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Brandon Mychal Smith

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Brandon Mychal Smith and Darrell Britt-Gibson in You're the Worst (2014)
When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.
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Brandon Smith started acting at the tender age of 8 years old. Soon, he booked his first national commercial for Nike with Tiger Woods.

Brandon Smith has garnered a legion of loyal fans for playing the iconic role of super-suave Nico Harris on the Disney Channel series "So Random" ("Sonny with a Chance").

In 2006, Smith won a Family Television Award and a Young Artist Award for his portrayal as Tayshawn in the Emmy Award-nominated television movie "The Ron Clark Story" opposite Matthew Perry. His other film credits include "Gridiron Gang" opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and "Weapons" with Nick Cannon.

Brandon just wrapped shooting the Universal feature film, "Get On Up," opposite Chadwick Boseman, for Director Tate Taylor, playing the iconic role of Little Richard. As well, he recently completed shooting the FX pilot "You're The Worst," Forest Whitaker's feature film "Sacrifice" starring Dermot Mulroney and the feature film "Hoovey" starring Patrick Warburton and Lauren Hollly.

Brandon makes his home in Los Angeles and is very close with his parents and younger sister Kimberly.
BornMay 29, 1989
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BornMay 29, 1989
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      • 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chadwick Boseman in Get on Up (2014)
    Get on Up
    6.9
    • Little Richard(as Brandon Smith)
    • 2014
    Dwayne Johnson in Gridiron Gang (2006)
    Gridiron Gang
    7.1
    • Bug Wendal
    • 2006
    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
    Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    5.9
    TV Series
    • Mikey
    • Michelangelo
    • Player #1
    Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
    She's All That
    6.0
    • JV Cleaning Boy(as Brandon Smith)
    • 1999

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    Actor



    • Pretty Boy Delaney
      • Shannon
      • Post-production
    • Ascension
      • Antony
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Nina Dobrev in Sick Girl (2023)
      Sick Girl
      4.8
      • Leo
      • 2023
    • Auli'i Cravalho in Hailey's on It! (2023)
      Hailey's on It!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • J.T. (voice)
      • 2023
    • Hadley Robinson in Appendage (2023)
      Appendage
      5.2
      • Kaelin
      • 2023
    • Rise of the TMNT Shorts (2019)
      Rise of the TMNT Shorts
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Mikey (voice)
      • 2019–2022
    • Haley Joel Osment, Kat Graham, Omar Benson Miller, Brandon Mychal Smith, Eric Bauza, Ben Schwartz, and Josh Brener in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)
      Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
      6.2
      • Mikey
      • Foot Soldier 1 (voice)
      • 2022
    • Brandon Mychal Smith, Tony Todd, Rachel True, Erica Ash, Lenora Crichlow, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Tone Bell, and Adrian Bond in Horror Noire (2021)
      Horror Noire
      5.1
      • Nekani
      • 2021
    • Bad Vibes (2021)
      Bad Vibes
      7.7
      Podcast Series
      • Donny
      • 2021
    • Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2018)
      Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Mikey
      • Player #1
      • Michelangelo
      • 2018–2020
    • Nathalie Emmanuel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Nikesh Patel in Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)
      Four Weddings and a Funeral
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Craig
      • 2019
    • You're the Worst (2014)
      You're the Worst
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Sam
      • Sam Dresden
      • 2014–2019
    • Like Family
      TV Movie
      • 2018
    • Emma Bell, Kristen Lee Gutoskie, Milo Ventimiglia, McKinley Freeman, Willa Fitzgerald, Michael Galante, Molly Burnett, and Jes Macallan in Relationship Status (2016)
      Relationship Status
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Wes
      • 2016–2017
    • Melissa Leo and Andy Walken in The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
      The Most Hated Woman in America
      6.1
      • Roy Collier
      • 2017
    • Sweet/Vicious (2016)
      Sweet/Vicious
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Harris James
      • 2016–2017
    • Robert De Niro and Zac Efron in Dirty Grandpa (2016)
      Dirty Grandpa
      5.9
      • Tyrone
      • 2016

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    • Brandon Mychal Smith, Allisyn Snyder, Tiffany Thornton, Sterling Knight, and Doug Brochu in So Random! (2011)
      So Random!
      4.5
      TV Series
      • performer: main title theme (as Brandon Smith)
      • 2011–2012

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    • Alternative names
      • Brandon Mychal-Smith
    • Height
      • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
    • Born
      • May 29, 1989
    • Relatives
      • Kimberly(Sibling)

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      Has one sister, Kimberly.

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      36 years old
    • When was Brandon Mychal Smith born?
      May 29, 1989
    • What is Brandon Mychal Smith's birth name?
      Brandon Mychal Smith
    • How tall is Brandon Mychal Smith?
      6 feet 1 inch, or 1.85 meters
    • What is Brandon Mychal Smith known for?
      She's All That, Gridiron Gang, Get on Up, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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