Brandon Mychal Smith

Acting

Brandon Mychal Smith

Born 1989-05-29 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Brandon Mychal Smith (born May 29, 1989) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for playing Bug Wendal in "Gridiron Gang", 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 Little Richard in the 2014 James Brown biopic "Get On Up".

Acting credits

Dirty Grandpa poster
5.9

Jason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick, to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride.

Dirty Grandpa

2016

Gridiron Gang poster
7.1

Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.

Gridiron Gang

2006

She's All That poster
6.3

High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for sleazy reality-television star Brock Hudson. Desperate to revive his fading reputation, Siler agrees to a seemingly impossible challenge. He has six weeks to gain the trust of nerdy outcast Laney Boggs -- and help her to become the school's next prom queen.

She's All That

1999

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie poster
7.3

When a mysterious stranger arrives from the future with a dire warning, Leo is forced to rise and lead his brothers, Raph, Donnie, and Mikey in a fight to save the world from a terrifying alien species.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

2022

The Ron Clark Story poster
7.6

Passionate and innovative teacher Ron Clark leaves his small hometown to teach in one of Harlem's toughest schools. But to break through to the students, he must use unconventional methods, including his ground-breaking classroom rules, to help them reach their potential. Based on a true story.

The Ron Clark Story

2006

Get On Up poster
6.8

A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.

Get On Up

2014

Starstruck poster
7.0

Pop star Christopher Wilde has fame, fortune and a big-budget Hollywood movie awaiting him. But after meeting Jessica Olson, a down-to-earth girl from the Midwest, he is faced with following his heart or doing what's best for his career.

Starstruck

2010

Séance poster
4.9

Over Thanksgiving weekend, all but five students in an old Manhattan building that's now a college dormitory leave for home: staying on one floor are roommates Lauren, Melina, and Alison, plus her boyfriend Diego and Grant, a loner in a room down the hall. Lauren's been seeing things in her bathroom: a silent child of about six. Diego has written a paper on parapsychology, so he holds a séance with the disbelieving co-eds. Something goes awry, because bad things start to happen and the students' only defender is an aging campus cop named Syd. What's the silent ghostly girl's secret, and can Alison discover what's going on before it's too late?

Séance

2006

Let It Shine poster
7.0

A teenage rapper must use his musical talent to help a friend and win the girl of his dreams while overcoming self-doubt and the expectations of his strict religious parents.

Let It Shine

2012

Appendage poster
5.7

After hitting a breaking point, Hannah's inner thoughts physicalize into a monstrous creature that threatens to upend her life.

Appendage

2023

The Most Hated Woman in America poster
6.2

The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.

The Most Hated Woman in America

2017

Sick Girl poster
4.8

When Wren Pepper feels her closest friends slipping away, she lets loose a little white lie that snowballs into a colossal, life-altering event.

Sick Girl

2023

Horror Noire poster
4.5

An anthology film presenting six short horror stories from black writers and directors, featuring racist vampires, supernatural creatures, and Satan his damn self.

Horror Noire

2021

Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale poster
5.0

Elle wants to be a singer/songwriter, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her parents. She moves in with her adoptive uncle, who runs a small independent record label whose biggest act, Sensation, is also Elle's biggest pain.

Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale

2010

Hoovey poster
6.5

The true and inspiring story of the Elliott family, who refused to surrender, instead turning to one another and their faith in the worst of circumstances, to rebuild their lives, their boy, and their dreams... together. Step by grueling step, with faith, love, and the tireless work of a mother and father to save their family, their farm, their dream, Hoovey learns to walk again. To read again. To dribble and shoot a basketball again. And yes, to dream again himself. Then stepping out in his faith, back onto the hard court, to live that dream of playing this game once more...

Hoovey

2015

Social Nightmare poster
5.1

A student's chances of getting into a good college hang in the balance when inappropriate photos of her are posted on the Internet.

Social Nightmare

2013

Weapons poster
4.6

Weapons presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and tragically reveals how they are all interrelated.

Weapons

2007

Sacrifice poster
4.6

Four teenagers from a small Texas town come face-to-face with their own consciences after a tragic accident.

Sacrifice

2015

No artwork available
NR

Pretty Boy Delaney is a 26-year-old former boxing prodigy now battling a relentless fentanyl addiction on the streets of Skid Row – territory ruled by the cold and calculating Shannon – after settling in California with his older brother John. Estranged from his daughter, Delaney encounters compassionate outreach worker Emma and boxing coach Berne, and is offered one last fight.

Pretty Boy Delaney

The Next Dance poster
NR

Best friends, Selena (Danielle Curiel) and her neighbor Tristian (Jonathan McDaniels) grow up together but pursue different lives. Selena lives to dance, which she does at her mother's cash strapped studio. Tristian is a real ladies man who works in his overbearing father's accounting firm. When pop star Blake Andrews (Brandon Mychal Smith) holds a dance competition with $100,000 in prize money and a tour, Selena is determined to help her mother save the dance studio. Tristian, happy to get away from his dad, is ready to help. Through the magic of dance, Selena and Tristian realize the love they have for each other. But when Selena's mother reveals shocking news about her father, her distrust in men pushes Tristian away. With the dance competition fast approaching, Tristian and Selena must find a way to get back in step.

The Next Dance

2014