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Skylan Brooks

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Skylan Brooks
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Archenemy (2020)
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Skylan Brooks is an American actor born on February 12, 1999 in Torrance, California, USA. His breakthrough role was The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013) featuring recording artist and Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson. Skylan can also be seen in the boxing drama Southpaw (2015) with actor Jake Gyllenhaal. Skylan is most recently seen in the Netflix Original Series, The Get Down (2016) as "Ra-Ra". Skylan Brooks is an athletic young man with a love for dancing and has skills in basketball, soccer, and track.
BornFebruary 12, 1999
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BornFebruary 12, 1999
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 4 nominations total

    Photos47

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    Known for

    Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miya Cech in The Darkest Minds (2018)
    The Darkest Minds
    5.7
    • Chubs
    • 2018
    Jeffrey Wright, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Skylan Brooks, and Ethan Dizon in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)
    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete
    7.5
    • Mister
    • 2013
    BLOOM (2019)
    BLOOM
    7.2
    TV Short
    • Darnel
    • 2019
    Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
    Southpaw
    7.3
    • Hoppy
    • 2015

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    Actor

    • Reveille
      • Boy
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Before I Go
      • Chris
      • Post-production
    • A Night Worth Living
      • Pre-production
    • Ahmad (2022)
      Ahmad
      Short
      • Pierre
      • 2022
    • Outsiders (2021)
      Outsiders
      3.9
      • Jaylen Brown
      • 2021
    • Skylan Brooks and Eris Baker in Cherry Lemonade (2021)
      Cherry Lemonade
      6.9
      Short
      • Kurt
      • 2021
    • Joe Manganiello, Zolee Griggs, and Skylan Brooks in Archenemy (2020)
      Archenemy
      5.0
      • Hamster
      • 2020
    • Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson in Empire (2015)
      Empire
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Quincy
      • 2018–2020
    • BLOOM (2019)
      BLOOM
      7.2
      TV Short
      • Darnel
      • 2019
    • Castle Rock (2018)
      Castle Rock
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Timothy
      • 2019
    • Skylan Brooks in Interlude (2019)
      Interlude
      8.8
      Short
      • Terrance
      • 2019
    • Miles Brown in Boy Genius (2019)
      Boy Genius
      4.9
      • Luke
      • 2019
    • Skylan Brooks, Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, and Miya Cech in The Darkest Minds (2018)
      The Darkest Minds
      5.7
      • Chubs
      • 2018
    • Tupac Shakur, James J. Zito III, Marcc Rose, and Wavyy Jonez in Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
      Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Snoop Dogg
      • 2018
    • The Get Down (2016)
      The Get Down
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Ra-Ra Kipling
      • 2016–2017
    • LaKeith Stanfield in Crown Heights (2017)
      Crown Heights
      6.7
      • Clarence Lewis
      • 2017
    • Jake Gyllenhaal and Rachel McAdams in Southpaw (2015)
      Southpaw
      7.3
      • Hoppy
      • 2015
    • Brea Grant and Seth Cassell in Oliver, Stoned. (2014)
      Oliver, Stoned.
      4.2
      • Thomas (Narrator)
      • 2014

    Producer

    • Ahmad (2022)
      Ahmad
      Short
      • producer
      • 2022
    • BLOOM (2019)
      BLOOM
      7.2
      TV Short
      • producer
      • 2019

    Soundtrack

    • The Get Down (2016)
      The Get Down
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Bout That Bank"
      • performer: "Break The Locks"
      • performer: "The Internationale" ...
      • 2016–2017

    Videos12

    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
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    The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
    Part II - Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:40
    Part II - Official Trailer
    Part II - Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:40
    Part II - Official Trailer
    Trailer #2
    Trailer 1:07
    Trailer #2
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Official Trailer
    Theatrical Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Theatrical Trailer
    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 1:43
    Theatrical Version

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    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Born
      • February 12, 1999
      • Torrance, California, USA

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      Attended View Park Preparatory Accelerated Elementary Charter School in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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