Eli Goree
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Eli Goree (born May 26, 1994) is a Canadian actor.
Biography
Goree grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3] He was raised by a single mother.[4] He began his acting career at age six in Sesame Park, the Canadian version of Sesame Street.[5][6] In 2003, he hosted The Big Black Rap Show on the Dalhousie University campus radio station CKDU-FM.[7] In 2006, he became one of the hosts for the last season of the CBC TV series Street Cents. In the same year, he also began working as a freelancing journalist for Canada Now.[8]
Goree is a graduate of
From 2007 to 2009, he was cast as Malik in popular Global TV series Da Kink in My Hair. He also appeared in the Vision TV series Soul.[9]
On stage, Goree played the lead role of Jake in the 2009 critically acclaimed play Secrets of a Black Boy.[10][11]
Between 2010 and 2013, he appeared in the
.In 2014, he was cast as
His first significant role in a feature film was in the 2016 sports-drama film Race.[13]
Goree played Joel, one of the main characters in the Freeform horror drama Dead of Summer.[14][15][16]
He appeared as Conner, an amputee war veteran, in the Amazon Prime Video science fiction series The Peripheral.[17]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Roles |
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2014 | Godzilla | PO No. 3 |
2016 | Race | Dave Albritton |
2020 | One Night in Miami... | Cassius Clay
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2021 | The Guilty | Rick (voice) |
Television
Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
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2006 | North/South | Tyson | Unknown episodes |
2006 | Enough | Dakota | Television short |
2009 | Soul | Samson | 4 episodes |
2009 | Flashpoint | Jermaine | Episode: "Aisle 13" |
2009 | Da Kink in My Hair | Malik | 13 episodes |
2010 | Pure Pwnage | Tyrel | 6 episodes |
2012 | Supernatural
|
Marcus | Episode: "The Born-Again Identity" |
2012 | Abducted: The Carlina White Story | Carl Tyson 1987 | Television film |
2012–2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Intern Bowman | 4 episodes |
2013 | Eve of Destruction | Madhatter53 | 2 episodes |
2013 | Motive | Graeme the Caretaker | Episode: "Fallen Angel" |
2014 | Far From Home | Rudy | Television film |
2014 | The 100 | Wells Jaha
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Main (season 1), guest (season 2); 5 episodes |
2015 | Christmas Truce | Jensen | Television film |
2016 | Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart | Darryl Simmons | Television film |
2016 | Heartbeat | Thomas | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | James Jackson | Episode: "Last Refuge" |
2016 | Dead of Summer | Joel Goodson | Main, 9 episodes |
2018 | GLOW | Ernest Dawson | Episode: "Mother of All Matches" |
2018 | Ballers | Quincy Carter | Recurring (season 4); 6 episodes |
2018–2020 | Riverdale
|
Munroe "Mad Dog" Moore | Recurring (season 3-4); 13 episodes |
2019 | Pearson | Derrick Mayes | Television show |
2022 | The Peripheral | Conner Penske | Main |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2006 | Gemini Awards | Best Youth Non Fiction Series | Street Cents | Nominated | |
2008 | Best Ensamble Cast | Da Kink In My Hair | Nominated | ||
2009 | Young Artist Awards | Best Actor in a TV Series | Soul | Nominated | |
2016 | UBCP/ACTRA Awards
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Best Actor | Race | Nominated | [18] |
2017 | Leo Award
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Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Won | [19] | |
2021 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | One Night in Miami... | Nominated | [20] |
References
- ^ Eli Goree's bio at www.northernstars.ca
- All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b Della, Taryn (Summer 2008). "Eli Goree: Acting his way to Da Kink". Black to Business. issuu.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "theCOR: Eli Goree". theCOR. YouTube. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "The glory of Mad Dog: Dial M For Maple interviews Riverdale and Pearson's Eli Goree". TV Club. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "Eli Goree Resume" (PDF). ACTRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Eli Goree Biography and Filmography". cfccreates.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "In the news: Eli Goree of Da Kink in My Hair, Soul". TV, eh?. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Trey Anthony Productions – Darren Anthony's Secrets of a Black Boy - Classical FM 96.3". Classical FM 96.3. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "theCOR - theCOR: Eli Goree (Extended Interview) | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Wild, Diane Kristine (March 7, 2009). "Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Sharing the layers to Jesse Owens' Race to Gold". Mark Bialczak. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise. "Zelda Williams, Alberto Frezza & Eli Goree Join 'Dead Of Summer' Freeform Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Breaking News - Additional Cast Announced for Freeform's Highly Anticipated New Original Series "Dead of Summer" | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Dead of Summer Spoilers: The 100's Eli Goree, Teen Wolf's Zelda Williams and 1 More Join Cast". Spoilers Guide. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 2, 2021). "'The Peripheral': Louis Herthum, Chris Coy, Melinda Page Hamilton Among 5 Cast In Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ "UBCP/ACTRA – The 2016 UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS NOMINEES Are Announced!". www.ubcp.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.