Spence Moore II
Born (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 26)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Known for
Children1

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.

Personal life

Moore resides in Los Angeles.[4]

On January 18, 2022, Spence and his girlfriend, Samantha “Sammie” Cimarelli, announced on Instagram that Sammie was pregnant with their first child.

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 [12]

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" [13]
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–present 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–present Grown-ish Big Brother Big Boy 6 episodes
2023 Superman & Lois Matteo Mannheim Recurring role
2024 Dr. Wolf Jacob Nash Lead role

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Reilly, Kaitlin (April 18, 2019). "Who Does Spencer End Up With On All American?". Refinery29. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.

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