back It Up" 2015 Non-album singles
"Cautious" 2016
"Jiggle It"
"Break the Locks"
(with The Get Down Brothers)
2017
"Ride the Beat"
"Bounce" 2018
"Mhmm" 2020
"Clean Slate" 2024

See also

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