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Braelyn Rankins

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Braelyn Rankins
Take Note: Season 1
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Take Note (2022)
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Braelyn Rankins is an actor and recording artist known for his work in features such as Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), Doom Patrol (2019), Genius: Aretha (2021), and 8-Bit Christmas (2021), among others.

Raised in Atlanta, his work spans film, television, music, and voiceover-often leaning into themes of memory, transformation, and quiet intensity.
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    Known for

    John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
    Mufasa: The Lion King
    6.6
    • Mufasa Cub(voice)
    • 2024
    F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
    Lady and the Tramp
    6.2
    • Drummer Boy
    • 2019
    Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)
    Doom Patrol
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Young Vic
    Hap and Leonard (2016)
    Hap and Leonard
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Boy

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Young Men
      • Elvis
      • Post-production
    • Endicott Falls
      • Lamar
      • Completed
    • Ramón Rodríguez in Will Trent (2023)
      Will Trent
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Kid
      • The Commander
      • 2026
    • Braelyn Rankins & Theo Somolu & Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr.: I Always Wanted A Brother (2024)
      Braelyn Rankins & Theo Somolu & Aaron Pierre & Kelvin Harrison Jr.: I Always Wanted A Brother
      Music Video
      • Mufasa (voice)
      • 2024
    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
      Mufasa: The Lion King
      6.6
      • Mufasa Cub (voice)
      • 2024
    • Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)
      Doom Patrol
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Young Vic
      • 2019–2022
    • Take Note (2022)
      Take Note
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Calvin Richards
      • 2022
    • Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Chandler Dean, Max Malas, James McDougall, Cyrus Arnold, Bellaluna Resnick, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Winslow Fegley, Braelyn Rankins, Brielle Rankins, and Jacob Laval in 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
      8-Bit Christmas
      6.7
      • Teddy Hodges
      • 2021
    • Jill Marie Jones and Maahra Hill in Delilah (2021)
      Delilah
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Marcus Leighton
      • 2021
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Clarence
      • 2021
    • F. Murray Abraham, Justin Theroux, Rose, Monte, Tessa Thompson, and Arturo Castro in Lady and the Tramp (2019)
      Lady and the Tramp
      6.2
      • Drummer Boy
      • 2019
    • Hap and Leonard (2016)
      Hap and Leonard
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Boy
      • 2018
    • Toni Braxton, David Manzanares, Trevor Morgan, Kelvin Han Yee, Malik Yoba, Jesse C. Boyd, Yaya DaCosta, and Mell Bowser in Faith Under Fire (2018)
      Faith Under Fire
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Timothy
      • 2018

    Soundtrack

    • John Kani, Seth Rogen, Kagiso Lediga, Preston Nyman, Billy Eichner, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Blue Ivy Carter, and Aaron Pierre in Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
      Mufasa: The Lion King
      6.6
      • performer: "I Always Wanted a Brother"
      • 2024

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos6

    Braelyn Rankins Demo Reel - 2025
    Demo Reel 3:05
    Braelyn Rankins Demo Reel - 2025
    Braelyn Rankins singing for Cynthia Erivo
    Demo Reel 1:18
    Braelyn Rankins singing for Cynthia Erivo
    Braelyn Rankins singing for Cynthia Erivo
    Demo Reel 1:18
    Braelyn Rankins singing for Cynthia Erivo
    Braelyn singing with sister, Brielle, the song, "Listen" by Beyonce'
    Demo Reel 4:05
    Braelyn singing with sister, Brielle, the song, "Listen" by Beyonce'
    Take Note: Season 1
    Trailer 3:25
    Take Note: Season 1
    Take Note
    Trailer 1:49
    Take Note
    Delilah
    Trailer 0:52
    Delilah

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Parents
        Thomas Rankins Jr.
    • Relatives
        Jah'Mir Poteat(Sibling)

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    • Trivia
      He earned a Nickelodeon scholarship to study comedy and improv at Second City in Chicago.

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