Aramis Knight

Aramis Knight (born October 3, 1999)^[1] is an American actor. His credits include Boston Legal (2005), Rendition (2007), Dexter (2008), Crossing Over (2009), Lost (2010), The Middle (2010), Psych (2011), NCIS (2011), and Scorpion (2015), Into the Badlands (2015–2019), Runt (2019), Ms. Marvel (2022), and Centurion: The Dancing Stallion (2023).

Aramis Knight
Knight at Runt premiere in 2021
Born	(1999-10-03) October 3, 1999 (age 25) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Early life

Knight was born on October 3, 1999, in Los Angeles, California,^[1] and grew up in Woodland Hills.^[2] He is of Pakistani, English, Irish, and German descent.^[1]

Career

Knight has appeared on television in Boston Legal (2005),^[1] Dexter (2008),^[3] Lost (2010),^[3] The Middle (2010),^[3] Psych (2011),^[3] NCIS (2011),^[3] and Scorpion (2015).^[4] His film credits include Rendition (2007) and Crossing Over (2009).^[5] Knight portrayed Bean, the best friend of main character Ender Wiggin, in the science fiction/fantasy film Ender's Game (2013).^[6][7]

Knight has also done voice acting for multiple projects, including Shrek Forever After and Happy Feet Two.^[2]

From 2015 to 2019, Knight played the lead role of M.K., "a boy with unexplained magic powers",^[8] in Into the Badlands (2015–2019).^[9][10] Into the Badlands is an AMC television series described as "a high-octane sci-fi martial arts series"^[8] and as a "post-apocalyptic martial arts drama".^[11] Knight, along with other cast members, received several weeks of martial arts training for his role.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Rendition	Jeremy El-Ibrahimi	[13]
2009	Crossing Over	Juan Sanchez	[14]
2010	Valentine's Day	Romeo Midnight	Uncredited[15]
2012	The Dark Knight Rises	Kid with Apple	[15]
2013	Ender's Game	Bean	[7]
2019	Runt	Vic	[16]
2023	Centurion: The Dancing Stallion	Danny Sanchez	[3]
2025	Karate Kid: Legends	Connor	Post production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Boston Legal	Tito Perez	2 episodes[15]
2005	Invasion	Hispanic Boy	Pilot[15]
2006	Day Break	Jenga Player	Episode: "What If They Run"[3]
2006	Cold Case	Emilio Valens	Episode: "The War at Home"[3]
2008	Dexter	Carlos	Recurring role[15]
2009	Ghost Whisperer	Gus	Episode: "Dead Listing"[15]
2009	Hatching Pete	Wendell Pate	Disney Channel Original Movie[3]
2010	The Whole Truth	Justin Brogan	Recurring role[15]
2010	Sons of Tucson	Boy #2	Episode: "Kisses and Beads"[15]
2010	The Middle	Mitch	Episode: "TV or Not TV"[15]
2010	Lost	Sam	Episode: "Sundown"[15]
2011	General Hospital	Young Sonny	Recurring role[17]
2011	Psych	Justin	Episode: "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader"[15]
2011	Rizzoli & Isles	Joey Mateo	Episode: "Brown Eyed Girl"[15]
2011	Parenthood	Judah	Episode: "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs"[15]
2011	NCIS	Nick Miller	Episode: "Freedom"[15]
2014	Girl Meets World	Brandon	Episode: "Girl Meets Friendship"[3]
2015	Scorpion	Paco	Episode: "Going South"[3]
2015–2019	Into the Badlands	M.K.	Main role[3]
2022	Ms. Marvel	Kareem / Red Dagger	Main cast [3]