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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 best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its sequel Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and for portraying Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Early life

Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Druid Hills High School. His family originates from Jamaica.

Career

Moore started off with bit roles in shows and films such as Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Reed Between the Lines, and Joyful Noise. In 2013, he had his first main television role on the sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew, which aired on Cartoon Network before being canceled after one season. He then gained recognition with his portrayal of Malcolm in the 2015 film Dope, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. IndieWire included Moore on its list of "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival" for his performance in the movie. He is also one of the five male leads in the Netflix series The Get Down, which premiered in 2016 and was canceled in 2017 after one season.

Moore voiced Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, which was released in December 2018, and reprised the role in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will reprise the role in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. From 2019 to 2023, he played Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Personal life

In December 2024, Moore posted a year-old video of himself and actress Laura Harrier together. Harrier publicly denounced this, as she was engaged, and revealed that Moore did not delete the video after she had asked him to do so in private. Moore subsequently received backlash and later explained in a video that he had posted the video because it reminded him of his upcoming song, and was not trying to insinuate that they were in a relationship.

Selected filmography

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

Film

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
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
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story Voice; short film
2024 The Gutter Walt
TBA Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Not yet released Miles Morales / Spider-Man Voice; In production
One Spoon of Chocolate Not yet released 0TBA Post-production

Television

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
2013 The Watsons Go to Birmingham James Jr. TV movie
2016–2017 The Get Down Shaolin Fantastic Main cast
2019–2023 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Sha/Raekwon

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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