Ashton Sanders

Acting

Ashton Sanders

Born 1995-10-24 · Carson, California, USA

Ashton Durrand Sanders (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Teen Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashton Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Straight Outta Compton poster
7.8

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

Straight Outta Compton

2015

Moonlight poster
7.4

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.

Moonlight

2016

The Equalizer 2 poster
6.8

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.

The Equalizer 2

2018

Brothers Under Fire poster
5.6

Captain Jordan Wright's squadron on leave for a wedding in Mexico encounters a murderous cartel. As Jordan tries to lead survivors to safety, war erupts between his squad and the cartel, forcing him into a battle to save his men.

Brothers Under Fire

2026

Judas and the Black Messiah poster
7.3

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021

Captive State poster
5.7

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the restriction of civil rights have given rise to an authoritarian system -- and dissent among the populace.

Captive State

2019

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody poster
7.0

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

2022

Corporate Retreat poster
4.8

Blending the dread of survival horror with dark laughs and shocking twists, "Corporate Retreat" centers around a group of young executives whose luxury team-building trip descends into a bloody fight for survival against a vengeful retreat leader.

Corporate Retreat

2026

Native Son poster
5.5

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life forever.

Native Son

2019

All Day and a Night poster
6.2

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

All Day and a Night

2020

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NR

In 1989, an ambitious young artist, determined to break free from the limitations of his environment, navigates love, identity, and the pursuit of artistic expression.

Baby, You're a Star

The Retrieval poster
6.4

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

The Retrieval

2013

The Kids Are Alright poster
10.0

"The Kids Are Alright" album film

The Kids Are Alright

2018

Dead Women Walking poster
NR

Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.

Dead Women Walking

2018

Curtains Up poster
NR

American auteur David Lynch opens up about the magic of the cinema in this new profile from Stella McCartney. Created by Lynch's son Austin Lynch and fine artist Case Simmons, the creative duo behind Los Angles-based studio Tête-à-Tête, their film offers us a rare insight into Lynch behind the lens, teaching us about his theory of film as well as his lifelong pursuit of transcendental meditation.

Curtains Up

2018

The Last Virgin in LA poster
5.0

When Millie discovers she's the last virgin in LA, things get out of hand.

The Last Virgin in LA

2016

We Home poster
6.0

When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.

We Home

2018