Donald Glover

Donald Glover

1983-09-25

Biography

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (born September 25, 1983), also known by the stage name Childish Gambino, is an American actor, rapper, singer, writer, comedian, director, and producer. After working on Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. Since 2016, Glover stars in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directs. For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Glover has starred in several successful films, including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the Space Western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). A filmmaker, Glover starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019).

Also appears in

Mufasa: The Lion King

Mufasa: The Lion King

6.9

The Lion King

The Lion King

7.1

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

8.4

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming

7.3

The Martian

The Martian

7.7

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

6.6

Men in Black: International

Men in Black: International

5.9

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.7

The To Do List

The To Do List

5.8

Magic Mike XXL

Magic Mike XXL

6.2

The Muppets

The Muppets

6.7

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

6.2

The Lazarus Effect

The Lazarus Effect

5.3

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

7.4

Guava Island

Guava Island

6.7

Adele One Night Only

Adele One Night Only

7.9

Harmontown

Harmontown

6.6

Mystery Team

Mystery Team

6.2

Donald Glover: Weirdo

Donald Glover: Weirdo

6.8

Shut Up and Play the Hits

Shut Up and Play the Hits

6.9