Affion Crockett

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Affion Crockett
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Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1995–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Website AffionCrockett.com

Affion Crockett is an American actor and comedian.

Early life

Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina and is a Trinbagonian.

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Career

Crockett appeared in HBO's Def Comedy Jam in 1996, demonstrating his impressions and physical comedy. He was a cast member of the game show Wild 'n Out , starring Nick Cannon. [1] He has appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm , Blackish , [2] co-starred in the films A Haunted House 1 & 2 [3] with Marlon Wayans, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins with Martin Lawrence, Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, The Wedding Ringer [4] with Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, and Pixels [5] with Adam Sandler. In 2016, Affion was a contestant playing for charity, on Season 3, episode 18 of the game show idiotest

Crockett starred in and produced his own sketch comedy show for Fox titled In the Flow with Affion Crockett , which was executive produced by Jamie Foxx. [6] He wrote, produced, and rapped on his debut comedy album, Watch the Clone. [7]

He hosted a reunion special for the TV series Martin titled Martin: The Reunion that aired June 16, 2022 on BET+. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Charlie's Angels Dancer
2002For the Love of MoneySlim
2004Compton CowboyThug #1Short
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Attendant #2
Matthew 26:17 Nathanael
2006Dead & DeaderPrivate ConneryTV movie
2007Universal RemoteVarious
Young Cesar-
07-07-07HimselfVideo
2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Dayquan
Never Back Down Beatdown DJ
Bar StarzTJ Fykus
Soul Men Lester
SwipeMarcusShort
2009Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web SeriesFlashShort
Dance Flick A-Con
The Substitute for LoveAaronShort
Endless Bummer Coco
2010 Freaknik: The Musical Various Voices (voice)TV movie
For (Stuffed) Colored GirlsHimselfShort
2011 Dance Fu Julius Ho
2012 This Means War Video Clerk
Mac & Devin Go to High School Captain Kush
2013 A Haunted House Cousin Ray-Ray
Baggage Claim Cedric
2014 A Haunted House 2 Cousin Ray-Ray
School Dance Coach Fontaine
2015 The Wedding Ringer Reggie/Drysdale
Pixels Sergeant Dylan Cohan
DeTourDominicTV movie
2016 Fifty Shades of Black Eli
2018A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.Himself
NBAFantasy League BullyShort
2019Same DifferenceTodd
Always a Bridesmaid Dawson
Undercover Brother 2 Sarcastic Brother
Twas the Chaos before ChristmasEd RussellTV movie
2020 The Binge Boomer
Enjoy the DiscoSpeed Dating HostShort
2024A Hip Hop StoryRoscoe Simons

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Def Comedy Jam HimselfEpisode: "Episode 2.7"
1999 Soul Train AflexxEpisode: "Destiny's Child/Christina Aguilera/Coko"
2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm Car Customer #2Episode: "The Car Salesman"
The District Ernie FlintEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2002 That Was Then Guy SmithEpisode: "A Rock and a Head Case"
Rocket Power Spectator (voice)Episode: "Beach Boyz and a Girl/X-treme Ideas"
2003 NYPD Blue Todd GradyEpisode: "Off the Wall"
American Dream All-Star #2Episode: "And Promises to Keep"
Cedric the Entertainer Presents HimselfEpisode: "Episode 1.16"
2004 Married to the Kellys AndrewEpisode: "Whose Pants Are Smarter?"
2005-18 Wild 'n Out HimselfMain Cast: Season 1–8, Guest: Season 11
2006 CSI: NY Carter EnglandEpisode: "Super Men"
2006-10 The Boondocks Additional Voices (voice)Guest: 1 & 3, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2007 Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz HimselfMain Cast
2008 Under One Roof Dan EwingEpisode: "Get Rich... Or Fry Tryin'"
The Miley and Mandy Show HimselfEpisode: "M&M Cru Final Dance Battle: Cyrus Blaine Seacrest Tatum"
2009 Black to the Future HimselfEpisode: "Hour 4: The 00s"
2010 The Key of Awesome Jay-ZEpisode: "Lebron is Gone"
The League RandallEpisode: "The Tie"
2011 In the Flow with Affion Crockett Himself/HostMain Host
Reed Between the Lines WarrenEpisode: "Let's Talk About Boundaries"
Robot Chicken Additional Voices (voice)Recurring Cast: Season 5
2012Just for Laughs: All-AccessHimselfEpisode: "Episode #4.6"
Black Dynamite Joe Jackson (voice)Episode: "Just Beat It or Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes"
Sketchy-Episode: "ObaMMA"
2013 American Dad! U People Searcher (voice)Episode: "Max Jets"
Second Generation Wayans HimselfEpisode: "Independence Day"
2014The RebelsLamont SliceEpisode: "Pilot"
Family Guy Far-Away Black Man/Upbeat Black Kid (voice)Episode: "Secondhand Spoke"
Chozen Additional Voices (voice)Episode: "The Battle of Broken Spear"
2015 The Comedians Ron MurrayEpisode: "Orange You the New Black Guy"
2016 TripTank Nasty D/Caller (voice)Episode: "The D.O.N.G."
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio Additional Voices (voice)Main Cast
2017Andiamo!HimselfEpisode: "Negril, Jamaica"
Face ValueHimself/Team CaptainEpisode: "Essence Atkins v Affion Crockett"
Jeff & Some Aliens Jesse/Drake (voice)Episode: "Jeff & Some Preteen Girls"
Legends of Chamberlain Heights The Father (voice)Episode: "My Father the Zero"
The Guest Book DarnellEpisode: "Story Eight"
Pickle and Peanut D-StixxEpisode: "Mobile Aquarium; Shaving Primate Ryan"
2017-18 Hip Hop Squares Himself/PanelistRecurring Panelist: Season 3-5
2017-20 Black-ish T WillGuest Cast: Season 3 & 7
2017-21BronzevilleVarious RolesRecurring Guest
2018 Laugh Factory HimselfEpisode: "Affion Crockett: Olympic Skills"
Black Card Revoked HimselfEpisode: "LisaRaye, Affion Crockett, K. Dubb"
Comedians and CocktailsHimselfEpisode: "The Hustle" & "Cheating Champs"
Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. Jerry the Comic CopEpisode: "Issue 1"
2019 Sherman's Showcase HimselfEpisode: "Enemies" & "Ray J's Showcase"
2020 Superstore TommyEpisode: "Carol's Back"
2021Celebrity Game FaceHimself/ContestantEpisode: "Go Biggs or Go Home"
A Black Lady Sketch Show A. N*ggaEpisode: "If I'm Paying These Chili's Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!"
2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy HimselfMain Guest
So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop DoggHimselfEpisode: "Hit and Run, Just for Fun"
Urban Eats and TreatsHimselfEpisode: "Affion Crockett"
Cardi Tries HimselfEpisode: "Cardi Tries Survival"
A Workplace ComedyAffion JenkinsEpisode: "Catchphrases"
Welcome to Flatch JuliusEpisode: "The Devil's Backbone"
What We Do in the Shadows Richie SuckEpisode: "The Grand Opening"
First Wives Club TyrellRecurring Cast: Season 3
2023Celebrity Game FaceHimself/ContestantEpisode: "Comedians, Country Stars and the King of NASCAR"
The Wonder Years MarvinEpisode: "One Small Step"
Next at the Kennedy Center HimselfEpisode: "Robert Glasper's Black Radio"
2024Good TimesAdditional Voices (voice)Recurring Cast

Documentary

YearTitleRole
2007Battle for the CrownHimself
2010Graffiti Verite' 10: Hip-Hop DanceHimself

Video Game

YearTitleRole
2004 EverQuest II - (voice)
2005 EverQuest II: Desert of Flames - (voice)
2006 Saints Row Stilwater's Resident (voice)

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