Donald Glover

Personal Info

Birthday

September 25, 1983

(41 years old)

Place of Birth

Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Childish Gambino

唐納·葛洛佛

Donald McKinley Glover Jr.

Donald Glover II

Donald Glover

Biography

Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (/ˈɡlʌvər/; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical name Childish Gambino (/ɡæmˈbiːnoʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker.

While he studied at New York University and after working in Derrick Comedy, a comedy group, Glover was hired by Tina Fey to write for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock at age 23. He gained fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014. From 2016 to 2022, he starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed.

Known For

Adventure Time

Regular Show

Conan

30 Rock

Mufasa: The Lion King

Community

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Filmography

2024
Mufasa: The Lion King
as Simba (voice)
Tyler, The Creator - CHROMAKOPIA Live at Camp Flog Gnaw 2024
as Self
2023
Common Ground
as Self
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Aaron Davis
2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Adele One Night Only
as Self
2020
Community Table Read
as Troy Barnes
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Self
2019
Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift
as Self
The Lion King
as Simba (voice)
Men in Black: International
as Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Guava Island
as Deni Maroon
2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
as Lando Calrissian
2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming
as Aaron Davis
2015
The Martian
as Rich Purnell
Magic Mike XXL
as Andre
China, Il The Musical
as Transfer Billy
The Lazarus Effect
as Niko
2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
as Greg
Harmontown
as Self
Chicken and Futility
as The Boy
2013
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons
as The Boy
The To Do List
as Derrick
2012
Shut Up and Play the Hits
as Self
Donald Glover: Weirdo
as Himself
2011
The Muppets
as Junior CDE Executive
2010
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
as Mace Windu / Scout Trooper / Stormtrooper (voice)
Donald Glover: Comedy Central Presents
as Himself
2009
Mystery Team
as Jason Rogers
2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
as Self (uncredited)