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(Redirected from Brandon Smith (actor)) American actor, singer, dancer and rapper (born 1989)
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Brandon Mychal Smith
Smith in 2012
Born (1989-05-29) May 29, 1989 (age 35)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
  • rapper
Years active1999–present

Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in Gridiron Gang, Sam in You're the Worst, Li'l Danny Dawkins in Phil of the Future, Nico Harris in Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, Stubby in Starstruck, Lord of da Bling in Let It Shine, and Marcus in One Big Happy. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Tayshawn Mitchell in The Ron Clark Story (2006) and Little Richard in the 2014 James Brown biopic Get on Up. He voices Michelangelo in the Nickelodeon animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Career

Smith won a Family Television Award and Young Artist Award in 2007 for his performance as Tayshawn in The Ron Clark Story. His other credits include the 2006 production of Gridiron Gang as Bug Wendal, and a recurring role as Mario in Unfabulous. He starred in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. He also performs the song and music video "Party Up" for Starstruck. He was a competitor on the Dancing with the Stars sequel Skating with the Stars but had to withdraw due to illness. He produced Maxrank's track "Winna Girl".

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 She's All That JV Cleaning Boy
2003 Grind Skater
2006 Gridiron Gang Bug Wendal
2007 Weapons James
2010 Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale TJ
2014 Sacrifice Kaz
Get On Up Little Richard
2015 Hoovey Donavan
2016 Dirty Grandpa Tyrone
2017 The Most Hated Woman in America Roy Collier
2021 Horror Noire Nekani
2023 Appendage Kaelin
Sick Girl Leo

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 The District Darren "Junior" Fox Episode: "Payback"
2003 Kim Possible Lamar Harris (voice) Episode: "Two to Tutor"
2004–2005 Unfabulous Mario 9 episodes
2005 The Shield Nathan Episode: "The Cure"
That's So Raven Razor Episode: "Extreme Cory"
2005–2006 Phil of the Future Danny Dawkins 18 episodes
2006 Without a Trace Trevor Episode: "Blood Out"
Lucky Louie Jason Plumbey Episode: "A Mugging Story"
Bones Kid #1 Episode: "The Boy in the Shroud"
All of Us Deke 2 episodes
The Ron Clark Story Tayshawn Television film
2007 Zoey 101 Wrestler Episode: "Wrestling"
2008 Cory in the House Robbie Malikiey Episode: "Uninvited Pest"
2009 The Forgotten Billy York Episode: "Football John"
2009–2011 Sonny with a Chance Nico Harris Series regular
2010 Starstruck Albert J. "Stubby" Stubbins Television film
2011–2012 So Random! Nico Harris Series regular
2012 SNAP! Himself Host
Let It Shine Lord of da Bling Television film
2013 Social Nightmare Daniel Television film
2014–2019 You're the Worst Sam Dresden 19 episodes
2015 One Big Happy Marcus 6 episodes
2016 Sweet/Vicious Harris Series regular
2018–2020 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mikey (voice) Series regular
2019 Four Weddings and a Funeral Craig Series regular
2022 Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie Mikey (voice) Television film

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role
2008 Demi Lovato "La La Land" The Director
2009 Daniel Curtis Lee ft. Adam Hicks "U Can't Touch This" Boy
2010 Sterling Knight "Starstruck" Stubby
Brandon Mychal Smith "Party Up" Himself

References

  1. "Disney Channel Winter Press Tour 2009 - Sonny With A Chance - Brandon Mychal Smith "Nico Harris"". Disney Channel Medianet. 2009. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
  2. Blaustein, David (August 1, 2014). "Movie Review: 'Get On Up' With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer". ABC News.
  3. McCarver, Mark (August 1, 2014). "James Brown's biopic 'Get On Up' takes huge risks with mixed results". Baltimore Post-Examiner.
  4. Rosen, Christopher (August 1, 2014). "These Are The Best Parts Of 'Get On Up'". Huffington Post.
  5. "Pro Skater Pairings, Host and Color Commentator for ABC's "Skating With the Stars" Announced". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  6. Snierson, Dan (November 2, 2017). "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cast features Ben Schwartz and Kat Graham". Entertainment Weekly.

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