Spence Moore II
Spence Moore II | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | December 16, 1997
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2016–present |
Known for | |
Children | 1 |
Spence Duane Moore II (born December 16, 1997) is an American actor best known for his main or recurring roles in a number of television series debuting in 2018: Five Points (2018), A.P. Bio (2018–2021), and All American (2018–present).[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Moore was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of two children.[4] Moore realized that he wanted to become an actor while preparing for his sixth grade talent show.[4] He later starred in several short films before moving on to more mainstream roles.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2017, Moore was cast in the Facebook Watch series Five Points as part of the main cast alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis.[5][6][7][2] Moore stated that working with Kerry Washington on the series was "life-changing".[8] He was cast in A.P. Bio as Dan Decker.[9] In 2018, Moore began appearing as a recurring character in the CW drama All American. In 2019, Moore is in the HBO miniseries, We Are Who We Are, which premiered in September 2020.[10][11]
In 2023, Moore appeared in season three of Superman & Lois as Bruno Mannheim's son Matteo. Since 2024, Moore has played the lead role of Jacob Nash in the NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds.
Personal life
[edit]Moore resides in Los Angeles.[4]
In January 2022, Moore and girlfriend, Samantha “Sammie” Cimarelli, announced they were expecting. Cimarelli gave birth to their son later that year.[12]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | My Father's Dragon | George The Tiger (voice) | ||
2023 | Creed III | Young Dame Anderson | ||
Back on the Strip | Merlin | |||
TBA | Going Places | TBA | Post-production | [13] |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2016 | Criminal Minds | Gabriel Lewis, 15 years old | Episode: "Mirror Image" | |
Last Man Standing | David | Episode: "Help Wanted" | ||
2017 | Rebel | Amari | Episode: "Breaking Point" | |
Ballers | David | Episode: "Ricky-Leaks" | ||
Lady Dynamite | Bill | Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter" | [14] | |
2017–2018 | StartUp | Damon | 2 episodes | |
2018 | 13 Reasons Why | Michael | 5 episodes | |
Five Points | Eric Harper | Main role (season 1) | [7] | |
The Rookie | Young Campbell | Episode: "The Hawk" | ||
2018–2021 | A.P. Bio | Dan Decker | Main role | [1] |
2018–present | All American | Chris Jackson | Recurring role | [3] |
2019 | Good Trouble | Jamal | Episode: "Less Than" | |
2020 | We Are Who We Are | Danny Poythress | Main role | |
2021–2022 | The Wonder Years | Bruce Williams | Recurring role | |
2022–2023 | Grown-ish | Big Brother Big Boy | 6 episodes | |
2023 | Superman & Lois | Matteo Mannheim | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
2024 | Brilliant Minds | Jacob Nash | Main role |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bennett, Anita (May 25, 2019). "'A.P. Bio' Fans Light Up Twitter In Effort To Save Canceled NBC Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (November 14, 2017). "'Five Points': Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker & Spence Moore II Cast In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Reilly, Kaitlin (April 18, 2019). "Who Does Spencer End Up With On All American?". Refinery29. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Forte, Allan. "C&C Teen Hollywood Film Festival - Spence Moore II Interview". Jean Book Nerd. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ "Video: "Five Points" Trailer from Kerry Washington + Facebook Watch". The Futon Critic. May 16, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Keller, Joel (June 5, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Five Points' On Facebook Watch, Where A Story Is Told From Different High Schoolers' Points Of View". Decider. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ a b Kim, Dakota (September 6, 2018). "Is Facebook Watch a Serious Streaming Platform? These 6 Shows Say Yes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Mangum, Trey (June 18, 2018). "Spence Moore II On Starring In The Timely, Kerry Washington-Produced, Southside Chicago-Set Drama, 'Five Points'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2018). "'A.P. Bio' Renewed For Season 2 By NBC". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Eric (July 22, 2019). "HBO Max Programming: The TV & Film Titles That Will Stream On WarnerMedia's Service". V Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ^ Corcoran, Nina (July 18, 2019). "Kid Cudi and Chloë Sevigny to star in We Are Who We Are, a new TV series directed by Luca Guadagnino". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
- ^ https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-spencer-moore-ii-welcome-1st-baby/
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 2, 2021). "Stampede Ventures Sets Dark Comedy 'Going Places'; Max Chernov Makes Feature Directing Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ Stephens, Emily L. (November 13, 2017). "Lady Dynamite's Thanksgiving episode will skate away with your heart". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 3, 2020.