Shameik Moore

Biography

Shameik Alti Moore (born May 4, 1995) is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut in Dope (2015), and is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated Spider-Verse film series and for portraying Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Early life

Moore was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Druid Hills High School. His family is originally from Jamaica.

Career

Moore started off with bit roles in shows and films such as Tyler Perry's House of Payne, Reed Between the Lines, and Joyful Noise. In 2013, he had his first main television role on the sketch-comedy series Incredible Crew, which aired on Cartoon Network before being canceled after one season. He then gained recognition with his portrayal of Malcolm in the 2015 film Dope, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. IndieWire included Moore on its list of "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival" for his performance in the movie. He is also one of the five male leads in the Netflix series The Get Down, which premiered in 2016 and was canceled in 2017 after one season.
Moore voiced Miles Morales in the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation, which was released in December 2018, and reprised the role in 2023's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will reprise the role in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. From 2019 to 2023, he played Raekwon of the Wu-Tang Clan in Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.

Personal life

In December 2024, Moore posted a year-old video of himself and actress Laura Harrier together. Harrier publicly denounced this because she was engaged and revealed that Moore had not deleted the video after she had asked him to do so in private.