He has done short parts in a few films that were box-office failures, but his latest offering, 'Marshall' (2017) is all set to become one of his successful movies with overall positive reviews.Īs a musician, he released his first EP album, 'The Poisoned Hearts Club', in 2012. Following a couple guest appearances in 'The Mindy Project' (2012) and 'Revenge' (2014), he earned widespread recognition for portraying gay musician Jamal Lyon, one of his best roles, in the Fox music-drama series 'Empire' in 2015. He started his career as a child actor in the early 1990s with a list of movies, TV shows, and commercials including 'A Little Piece of Heaven' (1991), 'The Mighty Ducks' (1992), 'Alex Haley's Queen' (1993), 'North' (1994) and 'On Our Own' (1994-95).Īs an adult, he resumed acting with a lead role in the LGBT-themed comedy-drama 'The Skinny' in 2012. Jussie Smollett is an American actor, singer and photographer who rose to fame after appearing as Ricks in Ridley Scott's science fiction horror film 'Alien: Covenant' (2017), his top grossing film so far.
