Jussie Smollett is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 and is said to have acted in many movies including The Mighty Ducks and Rob Reiner’s North.
Born on June 21, 1982 (age 39 years), in Santa Rosa, California, in the United States of America, Jussie grew up with his siblings Jurnee Smollett, Jake Smollett, Jojo Smollett, Jocqui Smollett and Jazz Smollett.
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | Terry Hall | Nominated – Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture |
| 1994 | North | Adam | |
| 2009 | Pitch This | Mike | Short film |
| 2012 | The Skinny | Magnus | |
| 2014 | Born to Race: Fast Track | Tariq | Direct-to-video |
| Ask Me Anything | Nico Dempster | ||
| 2016 | The Tale of Four | John | Short film |
| 2017 | Alien: Covenant – Prologue: Last Supper | Ricks | Short film |
| Alien: Covenant | |||
| Marshall | Langston Hughes |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Little Piece of Heaven | Salem Bordeaux | Television film |
| 1993 | Alex Haley’s Queen | Simon | Miniseries |
| 1993 | Coach | Billy | Episode: “Piece o’ Cake” |
| 1993–1994 | Cro | Mike | Voice, 20 episodes |
| 1994–1995 | On Our Own | Jesse Jerrico | Series regular, 20 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project | Barry Stassen | Episode: “Josh and Mindy’s Christmas Party” |
| 2014 | Revenge | Jamie | Episode: “Ashes” |
| 2015–2019 | Empire | Jamal Lyon | Series regular Nominated – BET Award for Best Actor Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Drama Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Breakout Star Directed season 4, episode 16 |
| 2016 | Underground | Josey | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Live! with Kelly | Himself | Guest host, 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Star | Jamal Lyon | Episode: “The Winner Takes it All” |
| 2018 | America Divided | Himself | Episode: “Whose History?” |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mariah Carey | “Infinity” |
| 2016 | Jussie Smollett | “F.U.W.” |
Jussie Smollett Parents: Meet Joel Smollett and Janet Smollett
Jussie Smollett was born in Santa Rosa, California, and is the son of Joel and Janet (née Harris) Smollett. He has three brothers and two sisters: Jake, Jacqui, Jojo, Jurnee, and Jazz, several of whom are also actors
Jussie’s father is said to be Jewish whiles his mother Janet is an African-American
Joel Smollett was aged 58 in 2014 when he died of cancer. Janet, his wife, was born on November 27, 1952, and is now 70 years old.
