Lakeith Stanfield

Lakeith Lee Stanfield , sometimes credited as Keith Stanfield, is an American actor and rapper. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 , for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. In 2014, he appeared in the action horror film The Purge: Anarchy and in the Martin Luther King biopic Selma as civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson. In 2015, Stanfield appeared in the film Dope and the biopic about the hip-hop group N.W.A, Straight Outta Compton, where he portrayed Snoop Dogg. In 2016, he appeared in the Oliver Stone biopic Snowden and began starring on the comedy-drama TV series Atlanta. In 2017, he appeared in the critically acclaimed horror film Get Out, and the fantasy horror film Death Note, an adaptation of the manga of the same name.