Spence Moore II

Spence Moore II
Born	(1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 27) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present
Known for	Five Points A.P. Bio All American
Children	1

Spence Duane Moore II (born December 16, 1997) is an American actor best known for his main or recurring roles in a number of television series debuting in 2018: Five Points (2018), A.P. Bio (2018–2021), and All American (2018–present).[1][2][3]

Early life

Moore was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of two children.[4] Moore realized that he wanted to become an actor while preparing for his sixth grade talent show.[4] He later starred in several short films before moving on to more mainstream roles.[4]

Career

In 2017, Moore was cast in the Facebook Watch series Five Points as part of the main cast alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis.[5][6][7][2] Moore stated that working with Kerry Washington on the series was "life-changing".[8] He was cast in A.P. Bio as Dan Decker.[9] In 2018, Moore began appearing as a recurring character in the CW drama All American. In 2019, Moore is in the HBO miniseries, We Are Who We Are, which premiered in September 2020.[10][11]

In 2023, Moore appeared in season three of Superman & Lois as Bruno Mannheim's son Matteo. Since 2024, Moore has played the lead role of Jacob Nash in the NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds.

Personal life

Moore resides in Los Angeles.[4]

In January 2022, Moore and girlfriend, Samantha “Sammie” Cimarelli, announced they were expecting. Cimarelli gave birth to their son later that year.[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2022	My Father's Dragon	George The Tiger (voice)
2023	Creed III	Young Dame Anderson
	Back on the Strip	Merlin
TBA	Going Places	TBA	Post-production	[13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	Criminal Minds	Gabriel Lewis, 15 years old	Episode: "Mirror Image"
	Last Man Standing	David	Episode: "Help Wanted"
2017	Rebel	Amari	Episode: "Breaking Point"
	Ballers	David	Episode: "Ricky-Leaks"
	Lady Dynamite	Bill	Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter"	[14]
2017–2018	StartUp	Damon	2 episodes
2018	13 Reasons Why	Michael	5 episodes
	Five Points	Eric Harper	Main role (season 1)	[7]
	The Rookie	Young Campbell	Episode: "The Hawk"
2018–2021	A.P. Bio	Dan Decker	Main role	[1]
2018–2024	All American	Chris Jackson	Recurring role	[3]
2019	Good Trouble	Jamal	Episode: "Less Than"
2020	We Are Who We Are	Danny Poythress	Main role
2021–2022	The Wonder Years	Bruce Williams	Recurring role
2022–2023	Grown-ish	Big Brother Big Boy	6 episodes
2023	Superman & Lois	Matteo Mannheim	Recurring role; 7 episodes
Since 2024	Brilliant Minds	Jacob Nash	Main role

References

1. Bennett, Anita (May 25, 2019). "'A.P. Bio' Fans Light Up Twitter In Effort To Save Canceled NBC Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
2. Petski, Denise (November 14, 2017). "'Five Points': Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker & Spence Moore II Cast In Facebook Watch Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
3. Reilly, Kaitlin (April 18, 2019). "Who Does Spencer End Up With On All American?". Refinery29. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
4. Forte, Allan. "C&C Teen Hollywood Film Festival - Spence Moore II Interview". Jean Book Nerd. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
5. "Video: "Five Points" Trailer from Kerry Washington + Facebook Watch". The Futon Critic. May 16, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
6. Keller, Joel (June 5, 2018). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Five Points' On Facebook Watch, Where A Story Is Told From Different High Schoolers' Points Of View". Decider. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
7. Kim, Dakota (September 6, 2018). "Is Facebook Watch a Serious Streaming Platform? These 6 Shows Say Yes". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
8. Mangum, Trey (June 18, 2018). "Spence Moore II On Starring In The Timely, Kerry Washington-Produced, Southside Chicago-Set Drama, 'Five Points'". Shadow and Act. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
9. Andreeva, Nellie (May 8, 2018). "'A.P. Bio' Renewed For Season 2 By NBC". Deadline. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
10. Pedersen, Eric (July 22, 2019). "HBO Max Programming: The TV & Film Titles That Will Stream On WarnerMedia's Service". V Magazine. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
11. Corcoran, Nina (July 18, 2019). "Kid Cudi and Chloë Sevigny to star in We Are Who We Are, a new TV series directed by Luca Guadagnino". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
12. https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-spencer-moore-ii-welcome-1st-baby/
13. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 2, 2021). "Stampede Ventures Sets Dark Comedy 'Going Places'; Max Chernov Makes Feature Directing Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
14. Stephens, Emily L. (November 13, 2017). "Lady Dynamite's Thanksgiving episode will skate away with your heart". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

External links

• Spence Moore II at IMDb 
• Spence Moore II at TV Guide