Shameik Moore

Shameik Alti Moore^[1] (born May 4, 1995) is an American actor, singer, and rapper. He is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its upcoming sequels.

Shameik Moore
Moore at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Shameik Alti Moore (1995-05-04) May 4, 1995 (age 28) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Other names	King SAM
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer, rapper
Years active	2011–present
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop, R&B, pop, reggae
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Altimont

Website	shameikmoore.com

Life and career

Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Druid Hills High School. His family originates from Jamaica.^[2]

Moore started off with bit roles from shows 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 cancelled after one season.^[3] 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.^[4] He is also one of the five male leads in the Netflix series The Get Down, which premiered in 2016 and was cancelled in 2017 after one half-season.^[5] Moore voiced Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, which was released in December 2018^[6] and will reprise the role for the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, in 2023. Since 2019, he has played Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.^[7]


Title	Album details
30058^[8]	Released: July 15, 2015 Label: We Music Group Format: Digital download, streaming


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

Key
	Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Dope	Malcolm Adekanbi	Nominated—Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer
2018	The Pretenders	Phil
2018	Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice
2019	Let It Snow	Stuart
2020	Cut Throat City	Blink
2021	Silver Star^[9]	Buddy	In production
2022	Samaritan	Devin Holloway
2023	Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice; in production
2024	Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse	Miles Morales / Spider-Man	Voice; in production

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Reed Between the Lines	Blake	1 episode
2013	Incredible Crew	Various characters	Main cast
2016–2017	The Get Down	Shaolin Fantastic
2019–2023	Wu-Tang: An American Saga	Sha/Raekwon

^ "Shameik Moore on Instagram".
^ . Jimmy Kimmel Live. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015.
^ "Cartoon Network's Shameik Moore Visits Atlanta Schools". Atlanta Daily World. April 4, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ Smith, Nigel M. (February 2, 2015). "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival". Indiewire. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^ McKinney, Jessica (June 29, 2016). "Jaden Smith and Shameik Moore To Star In Netflix Original 'The Get Down'". Vibe. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^ "'Spider-Man' Animated Movie Coming in 2018". Variety. April 22, 2015. from the original on April 2, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^ Fienberg, Daniel (September 2, 2019). "'Wu-Tang: An American Saga': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ "30058 - Album by Shameik Moore on Apple Music". Apple Music. July 15, 2015.
^ Wiseman, Andreas (June 9, 2021). "'Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Star Shameik Moore Joins Sydney Sweeney In Crime-Drama 'Silver Star' — Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved June 9, 2021.