Namir Smallwood
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About
Namir Smallwood is an American stage and film actor who grew up in Newark, New Jersey and began pursuing acting seriously at the age of 14. He is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, which he joined in 2017.
At Steppenwolf, Smallwood took on lead roles in two productions that earned him Jeff Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Principal Role in a Play. The first came through the company's 2019 production of True West, and the second followed his work in the company's 2020 production of Bug. Both nominations recognized his performances in principal roles.
Smallwood's Broadway career spans 2021 to 2026 and includes two productions. He reprised his Steppenwolf role in Bug when the play made its Broadway premiere in 2025, and he also appeared on Broadway in Pass Over. In 2022, he made his film debut in Rounding.
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