Actor-Singer
Breaking out as the comic relief in 2018’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Smith segued to leading-man this year with Generation — HBO’s Gen Z drama about sexuality and identity.
In June 2020, amid last summer’s racial justice protests, Smith went public with his own sexuality, coming out as queer on Instagram after participating in Black Lives Matter protest in New Orleans.
“As a Black queer man myself, I was disappointed to see certain people eager to say Black Lives Matter but hold their tongue when Trans/Queer was added. … If your revolution does not include Black queer voices, it is anti-Black.”
Smith is the second part of Generation and there’s a dinosaur return in Jurassic World: Dominion.
In March, he moved into the music space with his debut single, “Bed.”
He’s also in production on Paramount and eOne’s Dungeons & Dragons adaptation alongside Chris Pine, Hugh Grant and Regé-Jean Page.