Daniel Kaluuya originally known as Daniel Joseph Kaluuya is an English actor born in London, England. Kaluuya is 29 years old and a writer too. He was born on 24th February 1989.
Recently Kaluuya lives in West London, England. Kaluuya’s sun sign is Pisces. Kaluuya became a well-known actor after playing the lead role in the horror movie of Chris Washington which was named as
Daniel Kaluuya started his career when he was a teenager in improvisational theatre. Kaluuya was nominated for the Academy Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for the superhit horror movie Get Out released in 2017 for the category of Best Actor.
Daniel, later on, featured in the first two seasons of a British Television series which was entitled as Skins and in that series he had also co-written some of the episodes. Kaluuya had won the award for the category of Outstanding Newcomer in the Evening Standard Award and Critics’ Circle Theatre Award.
Daniel Kaluuya had been featured in various movies, some of them are Cass (2008), Chatroom (2010), Welcome to Punch (2011), Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018), Queen & Slim (2019) and many more. Also, he had played many roles in the Television series, and some of them are The Whistle Blowers (2007), Skins (2007-2009), The Philanthropist (2009), Black Mirror (2011), Babylon (2014) and so on.
Quick Facts of Daniel Kaluuya
| Birth Date | 24th February 1989 |
| Age | 29 |
| Birth Place | London, England |
| Profession | Actor and Writer |
| Active Year | 2006-present |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Nationality | English British |
| Ethnicity | Afro-American |
| Height | 5 feet 9 inch |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Relationship | Amandla Crichlow |
| Spouse | No |
| Parents | Damalie Namusoke (Mother) Stephen Kaluuya(Father) |
| Sibling | One older sister |
| Net Worth | US $5 Million |
Early Life
Daniel is of the Ugandan origin and he was the son of the parents who are originally from Uganda and then, later on, they migrated to the United Kingdom. He is from Afro-American ethnicity. Kaluuya is the son of Damalie Namusoke (mother) and Stephen Kaluuya (Father).
He also has an elder sister. His upbringing was done by his mother and she raised him in a council estate in Kentish Town along with his elder sister and at that time his father was still in Uganda for his work. Kaluuya graduated his higher studies from St. Aloysius College which is situated in London. Kaluuya is the passionate supporter of Arsenal F.C.
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Career
Daniel was just of the age nine when he first wrote his play, and it was the one which he performed in improvisational theatre. He started his acting when he was very young as a child artist at his local Anna Scher Theatre School and WAC Arts.
Kaluuya was also the head writer of the episodes that were entitled as “Jal” and “Thomas”. Kaluuya did his first debut in the theatrical film as a young Cass Pennant in the drama named as Cass which was launched in 2008.
The first TV show in which he had featured as Posh Kenneth in the British teen drama series titled as Skins in the year 2007.
Kaluuya started his first official acting in the year 2006 for the film Shoot the Messenger. Later on, he got featured in so many British Movies and TV series.
In the year 2011, he played the role of Bing on the broadly applauded episode of Black Mirror. Daniel got a big break in his career when the horror movie Get Out was released in 2017 which was made with the budget of $4.5 million and then it made $250 million worldwide.
Highlights and Achievements
| Year | Nominated Work | Category | Award | Result |
| 2018 | Get Out | Best Actor | Academy Awards | Nominated |
| 2017 | Get Out | Best Actor in Leading Role | Rising Start Award | Won |
| 2017 | Get Out | Outstanding Actor | Black Reel Awards | Won |
| 2017 | Get Out | Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male | Black Reel Awards | Won |
| 2017 | Get Out | Best Actor | African American Film Critics Association | Won |
| 2010 | Sucker Punch | Evening Stand Award for Outstanding Newcomer Theatre | Evening Standard Award | Won |
Kaluuya is also nominated for an Oscar Award for the category of Best Actor for his lead role in horror movie Get Out. He is not interested in using social media sites and also he doesn’t have a twitter account.
Kaluuya was nominated for the Academy Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for the superhit horror movie Get Out released in 2017 for the category of Best Actor. Kaluuya could not have the best experience when he met his first girlfriend’s father.
Relationship of Daniel Kaluuya
Daniel Kaluuya is in a relationship with Amandla Crichlow since the year 2018.
He had not disclosed about his relationship with Amandla Crichlow, but he was seen with his date Crichlow in Golden Globes Awards in the year 2018. They were also seen together often in after parties, hanging out with Ludacris, NBD, Jordan Peele, and Viola Davis.
Net Worth of Daniel Kaluuya
The net worth of Daniel Kaluuya is $5 million.
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