1. Jason Mitchell was born on January 5,1987 and is an American actor.
12 Facts About Jason Mitchell
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Jason Mitchell is best known for portraying rapper Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
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Jason Mitchell has appeared in the Key and Peele comedy film Keanu, the Netflix film Barry, James Franco's The Disaster Artist, and the blockbuster Kong: Skull Island.
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Jason Mitchell has appeared in critically acclaimed film such as Kathryn Bigelow's crime drama Detroit, Dee Rees' historical drama Mudbound and Janicza Bravo's black comedy Zola.
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Jason Mitchell had his film debut in 2011 as a 7-Eleven cashier in the crime film Texas Killing Fields.
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Jason Mitchell continued acting in minor roles such as the action-thriller Contraband starring Mark Wahlberg, and the political neo-noir Broken City starring Russell Crowe and Wahlberg.
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In 2014, Mitchell made his film breakthrough when he was cast as Compton rapper Eazy-E in the F Gary Gray directed biopic Straight Outta Compton, with his performance being met with significant praise by critics.
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Jason Mitchell received multiple awards nominations including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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Jason Mitchell starred in two critically acclaimed films, Kathryn Bigelow's crime drama Detroit starring John Boyega, Kaitlyn Dever, and Will Poulter and Dee Rees' historical drama Mudbound.
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Jason Mitchell received his second Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture nomination.
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In 2018, Jason Mitchell starred in the Lena Waithe's Showtime drama series The Chi, but did not return for a third season due to his misconduct allegations.