{{Short description|American actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Elijah Boothe | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|20|2016|10|24}} | image = | occupation = {{comma separated entries|Actor|Musician}} }}
'''Elijah Boothe''' is an American actor best known for his role in Netflix's ''Luke Cage'' where he plays the young Cottonmouth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=N'Duka|first=Amanda|date=2018-10-12|title='Luke Cage's Elijah Boothe To Star In 'Pink Opaque'|url=https://deadline.com/2018/10/luke-cage-elijah-boothe-pink-opaque-movie-1202481968/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> Boothe has appeared in numerous television shows and feature films including ''Golden Boy,'' ''Blue Bloods'', and the Netflix original film ''Coin Heist''. He has won award for "Best Actor" from the San Diego Black Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Chris |title=Jersey Shore's Elijah Boothe tells a Hollywood story in new 'Pink Opaque' |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/03/06/jersey-shores-elijah-boothe-tells-hollywood-story-new-pink-opaque/4873905002/ |publisher=Asbury Park Press |access-date=28 January 2021}}</ref>
Raised in Jackson Township, New Jersey, Boothe attended the OCVTS Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst, New Jersey.<ref>Sockol, Matthew. [https://centraljersey.com/2016/10/24/jackson-actor-enjoys-role-in-luke-cage/ "Jackson actor enjoys role in ''Luke Cage''"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709054737/https://centraljersey.com/2016/10/24/jackson-actor-enjoys-role-in-luke-cage/ |date=2023-07-09 }}, CentralJersey.com, October 24, 2016. Accessed January 19, 2022. "With an appearance in the latest collaboration between Netflix and Marvel, the acting career of a Jackson resident is on the rise.... Elijah said he became involved in acting when he was 10. During his high school years, he attended the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst."</ref>
Boothe is also a singer, and has performed for the House of Parliament, Radio Disney, the Apollo Theater, and at the U.S. Open.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hladik |first1=Stephen |title=Interview with Actor Elijah Boothe |url=http://culture.affinitymagazine.us/interview-with-actor-elijah-boothe/ |website=Affinity |accessdate=20 November 2018 |date=30 July 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2013 |''The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete'' |Mister Double | |- |2013 |''Peeples'' |Party kid |Uncredited |- |2017 |''Coin Heist'' |Max | |- |2018 |''All These Small Moments'' |Carter | |- |2019 |''A Rainy Day in New York'' |Student Film Crew | |- |2020 |''City'' |Kendall | |- |2020 |''Pink Opaque'' |Travis Wolfe | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- |2011 |''The Electric Company'' |Various roles |2 episodes |- |2011 |''Are We There Yet?'' |Jr. |Episode: "The Kevin Gets a Commercial Episode" |- |2011 |''Dateline NBC'' |{{N/a}} |Episode: "My Kid Would Never ... Bully" |- |2012 |''Rookie Blue'' |Gang Member |Episode: "Class Dismissed" |- |2013 |''Golden Boy'' |Michael Dupray |Episode: "Young Guns" |- |2014 |''What Would You Do?'' |Son |Episode #9.13 |- |2015 |''Blue Bloods'' |Student #4 |Episode: "Unsung Heroes" |- |2016 |''Unforgettable'' |Boy #1 |Episode: "The Return of Eddie" |- |2016 |''Luke Cage'' |Young Cottonmouth |3 episodes |- |2018 |''Wholly Broken'' |Zack |Television film |}
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