Jussie Smollett

Born: 1982-06-21, Santa Rosa, California, USA

Biography

Jussie Smollett (born June 21, 1982) is an American actor, singer and photographer. As a child, he began his acting career for summer fun in 1987 starring in national network commercials in NYC. He later co-starred in the films The Mighty Ducks (1992) and Rob Reiner's North (1994). In 2015, Smollett received rave reviews for his portrayal of musician Jamal Lyon in the Fox music-industry primetime TV drama Empire.

Filmography

• Coach (1989)
• Empire (2015)
• Empire (2015)
• The Mindy Project (2012)
• Star (2016)
• Alien: Covenant (2017)
• Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
• The Mighty Ducks (1992)
• Marshall (2017)
• North (1994)
• Ask Me Anything (2014)
• Born to Race: Fast Track (2014)
• The Skinny (2012)
• The Lost Holliday (2024)
• The Lost Holliday (2024)
• B-Boy Blues (2021)
• A Little Piece of Heaven (1991)