Costume & Make-Up

Chester Algernal Gordon

Born 1992-05-18

Acting credits

Behind the camera

By Any Means poster
8.1

In 1960s Mississippi, young Black FBI agent Wayne Strider is sent to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa, Strider finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where the lines of justice and vengeance begin to blur.

By Any Means

2026

The Inspection poster
6.1

Ellis French is a young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. But even as he battles deep-seated prejudice and the grueling routines of basic training, he finds unexpected camaraderie, strength, and support in this new community, giving him a hard-earned sense of belonging that will shape his identity and forever change his life.

The Inspection

2022

Homegoing poster
NR

Working as a mortician at his father's funeral parlor, Junior cycles through an unsatisfying life routine. A night out with friends forces him to see the world as it truly is.

Homegoing

2020

Fran This Summer poster
5.0

Teenage lovebirds Fran and Angie spend the summer at home while Fran begins their transition. They must face who and what they mean to each other when they visit the beach, their love on display for all to see

Fran This Summer

2018

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House poster
6.0

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

Move Ya Body: The Birth of House

2025

-Ship: A Visual Poem poster
7.0

A black boy learns contradicting lessons of manhood and masculinity on the day of his cousin's funeral.

-Ship: A Visual Poem

2020

Engaged poster
1.0

Darren keeps trying - and failing - to propose to his boyfriend Elliot. When their relationship is called into an uncomfortable spotlight during someone else's outrageous engagement party, Darren realizes he actually might be self-sabotaging himself due to unresolved insecurities about his sexuality.

Engaged

2019

No artwork available
NR

The story of Wimbledon tennis champ and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe

Arthur Ashe