Daniel Kaluuya played Posh Kenneth in the first two seasons of the television series Skins ; he co-wrote some of the episodes.
27 Facts About Daniel Kaluuya
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Daniel Kaluuya drew praise for his leading performance in Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in 2010.
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Daniel Kaluuya went on to gain attention for his television roles in the Doctor Who special episode "Planet of the Dead", Psychoville, The Fades, and the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".
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Daniel Kaluuya had supporting roles in the films Johnny English Reborn, Kick-Ass 2, and Sicario.
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In 2017, Daniel Kaluuya had his breakthrough starring in Jordan Peele's horror film Get Out, which garnered him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Daniel Kaluuya was born on 24 February 1989 in London to Ugandan parents.
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Daniel Kaluuya's mother raised him on a council estate in Camden Town, along with an older sister.
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Daniel Kaluuya's father lived in Balaka, Malawi and they had no contact until he was 15.
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Daniel Kaluuya attended Torriano Primary School, and St Aloysius' College, Highgate.
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Daniel Kaluuya subsequently took A-level History, Drama and Biology at Camden School for Girls in its co-educational sixth-form.
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Daniel Kaluuya wrote his first play at the age of nine, after which he began performing improvisational theatre.
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Daniel Kaluuya began acting as a child at his local Anna Scher Theatre School and WAC Arts.
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Daniel Kaluuya appeared in his first credited acting role in 2006 as Reece in the BBC's controversial drama Shoot the Messenger.
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Daniel Kaluuya then joined the original cast of Skins as Posh Kenneth; he was a contributing writer on the first two seasons of the series, as well as the head writer of the episodes titled "Jal" and "Thomas".
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Daniel Kaluuya voiced a character in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom Sneakiepeeks.
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In 2010, Daniel Kaluuya played the lead role in Roy Williams' Sucker Punch at the Royal Court Theatre in London; Daniel Kaluuya won rave reviews for his performance and he won both the Evening Standard Award and Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer.
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Daniel Kaluuya played one of the lead characters opposite Jessica Brown Findlay in "Fifteen Million Merits", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror, for which he received positive reviews from critics.
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Daniel Kaluuya received nominations for a BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award, and SAG Award for his role.
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In December 2016, Daniel Kaluuya was cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther.
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In 2020, Daniel Kaluuya was announced to produce and star in an adaptation of Femi Fadugba's debut novel The Upper World at Netflix.
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At age 32, Daniel Kaluuya became the seventh-youngest Academy Award Best Supporting Actor winner.
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In early 2021, Daniel Kaluuya was cast in Peele's sci-fi horror Nope, alongside Keke Palmer and Steven Yeun.
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Daniel Kaluuya was included in Times 2021 list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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In March 2022, it was revealed that Daniel Kaluuya was writing a dystopian drama for Netflix, titled The Kitchen, with Kibwe Tavares set to direct.
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Daniel Kaluuya is an ardent supporter of Arsenal FC, to the extent of referring to Arsenal's North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur FC, as the "team who must not be named" and the "Voldemort of the League".
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Daniel Kaluuya is a Christian and acknowledged his faith during his speech at his Oscar win.
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Outside of film, Daniel Kaluuya received recognition for his role guest-hosting a 2021 episode of Saturday Night Live, and he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.