About
Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Overview
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (born July 23, 1994) is an American actor. He began his career with small roles in the 2013 films Ender's Game and 12 Years a Slave. His breakthrough performance came as Travis in the 2017 horror film It Comes at Night, and in 2019 he gained wider recognition for his work in Luce and Waves. Harrison Jr. received nominations for the Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards for the former and the Rising Star Award at the British Academy Film Awards for the latter.
Known for
Acting |
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| 2025 | Atlantis | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Actor | Taka (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | Chevalier | Actor | Joseph | 59 Average |
| 2023 | Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen | Actor | Self - ‘B.B. King’ | 59 Average |
| 2022 | Elvis | Actor | B.B. King | 73 Good |
| 2021 | Monster | Actor | Steve Harmon | 59 Average |
| 2021 | Gully | Actor | Jesse | 58 Average |
| 2021 | Cyrano | Actor | Christian de Neuvillette | 60 Fair |
| 2020 | Unity Call | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Actor | Fred Hampton | 74 Good |
| 2020 | The High Note | Actor | David Cliff | 64 Fair |
| 2020 | The Photograph | Actor | Andy Morrison | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Waves | Actor | Tyler | 67 Fair |
| 2019 | Luce | Actor | Luce Edgar | 60 Fair |
| 2019 | Bolden | Actor | Frankie Dusen | 58 Average |
| 2019 | J.T. LeRoy | Actor | Sean | 58 Average |
| 2019 | The Wolf Hour | Actor | Freddie | 58 Average |
| 2018 | Monsters and Men | Actor | Zyrick | 59 Average |
| 2018 | Assassination Nation | Actor | Mason | 61 Fair |
| 2018 | Jinn | Actor | Tahir | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Mudbound | Actor | Weeks | 69 Fair |
| 2017 | It Comes at Night | Actor | Travis | 58 Average |
| 2017 | Genius | Actor | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | 76 Good |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Actor | Simon | 62 Fair |
| 2015 | A Sort of Homecoming | Actor | Eliot | 59 Average |
| 2015 | Dancer and the Dame | Actor | Kenny | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Dancer and the Dame | Actor | Kenny Bassett | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Actor | Salamander (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Actor | Victim 2 | 78 Good |
| Samo Lives | Actor | Jean-Michel Basquiat | N/A N/A |
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| O'Dessa | Actor | Euri Dervish | N/A N/A |
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| Behind the Lines | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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| 2020 | Unity Call | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |