Riele Downs | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress • voice actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001 [1] ) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing Faith in the 2013 film The Best Man Holiday . She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger from 2014 to 2020.
Downs was born on July 8, 2001. [1] She has indicated that she has "some experience with dancing". [2]
Downs started acting when she was 3 years old, and got her first role in the 2005 film Four Brothers playing the role of Amelia Mercer. She appeared in A Russell Peters Christmas Special in 2013. The same year, Downs played Faith Sullivan in the 2013 comedy-drama film The Best Man Holiday . [3] [ unreliable source? ] In 2014, she appeared in the television films Fir Crazy and The Gabby Douglas Story.[ citation needed ]
In 2014, Downs was cast in her first starring role, on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger , playing the role of Charlotte, who is the best friend of the titular character. [2] [4] [5] In 2017, she co-starred with Lizzy Greene in the Nickelodeon television film Tiny Christmas. [6]
In 2022, Downs starred in the lead role of Darby Harper in the Hulu film Darby and the Dead . [7] [8]
In 2024, Downs was cast as Carlesha Gaither in the Lifetime film Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films that is based on the kidnapping of Carlesha Gaither. [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Four Brothers | Amelia Mercer | Film |
2013 | The Best Man Holiday | Faith | Film |
2014 | Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy | Kat | Film |
2022 | Darby and the Dead | Darby Harper | Streaming film [7] [8] |
2025 | A Breed Apart | Killer Queen | Film [10] [11] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | ReGenesis | Young Jamila Thompson | Episode: "Bloodless" |
2009 | 'Da Kink in My Hair | Shawnee | Episode: "Forced Ripe Mango" |
2010 | Rookie Blue | Little Girl | Episode: "Fresh Paint" |
Made... The Movie | Karinna | Television film | |
Peep and the Big Wide World | Baby Ant / Bunny 2 / Bunny 5 | Voice role; 2 episodes | |
2014 | The Gabby Douglas Story | Arielle | Television film |
2014–2020 | Henry Danger | Charlotte | Main role |
2015 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special | Sheila | Television special |
2017 | Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine Special | Riele/Vanessa | Television special |
Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Dale | Television special | |
Tiny Christmas | Emma | Television film [6] | |
2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Charlotte | Main voice role |
2019 | All That | Herself | Episode 1105 |
2023 | Bel-Air | Yazmin Staats | Recurring role, 5 episodes [12] |
2024 | Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story | Carlesha Gaither | Television film |
2025 | My Life with the Walter Boys | Maria | Recurring role, 6 episodes [13] |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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2020 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Female TV Star | Henry Danger | Nominated | [14] |
...but three new actors have been cast in recurring roles.