469:
425:
102:
481:
149:
449:
141:
but was instead cast as the 14-year-old Kevin
Richardson in the series. The role earned him an Primetime Emmy Award nomination, making him one of the youngest nominees in its history. Blackk appeared as a series regular on
695:
615:
587:
827:
837:
832:
768:
464:
852:
719:"SXSW Lineup Includes 'Dungeons & Dragons' On Opening Night, 'Evil Dead Rise', Eva Longoria's 'Flamin' Hot', A24's 'Problemista' & More"
862:
531:
685:
559:
358:
847:
842:
857:
302:
742:
718:
660:
642:
588:"'It's mind-blowing!' Youngest Emmy contender Asante Blackk says of 'When They See Us' acting debut leading to nomination"
230:
161:
339:
532:"Maryland actor Asante Blackk earns Emmy nomination for 'When They See Us'; Robin Wright gets 'House of Cards' nod"
420:
686:"'This Is Us' Actor Asante Blackk to Star With Tiffany Haddish in 'Landscape With Invisible Hand' (EXCLUSIVE)"
616:"Asante Blackk just graduated from high school in Maryland. He's also an Emmy nominee for 'When They See Us.'"
113:
Blackk began acting as an elementary school student at Judith P. Hoyer
Montessori School. His first role was
822:
564:
144:
817:
620:
592:
690:
308:
802:
536:
500:
444:
132:
49:
773:
769:"This week's TV: Norman Lear at 100, a comedy about reboots, and a reboot of 'Quantum Leap'"
431:
284:
137:
97:
743:"Did You Know Samira Wiley Was Asante Blackk's Aunt? Because They Have the Same Damn Face"
119:
127:
in
Washington, after which he got an agent. Blackk originally auditioned for the role of
124:
811:
178:
79:
661:"Breakout 'This Is Us' star Asante Blackk explains why his role is so important"
156:
123:. One of his first professional roles was in "How I Learned to Be a Kid" at the
560:"'When They See Us' Star Asante Blackk Reveals the Role He Originally Vied For"
487:
322:
128:
148:
from 2019 until the show ended in May 2022, for which he was nominated for a
244:
798:
95:, is an American actor. He is best known for his role in the miniseries
114:
61:
643:"The 12 youngest Emmy award nominees and winners of all time"
165:, which was released in August 2023; he later appeared in
367:
Episode: "It All
Started with an Orange Basketball"
75:
67:
57:
28:
21:
91:(born October 20, 2001), known professionally as
426:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series
505:Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
376:Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter
203:Denotes films that have not yet been released
8:
450:Outstanding Supporting Actor, Limited Series
470:Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries
262:
208:
18:
828:21st-century African-American male actors
393:
193:
767:Matthew, Gilbert (September 19, 2022).
522:
482:Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
274:
220:
131:, one of the exonerated members of the
169:which was released in September 2023.
7:
717:D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-01-11).
684:Jackson, Angelique (June 28, 2021).
586:Dillon, Nancy (September 22, 2019).
359:The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
614:Lieberman, Mark (August 22, 2019).
530:Kaltenbach, Chris (July 16, 2019).
838:African-American male child actors
698:from the original on June 29, 2021
303:Live in Front of a Studio Audience
14:
833:21st-century American male actors
465:Critics' Choice Television Awards
349:Episode: "Pomp and Circumstance"
558:Bitran, Tara (August 16, 2019).
445:Black Reel Awards for Television
150:Critics' Choice Television Award
101:(2019), for which he received a
853:American male television actors
135:, in the dramatized miniseries
155:Blackk made his film debut in
1:
863:People from Waldorf, Maryland
231:Landscape with Invisible Hand
162:Landscape with Invisible Hand
501:Black Reel Television Awards
177:He is the nephew of actress
879:
848:American male stage actors
843:American male child actors
858:Male actors from Maryland
485:
463:
460:
429:
416:
225:
290:Kevin Richardson (Teen)
331:Main role; 16 episodes
565:The Hollywood Reporter
390:Awards and nominations
109:Early life and career
421:Primetime Emmy Award
383:Television Special
117:in a performance of
103:Primetime Emmy Award
621:The Washington Post
593:New York Daily News
196:
194:
537:The Baltimore Sun
514:
513:
387:
386:
256:
255:
207:
206:
133:Central Park Five
89:Asante Duah Ma'at
86:
85:
68:Years active
50:Waldorf, Maryland
33:Asante Duah Ma'at
870:
786:
785:
783:
781:
774:The Boston Globe
764:
758:
757:
755:
753:
739:
733:
732:
730:
729:
714:
708:
707:
705:
703:
681:
675:
674:
672:
671:
657:
651:
650:
647:Business Insider
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
583:
577:
576:
574:
572:
555:
549:
548:
546:
544:
527:
432:When They See Us
394:
285:When They See Us
263:
209:
197:
138:When They See Us
98:When They See Us
46:
43:October 20, 2001
42:
40:
19:
878:
877:
873:
872:
871:
869:
868:
867:
808:
807:
795:
790:
789:
779:
777:
766:
765:
761:
751:
749:
741:
740:
736:
727:
725:
716:
715:
711:
701:
699:
683:
682:
678:
669:
667:
659:
658:
654:
641:
640:
636:
626:
624:
613:
612:
608:
598:
596:
585:
584:
580:
570:
568:
557:
556:
552:
542:
540:
529:
528:
524:
519:
392:
364:Kareem (voice)
341:Social Distance
261:
192:
187:
175:
120:The Jungle Book
111:
53:
47:
44:
38:
36:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
876:
874:
866:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
810:
809:
806:
805:
794:
793:External links
791:
788:
787:
759:
734:
709:
676:
652:
634:
606:
578:
550:
521:
520:
518:
515:
512:
511:
509:
506:
503:
497:
496:
494:
491:
484:
478:
477:
475:
472:
467:
462:
458:
457:
455:
452:
447:
441:
440:
438:
435:
428:
423:
418:
414:
413:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
391:
388:
385:
384:
381:
378:
373:
369:
368:
365:
362:
355:
351:
350:
347:
344:
337:
333:
332:
329:
326:
319:
315:
314:
311:
306:
299:
295:
294:
291:
288:
281:
277:
276:
273:
270:
267:
260:
257:
254:
253:
251:
250:Kadir Grayson
248:
240:
239:
237:
236:Adam Campbell
234:
227:
223:
222:
219:
216:
213:
205:
204:
201:
191:
188:
186:
183:
174:
171:
125:Howard Theatre
110:
107:
84:
83:
77:
73:
72:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
48:
32:
30:
26:
25:
22:
16:American actor
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
875:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
823:Living people
821:
819:
816:
815:
813:
804:
800:
799:Asante Blackk
797:
796:
792:
780:September 19,
776:
775:
770:
763:
760:
748:
747:The Grapevine
744:
738:
735:
724:
720:
713:
710:
697:
693:
692:
687:
680:
677:
666:
662:
656:
653:
648:
644:
638:
635:
627:September 23,
623:
622:
617:
610:
607:
599:September 23,
595:
594:
589:
582:
579:
571:September 23,
567:
566:
561:
554:
551:
543:September 23,
539:
538:
533:
526:
523:
516:
510:
507:
504:
502:
499:
498:
495:
492:
490:
489:
483:
480:
479:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
459:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
442:
439:
436:
434:
433:
427:
424:
422:
419:
415:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
395:
389:
382:
379:
377:
374:
371:
370:
366:
363:
361:
360:
356:
354:2022-present
353:
352:
348:
345:
343:
342:
338:
335:
334:
330:
328:Malik Hodges
327:
325:
324:
320:
317:
316:
312:
310:
309:Michael Evans
307:
305:
304:
300:
297:
296:
292:
289:
287:
286:
282:
279:
278:
271:
268:
265:
264:
258:
252:
249:
247:
246:
242:
241:
238:
235:
233:
232:
228:
224:
217:
214:
211:
210:
202:
199:
198:
189:
184:
182:
180:
173:Personal life
172:
170:
168:
164:
163:
158:
153:
151:
147:
146:
140:
139:
134:
130:
126:
122:
121:
116:
108:
106:
104:
100:
99:
94:
93:Asante Blackk
90:
81:
78:
74:
70:
66:
63:
60:
56:
51:
45:(age 22)
31:
27:
23:Asante Blackk
20:
778:. Retrieved
772:
762:
750:. Retrieved
746:
737:
726:. Retrieved
722:
712:
700:. Retrieved
689:
679:
668:. Retrieved
664:
655:
646:
637:
625:. Retrieved
619:
609:
597:. Retrieved
591:
581:
569:. Retrieved
563:
553:
541:. Retrieved
535:
525:
486:
430:
375:
357:
340:
321:
301:
283:
243:
229:
179:Samira Wiley
176:
166:
160:
154:
143:
136:
118:
112:
105:nomination.
96:
92:
88:
87:
80:Samira Wiley
71:2007–present
818:2001 births
313:2 episodes
293:4 episodes
185:Filmography
157:Cory Finley
812:Categories
728:2023-10-27
670:2019-11-20
517:References
508:Nominated
493:Nominated
488:This Is Us
474:Nominated
454:Nominated
437:Nominated
323:This Is Us
318:2019–2022
259:Television
167:Story Ave,
145:This Is Us
129:Korey Wise
58:Occupation
39:2001-10-20
752:4 January
665:TODAY.com
403:Category
245:Story Ave
76:Relatives
723:Deadline
702:June 28,
696:Archived
380:Himself
691:Variety
409:Result
400:Award
346:Corey
275:Notes
269:Title
221:Notes
215:Title
115:Mowgli
82:(aunt)
52:, U.S.
461:2020
417:2019
412:Ref.
406:Work
397:Year
372:2022
336:2020
298:2019
280:2019
272:Role
266:Year
226:2023
218:Role
212:Year
62:Actor
803:IMDb
782:2022
754:2020
704:2021
629:2019
601:2019
573:2019
545:2019
195:Key
190:Film
29:Born
801:at
159:'s
814::
771:.
745:.
721:.
694:.
688:.
663:.
645:.
618:.
590:.
562:.
534:.
200:†
181:.
152:.
41:)
784:.
756:.
731:.
706:.
673:.
649:.
631:.
603:.
575:.
547:.
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.