daniel kaluuya (born 24 february 1989) is a british actor and writer. he is best known for his leading role as chris washington in the horror movie "get out" (2017). for his role, he was nominated for the academy award, golden globe award, sag award and bafta award for best actor. his other movie credits include "johnny english reborn" (2011), "kick-ass 2" (2013), "sicario" (2015), "widows" (2018) and "black panther" (2018). in 2018, he won the bafta rising star award.