Eli Goree

Eli Goree (born May 26, 1994) is a Canadian actor.^[1] He is best known for his roles as Quincy in HBO's Ballers, Malik in Da Kink in My Hair (2007–2009), Wells Jaha in the post-apocalyptic drama show The 100 (2014–2017),^[2] Joel Goodson in the supernatural horror show Dead of Summer, and Cassius Clay in Regina King's biographical drama film One Night in Miami... (2020). In 2018, he started a recurring role on the CW's TV series Riverdale, where he plays Munroe "Mad Dog" Moore.

Eli Goree
Goree in 2011
Born	(1994-05-26) May 26, 1994 (age 30) Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Known for	The 100, Riverdale

Biography

Goree grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia.^[3] He was raised by a single mother.^[4] He began his acting career at age six in Sesame Park, the Canadian version of Sesame Street.^[5][6] In 2003, he hosted The Big Black Rap Show on the Dalhousie University campus radio station CKDU-FM.^[7] In 2006, he became one of the hosts for the last season of the CBC TV series Street Cents. In the same year, he also began working as a freelancing journalist for Canada Now.^[8]

Goree is a graduate of Prince Andrew High School.^[4]

From 2007 to 2009, he was cast as Malik in popular Global TV series Da Kink in My Hair. He also appeared in the Vision TV series Soul.^[9]

On stage, Goree played the lead role of Jake in the 2009 critically acclaimed play Secrets of a Black Boy.^[10][11]

Between 2010 and 2013, he appeared in the mockumentary Pure Pwnage as well as guest roles in The CW's fantasy horror series Supernatural, The CW's medical drama Emily Owens, M.D., Showcase's sci-fi miniseries Eve of Destruction and CTV's police crime drama Motive.

In 2014, he was cast as Wells Jaha, one of the main characters in the first season of The CW's post-apocalyptic drama show The 100.^[12]

His first significant role in a feature film was in the 2016 sports-drama film Race.^[13]

Goree played Joel, one of the main characters in the Freeform horror drama Dead of Summer.^[14][15][16]

He appeared as Conner, an amputee war veteran, in the Amazon Prime Video science fiction series The Peripheral.^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Roles
2014	Godzilla	PO No. 3
2016	Race	Dave Albritton
2020	One Night in Miami...	Cassius Clay
2021	The Guilty	Rick (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2006	North/South	Tyson	Unknown episodes
2006	Enough	Dakota	Television short
2009	Soul	Samson	4 episodes
2009	Flashpoint	Jermaine	Episode: "Aisle 13"
2009	Da Kink in My Hair	Malik	13 episodes
2010	Pure Pwnage	Tyrel	6 episodes
2012	Supernatural	Marcus	Episode: "The Born-Again Identity"
2012	Abducted: The Carlina White Story	Carl Tyson 1987	Television film
2012–2013	Emily Owens, M.D.	Intern Bowman	4 episodes
2013	Eve of Destruction	Madhatter53	2 episodes
2013	Motive	Graeme the Caretaker	Episode: "Fallen Angel"
2014	Far From Home	Rudy	Television film
2014	The 100	Wells Jaha	Main (season 1), guest (season 2); 5 episodes
2015	Christmas Truce	Jensen	Television film
2016	Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart	Darryl Simmons	Television film
2016	Heartbeat	Thomas	Episode: "Pilot"
2016	Legends of Tomorrow	James Jackson	Episode: "Last Refuge"
2016	Dead of Summer	Joel Goodson	Main, 9 episodes
2018	GLOW	Ernest Dawson	Episode: "Mother of All Matches"
2018	Ballers	Quincy Carter	Recurring (season 4); 6 episodes
2018–2020	Riverdale	Munroe "Mad Dog" Moore	Recurring (season 3-4); 13 episodes
2019	Pearson	Derrick Mayes	Television show
2022	The Peripheral	Conner Penske	Main

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2006	Gemini Awards	Best Youth Non Fiction Series	Street Cents	Nominated
2009		Best Ensamble Cast	Da Kink In My Hair	Nominated	[18]
2009	Young Artist Awards	Best Actor in a TV Series	Soul	Nominated
2016	UBCP/ACTRA Awards	Best Actor	Race	Nominated	[19]
2017	Leo Award	Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture		Won	[20]
2021	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	One Night in Miami...	Nominated	[21]

References

1. Eli Goree's bio at www.northernstars.ca
2. "Eli Goree.Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
3. Infantry, Ashante (September 19, 2009). "All-male cast lived the theme of a new play about black guys who keep it all inside". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
4. Della, Taryn (Summer 2008). "Eli Goree: Acting his way to Da Kink". Black to Business. issuu.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
5. "theCOR: Eli Goree". theCOR. YouTube. January 14, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
6. "The glory of Mad Dog: Dial M For Maple interviews Riverdale and Pearson's Eli Goree". TV Club. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
7. "Eli Goree Resume" (PDF). ACTRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
8. "Eli Goree Biography and Filmography". cfccreates.com. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
9. "In the news: Eli Goree of Da Kink in My Hair, Soul". TV, eh?. February 6, 2009. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
10. "Trey Anthony Productions – Darren Anthony's Secrets of a Black Boy - Classical FM 96.3". Classical FM 96.3. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
11. "theCOR - theCOR: Eli Goree (Extended Interview) | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
12. Wild, Diane Kristine (March 7, 2009). "Actor Eli Goree Conquers Canadian Television, Two Shows At A Time". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
13. "Sharing the layers to Jesse Owens' Race to Gold". Mark Bialczak. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
14. Petski, Denise (February 4, 2016). "Zelda Williams, Alberto Frezza & Eli Goree Join 'Dead Of Summer' Freeform Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
15. "Breaking News - Additional Cast Announced for Freeform's Highly Anticipated New Original Series "Dead of Summer" | TheFutonCritic.com". thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
16. "Dead of Summer Spoilers: The 100's Eli Goree, Teen Wolf's Zelda Williams and 1 More Join Cast". Spoilers Guide. Archived from the original on March 23, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
17. Petski, Denise (June 2, 2021). "'The Peripheral': Louis Herthum, Chris Coy, Melinda Page Hamilton Among 5 Cast In Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy's Amazon Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
18. "Gemini Nominees: Performance Categores" at playbackonline.ca
19. "UBCP/ACTRA – The 2016 UBCP/ACTRA AWARDS NOMINEES Are Announced!". www.ubcp.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
20. "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
21. "Nominations Announced for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.

External links

• Eli Goree at IMDb
• Media related to Eli Goree at Wikimedia Commons