Donald Glover
Donald Glover
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).
Known For
Actor
as Lando Calrissian
as Troy Barnes
as Hypno-Hustler
as Bando Stone
as Simba (voice)
as John Smith
as Self
as Aaron Davis
as Marshall Lee (voice)
as Marshall Lee / Monster Marshall (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Troy Barnes
as Self - Actor & Musician (archive footage)
as Simba (voice)
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
as Deni Maroon
as Lando Calrissian
as Self
as Self
as Aaron Davis
as Self
as Earnest 'Earn' Marks
as Rich Purnell
as Andre
as Niko
as Self
as Self
as The Boy
as The Boy
as Derrick
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Sandy
as Junior CDE Executive
as Day Trotter
as Transfer Billy (voice)
as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)
as Himself
as Self
as Childish Gambino
as Alpha Dog (voice)
as Marshall Lee
as Jason Rogers
as Troy Barnes
as Self (uncredited)
as Young P.A.
as Young Tracy Jordan
as Gay Kid
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Story
as Story
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Writer
as Story
as Screenplay
as Writer
Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
as Executive Producer
Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
as Director
Sound
as Songs
as Original Music Composer
as Original Music Composer
Creator
Crew
as Creator