{"id":1008,"date":"2020-10-23T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T21:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2022-07-25T23:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T23:21:56","slug":"daniel-kaluuya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/african-reel\/daniel-kaluuya\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Kaluuya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor whose parents are from Uganda. He grew up in London and began acting through improvisational theatre before joining the cast of the TV show Skins. After more TV appearances in shows including Black Mirror, Kaluuya went on to a film career. In 2017, his starring role in Jordan Peele\u2019s <em>Get Out <\/em>earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor as well as rising prominence in the American film industry due to Get Out\u2019s overwhelming success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alt.africanfilmartsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/methode_sundaytimes_prod_web_bin_a5cbdf80-3139-11ea-81b4-81217bc4782e-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4580\"\/><figcaption>Source: Andreas Konrath\/The Guardian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following year, Kaluuya portrayed W\u2019Kabi in <em>Black Panther, <\/em>Ryan Coogler\u2019s blockbuster Marvel film about the fictional African nation of Wakanda. In 2019, he starred in romantic crime drama <em>Queen &amp; Slim, <\/em>directed by Melina Matsoukas and written by award winning screenwriter Lena Waithe. <em>Queen &amp; Slim<\/em> tells the story of a couple who are on the run after killing a police officer. Kaluuya will star in the upcoming film Judah and the Black Messiah, a biopic of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton, set to come out in 2021. From an innovative thriller to a blockbusting superhero movie to a study of a celebrated activist, Kaluuya\u2019s films have spanned topics and genres, making him an incredibly versatile and exciting actor to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor whose parents are from Uganda. He grew up in London and began acting through improvisational theatre before joining the cast of the TV show Skins. After more TV appearances in shows including Black Mirror, Kaluuya went on to a film career. 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