Skylan Brooks

Skylan Brooks (born February 12, 1999) is an American actor, best known for playing Mister in The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete.

Early life Brooks was born in Torrance, California. The film, directed by George Tillman, Jr., was released on October 11, 2013 by Lionsgate Entertainment. Brooks was highly praised by media and film critics for his performance. He later played the role of Ra-Ra in the 2016 Netflix musical series The Get Down. In 2018, Brooks played Charles "Chubs" Meriwether in The Darkest Minds.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Van Pelt Family Boy with Steering Wheel Short film 2008 Seven Pounds Choir Kid 2008 Who's Boo? Evan Short film 2010 Our Family Wedding Buddy Boyd 2010 Ships Wrecked Cove Carlton Short film 2010 Stanley Casey Short film 2011 Duck Emmanuel Short film 2012 A Beautiful Soul Young Andre Stevens 2012 Noobz Chomomma 2012 General Education Charles 2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Mister 2014 Oliver, Stoned. Thomas 2015 Southpaw Hoppy 2015 Reveille Boy Short film 2015 Montford Point Marines Honor Jamal Short film 2018 The Darkest Minds Chubs 2018 Bloom Short film 2019 Boy Genius Luke 2020 Archenemy Hamster 2022 Outsiders Jaylen Brown

Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 iCarly Danny Peterson 1 episode 2011 Childrens Hospital Boy 1 episode 2013 Revealed Himself 1 episode 2013 Chelsea Lately Himself 1 episode 2013 Made in Hollywood Himself 1 episode 2013 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself 1 episode 2013 FTS Kids Radio Show Special Guest 1 episode 2016 The Get Down Ra-Ra Kipling Lead role 2018–2020 Empire Quincy Recurring role

Awards and nominations Year!Award!Category!WorkResult!Ref.(s) 2014 Young Artist Award Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete