Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen can currently be seen playing iconic civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. opposite Jeffrey Wright, Colman Domingo, and Chris Rock in George C. Wolfe's RUSTIN, produced by Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and Bruce Cohen for Netflix. Ameen recently starred in Sky Cinema's independent film DEADSHOT opposite Felicity Jones. He received a 2023 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Performance for his work on the Paramount+/BET drama series THE PORTER. In 2021, Ameen made his writing and directing debut with BOXING DAY. Financed by Warner Brothers, Film Four, and the BFI - BOXING DAY was released be Amazon in the U.S. Ameen's previous credits include the HBO/BBC critically-acclaimed series I MAY DESTROY YOU opposite star and creator Michaela Coel, Idris Elba's directorial debut YARDIE for Amazon which earned him a UK National Film Award nomination for Best Actor in 2019, Lee Daniel's THE BUTLER, THE MAZE RUNNER franchise on Fox, the Wachowski's Netflix series SENSE 8, and George Lucas' RED TAILS. Ameen portrayed series regular Lewis Hardy on the hit BAFTA series THE BILL, earning him a Screen Nation's Best Actor Award in 2007. His breakout performance as Trife in the cult classic KIDULTHOOD secured him a Screen International's Stars of Tomorrow Award in 2007 and a Screen Nation's Best Newcomer Award nomination in 2006. Ameen can now be seen in David E. Kelly's limited series A MAN IN FULL executive produced and co-directed by Regina King for Netflix.