Eli Goree

Eli Goree
Goree in 2011
Nationality Canadian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • talk show host
  • comedian
Years active 2000–present
Known for The 100

Eli Goree is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his roles as Malik in Da Kink in My Hair (2007–09), Wells Jaha in the post-apocalyptic drama show The 100 (2014–17)[1] and Joel Goodson in the supernatural horror show Dead of Summer.

Biography

Goree grew up in Halifax, Canada.[2] He began his acting career at age six in Sesame Park, the Canadian version of Sesame Street.[3] In 2003, he hosted The Big Black Rap Show on the Canadian campus radio station CKDU-FM.[4] In 2006, he became one of the hosts for the last season of the CBC TV series Street Cents. In the same year, he also began working as a freelancing journalist for Canada Now.[5]

From 2007 to 2009, he was cast as Malik in popular Global TV series Da Kink in My Hair. He also appeared in the Vision TV series Soul.[6]

On stage, Goree played the lead role of Jake in the 2009 critically acclaimed play Secrets of a Black Boy.[7][8]

Between 2010 and 2013, he appeared in the mockumentary Pure Pwnage as well as guest roles in The CW's fantasy horror series Supernatural, The CW's medical drama Emily Owens, M.D., Showcase's sci-fi miniseries Eve of Destruction and CTV's police crime drama Motive.

In 2014, he was cast as Wells Jaha, one of the main characters in the first season of The CW's post-apocalyptic drama show The 100.[9]

His first starring role in a feature film was in the 2016 sports-drama film Race.[10]

Goree is one of the main leads in the Freeform horror drama Dead of Summer.[11][12][13] The series has been given a straight-to-series order. Dead of Summer is created by Once Upon a Time's Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis, along with writer Ian Goldberg.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Roles
2014 Godzilla PO No. 3
2016 Race Dave Albritton

Television

Year Title Roles Notes
2006 North/South Tyson Unknown episodes
2006 Enough Dakota Television short
2009 Soul Samson 4 episodes
2009 Flashpoint Jermaine Episode: "Aisle 13"
2009 Da Kink in My Hair Malik 13 episodes
2010 Pure Pwnage Tyrel 6 episodes
2012 Supernatural Marcus Episode: "The Born-Again Identity"
2012 Abducted: The Carlina White Story Carl Tyson 1987 Television film
2012–2013 Emily Owens, M.D. Intern Bowman 4 episodes
2013 Eve of Destruction Madhatter53 2 episodes
2013 Motive Graeme the Caretaker Episode: "Fallen Angel"
2014 Far From Home Rudy Television film
2014–2017 The 100 Wells Jaha 6 episodes
2015 Christmas Truce Jensen Television film
2016 Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart Darryl Simmons Television film
2016 Heartbeat Thomas Episode: "Pilot"
2016 Legends of Tomorrow James Jackson Episode: "Last Refuge"
2016 Dead of Summer Joel Goodson 9 episodes
2018 GLOW Ernest Dawson Episode: "Mother of All Matches"

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef
2006 Gemini Awards Best Youth Non Fiction Series Street Cents Nominated
2008 Gemini Awards Best Ensamble Cast Da Kink In My Hair Nominated
2009 Young Artist Awards Best Actor in a TV Series Soul Nominated
2016UBCP/ACTRA AwardsBest ActorRaceNominated[14]
2017Leo AwardBest Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion PictureWon[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Eli Goree Filmography". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Infantry, Ashante (2009-09-19). "All-male cast lived the theme of a new play about black guys who keep it all inside". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  3. ↑ "theCOR: Eli Goree". theCOR. YouTube. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Eli Goree Resume" (PDF). ACTRA. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Eli Goree Biography and Filmography". cfccreates.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "In the news: Eli Goree of Da Kink in My Hair, Soul". TV, eh?. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Trey Anthony Productions – Darren Anthony's Secrets of a Black Boy - Classical FM 96.3". Classical FM 96.3. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  8. ↑ "theCOR - theCOR: Eli Goree (Extended Interview) | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  9. ↑ Wild, Diane Kristine (March 7, 2009). "Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time". blogcritics.org. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Sharing the layers to Jesse Owens' Race to Gold". Mark Bialczak. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  11. ↑ Petski, Denise. "Zelda Williams, Alberto Frezza & Eli Goree Join 'Dead Of Summer' Freeform Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  12. 1 2 "Breaking News - Additional Cast Announced for Freeform's Highly Anticipated New Original Series "Dead of Summer" | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  13. ↑ "Dead of Summer Spoilers: The 100's Eli Goree, Teen Wolf's Zelda Williams and 1 More Join Cast". Spoilers Guide. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  14. ↑ "UBCP/ACTRA – The 2016 UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS NOMINEES Are Announced!". www.ubcp.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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