Brandon Mychal Smith
| Brandon Mychal Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1989 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989)[1] is an American actor best known for playing Bug Wendal in Gridiron Gang, Li'l Danny Dawkins in Phil of the Future, Nico Harris in Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, Stubby in Starstruck, Lord of da Bling in Let It Shine, and Marcus in One Big Happy. He won critical acclaim for his portrayal of Little Richard in the 2014 biopic Get On Up.[2][3][4]
Career
Smith won a Family Television Award and Young Artist Award in 2007 for his performance as Tayshawn in The Ron Clark Story. His other credits include the 2006 production of Gridiron Gang as Bug Wendal, and a recurring role as Mario in Unfabulous. He starred in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. He also performs the song and music video "Party Up" for Starstruck. He was a competitor on the Dancing with the Stars sequel Skating with the Stars but had to withdraw due to illness. He produced Maxrank's track "Winna Girl".[5]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Grind | Skater | |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Bug Wendal | |
| 2006 | The Ron Clark Story | Tayshawn | |
| 2007 | Weapons | James | |
| 2010 | Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale | TJ | |
| 2012 | Let It Shine | The Lord Of Da Bling | |
| 2014 | Sacrifice | Kaz | |
| 2014 | Get On Up | Little Richard | |
| 2015 | Hoovey | Donavan | |
| 2016 | Dirty Grandpa | Tyrone |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The District | Darren "Junior" Fox | Episode: "Payback" |
| 2004–2005 | Unfabulous | Mario | 9 episodes |
| 2005 | The Shield | Nathan | Episode: "The Cure" |
| 2005 | That's So Raven | Razor | Episode: "Extreme Cory" |
| 2005–2006 | Phil of the Future | Danny Dawkins | 18 episodes |
| 2006 | Without a Trace | Trevor | Episode: "Blood Out" |
| 2006 | Gridiron Gang | Bug Wendal | |
| 2006 | Lucky Louie | Jason Plumbey | Episode: "A Mugging Story" |
| 2006 | Bones | Kid #1 | Episode: "The Boy in the Shroud" |
| 2006 | All of Us | Deke | Episode: "Love Do Cost a Thing" |
| 2006 | The Ron Clark Story | Tayshawn | |
| 2007 | Zoey 101 | wrestler | Episode: "Wrestling" |
| 2009 | The Forgotten | Billy York | Episode: "Football John" |
| 2009–2011 | Sonny with a Chance | Nico Harris | |
| 2010 | Starstruck | Albert J. "Stubby" Stubbins | Television film |
| 2011–2012 | So Random! | Nico Harris | |
| 2012 | SNAP! | Himself | Host |
| 2013 | Social Nightmare | Daniel | Television film |
| 2014 | You're the Worst | Sam Dresden | |
| Get on Up | Little Richard | ||
| 2015 | One Big Happy | Marcus | Main Character |
| 2016 | Sweet/Vicious | Harris |
Music videos
| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Demi Lovato | "La La Land" | The Director |
| 2009 | Daniel Curtis Lee ft. Adam Hicks | "U Can't Touch This" | Boy |
| 2010 | Sterling Knight | "Starstruck" | Stubby |
| 2010 | Brandon Mychal Smith | "Party Up" | Himself |
References
- ↑ "Sonny With A Chance - BRANDON MYCHAL SMITH "Nico Harris"". Disney Channel Medianet. 2009. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012.
- ↑ ABC News. "Movie Review: 'Get On Up' With Chadwick Boseman, Nelsan Ellis, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer - ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "James Brown's biopic 'Get On Up' takes huge risks with mixed results - Baltimore Post-ExaminerBaltimore Post-Examiner". Your Site NAME Goes HERE. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ↑ "Is 'Get On Up' Worth Your Money?". Huffington Post. August 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Pro Skater Pairings, Host and Color Commentator for ABC's "Skating With the Stars" Announced". TheFutonCritic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2011.