Wikipedia / Brandon Mychal Smith
Wikipedia / Brandon Mychal Smith
Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in Gridiron Gang, Sam in You're the Worst, Li'l Danny Dawkins in Phil of the Future, Nico Harris in Sonny with a Chance and So Random!, Stubby in Starstruck, Lord of da Bling in Let It Shine, and Marcus in One Big Happy. He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Tayshawn Mitchell in The Ron Clark Story (2006) and Little Richard in the 2014 James Brown biopic Get on Up. He voiced Michelangelo in the Nickelodeon animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Career
Smith won a Family Television Award and Young Artist Award in 2007 for his performance as Tayshawn in The Ron Clark Story. His other credits include the 2006 production of Gridiron Gang as Bug Wendal, and a recurring role as Mario in Unfabulous. He starred in the 2010 Disney Channel Original Movie Starstruck. He also performs the song and music video "Party Up" for Starstruck. He was a competitor on the Dancing with the Stars sequel Skating with the Stars but had to withdraw due to illness. He produced Maxrank's track "Winna Girl".
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1999 | JV Cleaning Boy | ||
2003 | Skater | ||
2006 | Bug Wendal | ||
2007 | James | ||
2010 | TJ | ||
2014 | Kaz | ||
2015 | Hoovey | Donavan | |
2016 | Tyrone | ||
2017 | Roy Collier | ||
2021 | Nekani | ||
2023 | Kaelin | ||
Leo |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2002 | Darren "Junior" Fox | Episode: "Payback" | |
2003 | Lamar Harris (voice) | Episode: "Two to Tutor" | |
2004–2005 | Mario | 9 episodes | |
2005 | Nathan | Episode: "The Cure" | |
Razor | Episode: "Extreme Cory" | ||
2005–2006 | Danny Dawkins | 18 episodes | |
2006 | Trevor | Episode: "Blood Out" | |
Jason Plumbey | Episode: "A Mugging Story" | ||
Kid #1 | Episode: "The Boy in the Shroud" | ||
Deke | 2 episodes | ||
Tayshawn | Television film | ||
2007 | Wrestler | Episode: "Wrestling" | |
2008 | Robbie Malikiey | Episode: "Uninvited Pest" | |
2009 | Billy York | Episode: "Football John" | |
2009–2011 | Nico Harris | Series regular | |
2010 | Albert J. "Stubby" Stubbins | Television film | |
2011–2012 | Nico Harris | Series regular | |
2012 | SNAP! | Himself | Host |
Lord of da Bling | Television film | ||
2013 | Social Nightmare | Daniel | Television film |
2014–2019 | Sam Dresden | 19 episodes | |
2015 | Marcus | 6 episodes | |
2016 | Harris | Series regular | |
2018–2020 | Mikey (voice) | Series regular | |
2019 | Craig | Series regular | |
2022 | Mikey (voice) | Television film |
Music videos
Year | Artist | Title | Role |
2008 | The Director | ||
2009 | Boy | ||
2010 | Stubby | ||
Brandon Mychal Smith | "Party Up" | Himself |
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