Lovell Adams-Gray

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Lovell Adams-Gray
Born (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992 (age 32)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Known forPortraying Dru Tejada on Book II
Spouse
(m. 2023)

Lovell Adams-Gray is a Canadian actor. [1]

Career

He is best known for the role of Dru Tejada in Power Book II: Ghost , [2] and his performance in the web series 21 Black Futures , [3] for which he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Web Program or Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. [4] [5]

Contents

Originally from the Etobicoke district of Toronto, [1] he has also had roles in the television series Lost & Found Music Studios , Slasher , Second Jen and Coroner , and played Jelly in Clement Virgo's film adaptation of David Chariandy's novel Brother. [6]

Personal life

In 2017, Adams-Gray began dating actress Kiana Madeira; they became engaged in 2021. [7] [8] They married in September 2023. [9] [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Len and Company Chad
2016Great CanadiansMarcus
2017Little DeathArnie
2022 Brother Jelly [11]
2024 Morningside Jay [12]
Sway Richie
TBA Mayday Post-production [13]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Warehouse 13 Charlie BattesEpisode: "Savage Seduction"
2015MillionsCobra Bully #1Episode #1.1
2015 Rogue Lobo2 episodes
2016 Dead of Summer Michael Goodson2 episodes
2016 Lost & Found Music Studios Tully9 episodes
2017 Slasher Peter Broome8 episodes [14]
2017 Odd Squad Dancing ManEpisode: "License to Science/Negative Town"
2018 Legends of Tomorrow Barack Obama Episode: "Guest Starring John Noble"
2018 Second Jen Marcus4 episodes [15]
2018Christmas with a ViewMike MahoneyTelevision film
2019 Hudson & Rex Caleb CrombyEpisode: "Fast Eddie's, Slow Food"
2019SurveillanceBen OrtegaTelevision film
2019–2020 Coroner Dr. Dwayne Allen9 episodes [16]
2020Christmas in the RockiesGarthTelevision film
2020–2024 Power Book II: Ghost Dru Tejada Main role [17]
2021 21 Black Futures

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