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Aramis Knight
Born (1999-10-03) October 3, 1999 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
Websitearamisknight.com

Aramis Knight (born October 3, 1999) is an American actor who has appeared on television and in films. He is best known for playing the role of Bean in the 2013 film Ender's Game and for playing the lead role of M.K. in the AMC series Into the Badlands (2015-2019).

Early life

Knight was born on October 3, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. His father is of Pakistani and Indian descent, while his mother Rhonda Knight is of English, Irish and German descent.[1][2]

Career

In 2005, Knight began acting in commercials and playing minor screen roles.[citation needed] Since then, he has guest-starred and played recurring characters on various television shows, including Scorpion,[3] The Middle, Psych, NCIS, Lost, Dexter, and Boston Legal.[4][5] His film roles have included Crossing Over and Rendition.[5][6] Knight has also done voice acting for multiple projects, including Shrek Forever After and Happy Feet Two.[7]

Knight portrayed Bean, the best friend of main character Ender Wiggin,[8] in the science fiction/fantasy[9] film Ender's Game (2013).[8]

From 2015 to 2019, Knight played the lead role of M.K., "a boy with unexplained magic powers",[10] on Into the Badlands.[11][12][13] Into the Badlands is an AMC television series described as "a high-octane sci-fi martial arts series"[10] and as a "post-apocalyptic drama".[14] To prepare for the role of M.K., Knight received several weeks of intensive training in martial arts.[4][15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Rendition Jeremy El-Ibrahimi[16]
2009 Crossing Over Juan Sanchez[17]
2009 Santa Buddies Budha Uncredited[citation needed]
2010 Valentine's Day Romeo Midnight Uncredited[5]
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Kid with Apple[5]
2013 Ender's Game Bean[8]
2020 Runt Vic[18] Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Boston Legal Tito Perez 2 episodes[5]
2005 Invasion Hispanic Boy Pilot[5]
2006 Day Break Jenga Player Episode: "What If They Run"[19]
2006 Cold Case Emilio Valens Episode: "The War at Home"[19]
2008 Dexter Carlos Recurring role[5]
2008 Hannah Montana Uncredited[citation needed] Episode: "We're All on This Date Together"
2008 Life on Mars Uncredited[citation needed] Unaired pilot
2008 Single with Parents Dylan Unaired pilot
2009 Ghost Whisperer Gus Episode: "Dead Listing"[5]
2009 Hatching Pete Wendell Pate Disney Channel Original Movie[19]
2010 The Whole Truth Justin Brogan Recurring role[5]
2010 Sons of Tucson Boy #2 Episode: "Kisses and Beads"[5]
2010 The Middle Mitch Episode: "TV or Not TV"[5]
2010 Lost Sam Episode: "Sundown"[5]
2011 General Hospital Young Sonny Recurring role[20]
2011 Psych Justin Episode: "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader"[5]
2011 Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures Anthony Episode: "Epic Haunting"
2011 Rizzoli & Isles Joey Mateo Episode: "Brown Eyed Girl"[5]
2011 Parenthood Judah Episode: "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs"[5]
2011 NCIS Nick Miller Episode: "Freedom"[5]
2014 Girl Meets World Brandon Episode: "Girl Meets Friendship"
2015 Scorpion Paco Episode: "Going South"
2015–2019 Into the Badlands M.K. Main role
2021 Ms. Marvel Red Dagger Main cast

References

  1. ^ "Aramis Knight Revealed Dating Etiquettes With Girlfriend! Makes Out Perfect Guy". LIVERAMPUP. February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bio". Aramis Knight official website. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "New AMC Show 'Into the Badlands' Praised for 'Groundbreaking' Casting". NBC News.
  4. ^ a b "New Martial Arts Drama Series Stars Asian American Actors". November 5, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Aramis Knight credits". MovieWeb. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  6. ^ "Aramis Knight, de Into the Badlands, pibón del momento". LOS40. October 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "Aramis Knight: The Rising Indian-Pakistani Star Making His Mark in Hollywood". India West.
  8. ^ a b c Debruge, Peter (October 25, 2013). "Film Review: 'Ender's Game'".
  9. ^ "Ender's Game – review". the Guardian. October 24, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Miller, Liz Shannon; Miller, Liz Shannon (March 22, 2019). "'Into the Badlands' Season 3 Review: The Final Season Didn't Have to Be the Last".
  11. ^ "Why Into The Badlands Changed Filming Locations After Season 1". ScreenRant. December 25, 2019.
  12. ^ "Into The Badlands: Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. October 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 15, 2015). "AMC Series 'Into The Badlands' Casts Trio".
  14. ^ Wade, Bethany (March 26, 2020). "Here's why 'Into the Badlands' needs a season 4". Film Daily.
  15. ^ Ho, Rodney; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Atlanta native Ally Ioannides plays Tilda in AMC's 'Into the Badlands'". ajc.
  16. ^ Keck, William (October 11, 2007). "Plots, but not paths, intersect for Witherspoon, Gyllenhaal". USA Today. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  17. ^ Vice, Jeff (April 3, 2009). "Crossing Over". Deseret News. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
  18. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (July 30, 2018). "Jason Patric, 'Deadpool's Brianna Hildebrand, Tichina Arnold & More Join 'Runt' Indie Film". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "Aramis Knight credits". TV Guide. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
  20. ^ West, Abby (November 29, 2011). "General Hospital: Maurice Benard on Sonny's journey home to Brooklyn". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
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