Kwesi Boakye
| Kwesi Boakye | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye April 6, 1999 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Website |
www |
Kwesi Boakye (/ˈkweɪsi/ /bʊɑːˈtʃiː/ KWAY-see buuah-CHEE; born April 6, 1999, in Los Angeles, California) is an American teen actor, voice actor and singer of Ghanaian origin, who is most notable for his role as Manny in the 2009 Tyler Perry film I Can Do Bad All By Myself. He is the youngest of three brothers who are also actors; Kwame Boateng, and Kofi Siriboe. Boakye's family is originally from Ghana.[1] He voices Gossamer on The Looney Tunes Show and voiced Darwin on The Amazing World of Gumball in the show's first two seasons and most the first episode of season 3, "The Kids" until the end of the episode. At the end of the episode (and beyond) Terrell Ransom, Jr. is the voice of Darwin.
Filmography
Film and television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Strong Medicine | Lavonne | 1 episode |
| Inconceivable | Kid | ||
| 2005–2007 | Days of Our Lives | Artemis / Scott | 18 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Day Break | James Mathis | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | N/A | Film |
| The Shield | Wendell | 1 episode | |
| 2007 | 'Til Death | Kid | |
| If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Little Boy | Film | |
| 2008–2010 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Worm # 1 / Mr. Hoppy (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Boston Legal | Turnip | 1 episode |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Manny | Film |
| The Princess and the Frog | Newspaper Boy (voice) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Men of a Certain Age | Jamie Thoreau | 14 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Community | Elijah Bennett | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Faith and Dreams | Student | Short Film |
| Valentine's Day | Soccer Kid | Film | |
| Special Agent Oso | Andrew (voice) | 1 episode | |
| Hawthorne | Willam Glass | ||
| 2011–2014 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Darwin Watterson (voice) | Main role - 39 episodes (Season 1–3) |
| 2011 | Southland | Richard | 1 episode |
| Hawaii Five-O | Kevin | ||
| The Mentalist | Anthony Rome | ||
| The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Young Narrator | 2 episodes | |
| 2011–2013 | The Looney Tunes Show | Gossamer (voice) | Supporting role - 14 episodes |
| 2012 | Touch | Farai | 1 episode |
| Unconditional | Macon | Film | |
| 2014 | Sketch | Sketch | Short Film |
| Mind Games | Tyler | 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Pocket Listing | Billy | Film |
| Murder in the First | Kormega | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Colony | Emmett | 3 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Kwesi Boakye: Hollywood's Cutest Kid", AfricanLoft.com
External links
- Kwesi Boakye at the Internet Movie Database
- Kwesi Boakye at Hollywood.com at Archive.is (archived 2013-01-25)
- Kwesi Boakye at Blackcelebkids.com
- Kwesi Boakye Official Myspace
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