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Shamier Anderson

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Shamier Anderson
Follows the scandal of the titular Johnson, a Canadian a sprinter who broke the 100 m world record, but that later was found guilty of using enhancing drugs.
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Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story (2026– )
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Shamier Anderson was born in Toronto, Canada. He has two younger brothers, one, Stephan James, who is also an established actor and the other in the military. Shamier attended Wexford School for the Arts where he majored in Musical Theatre & the Drama Intensive Program where he graduated with honors. He resides in Los Angeles, California. Aside from acting Shamier is an avid Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner.
BornMay 6, 1991
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BornMay 6, 1991
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Stephan James in Race (2016)
    Race
    7.1
    • Eulace Peacock
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story (2026)
      Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Ben Johnson
      • 2026
    • Shamier Anderson and Stephan James in The Legacy Lounge (2026)
      The Legacy Lounge
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Host
      • 2026
    • Invasion (2021)
      Invasion
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Trevante Cole
      • 2021–2025
    • Robert De Niro, Jamie Foxx, and Scott Eastwood in Tin Soldier (2025)
      Tin Soldier
      3.3
      • Kivon Jackson
      • 2025
    • Paul Walter Hauser in The Luckiest Man in America (2024)
      The Luckiest Man in America
      6.2
      • Chuck
      • 2024
    • Andrew Lincoln, Shamier Anderson, and Rain Spencer in A Better Paradise (2024)
      A Better Paradise
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • Kurt Fischer (voice)
      • 2024
    • Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
      John Wick: Chapter 4
      7.6
      • Tracker
      • 2023
    • Bruiser (2022)
      Bruiser
      6.2
      • Malcolm
      • 2022
    • A Lot of Nothing (2022)
      A Lot of Nothing
      4.4
      • Jamal
      • 2022
    • Gina Rodriguez and Ariana Greenblatt in Awake (2021)
      Awake
      4.9
      • Dodge
      • 2021
    • Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, Anna Kendrick, and Shamier Anderson in Stowaway (2021)
      Stowaway
      5.7
      • Michael Adams
      • 2021
    • Sarah Snook and Kingsley Ben-Adir in Soulmates (2020)
      Soulmates
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Adam
      • 2020
    • Halle Berry in Bruised (2020)
      Bruised
      6.2
      • Immaculate
      • 2020
    • Cedric The Entertainer, Lucas Till, Lucy Hale, and Lex Scott Davis in Son of the South (2020)
      Son of the South
      6.3
      • Reggie
      • 2020
    • Dalia (2019)
      Dalia
      Short
      • Hunter
      • 2019

    Producer

    • Untitled Christopher Robin Project
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • The Journeyman
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
    • Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story (2026)
      Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Shamier Anderson and Stephan James in The Legacy Lounge (2026)
      The Legacy Lounge
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Andrew Lincoln, Shamier Anderson, and Rain Spencer in A Better Paradise (2024)
      A Better Paradise
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Legacy Awards
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • The Legacy Awards (2022)
      The Legacy Awards
      4.6
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Dalia (2019)
      Dalia
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Negroland (2019)
      Negroland
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Shamier Anderson and Stephan James in The Legacy Lounge (2026)
      The Legacy Lounge
      6.2
      TV Series
      • created by
      • 2026
    • Dalia (2019)
      Dalia
      Short
      • writer
      • 2019
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos24

    Keanu Reeves and Cast Dive Deep on the Many Suits and Nicknames of 'John Wick'
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    Keanu Reeves and Cast Dive Deep on the Many Suits and Nicknames of 'John Wick'
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    Official Teaser - Season 3
    Trailer 0:39
    Official Teaser - Season 3
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    Official Trailer - Season 2
    Trailer 2:05
    Official Trailer - Season 2

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • May 6, 1991
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Relatives
      • Stephan James(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Co-founded, with his actor brother Stephen James, The B.L.A.C.K. Ball (Building a Legacy in Acting, Cinema and Knowledge) which celebrates Black Canadians during the Toronto International Film Festival.
    • Nickname
      • DJ Shamgod

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