Spence Moore II

{{short description|American actor (born 1997)}} {{use mdy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Spence Moore II | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Spence Duane Moore II | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|16}} | birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | other_names = | known_for = {{Unbulleted list |''Five Points'' |''A.P. Bio'' |''All American'' }} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2016–present | children = 1 }} '''Spence Duane Moore II''' (born December 16, 1997) is an American actor best known for his main or recurring roles in a number of television series debuting in 2018: ''Five Points'' (2018), ''A.P. Bio'' (2018–2021), ''All American'' (2018–present), and ''Brilliant Minds'' (2024–present).<ref name="Bennett">{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Anita |title='A.P. Bio' Fans Light Up Twitter In Effort To Save Canceled NBC Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/a-p-bio-fans-light-up-twitter-in-effort-to-save-canceled-nbc-series-1202622411/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |agency=Deadline |date=May 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Petski"/><ref name="Reilly">{{cite news |last1=Reilly |first1=Kaitlin |title=Who Does Spencer End Up With On All American? |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/04/230356/olivia-baker-spencer-james-all-american-layla-keating-asher-adams |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=Refinery29 |date=April 18, 2019}}</ref>

==Early life== Moore was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of two children.<ref name="Forte"/> Moore realized that he wanted to become an actor while preparing for his sixth grade talent show.<ref name="Forte"/> He later starred in several short films before moving on to more mainstream roles.<ref name="Forte"/>

==Career== In 2017, Moore was cast in the Facebook Watch series ''Five Points'' as part of the main cast alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis.<ref>{{cite news |title=Video: "Five Points" Trailer from Kerry Washington + Facebook Watch |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/video/2018/05/16/video-five-points-trailer-from-kerry-washington-plus-facebook-watch-426511/20180516facebook01/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=The Futon Critic |date=May 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Keller">{{cite news |last1=Keller |first1=Joel |title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'Five Points' On Facebook Watch, Where A Story Is Told From Different High Schoolers' Points Of View |url=https://decider.com/2018/06/05/five-points-on-facebook-watch-stream-it-or-skip-it/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=Decider |date=June 5, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Kim">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Dakota |title=Is Facebook Watch a Serious Streaming Platform? These 6 Shows Say Yes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/watching/is-facebook-watch-a-serious-streaming-platform-these-6-shows-say-yes.html |accessdate=3 April 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Petski">{{cite news |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Five Points': Ray Cham Jr., Trey Curtis, Nathaniel Potvin, Jake Walker & Spence Moore II Cast In Facebook Watch Series |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/five-points-ray-cham-jr-trey-curtis-nathaniel-potvin-jake-walker-spence-moore-ii-cast-facebook-watch-series-1202208424/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=Deadline |date=November 14, 2017}}</ref> Moore stated that working with Kerry Washington on the series was "life-changing".<ref name="Mangum">{{cite news |last1=Mangum |first1=Trey |title=Spence Moore II On Starring In The Timely, Kerry Washington-Produced, Southside Chicago-Set Drama, 'Five Points' |url=https://shadowandact.com/spence-moore-kerry-washington-five-points-facebook-watch |accessdate=21 April 2020 |publisher=Shadow and Act |date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> He was cast in ''A.P. Bio'' as Dan Decker.<ref name="Andreeva">{{cite news |last1=Andreeva |first1=Nellie |title='A.P. Bio' Renewed For Season 2 By NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/a-p-bio-renewed-season-2-nbc-1202383176/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=Deadline |date=May 8, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, Moore began appearing as a recurring character in the CW drama ''All American''. In 2019, Moore is in the HBO miniseries, ''We Are Who We Are'', which premiered in September 2020.<ref name="Pedersen">{{cite news |last1=Pedersen |first1=Eric |title=HBO Max Programming: The TV & Film Titles That Will Stream On WarnerMedia's Service |url=https://vmagazine.com/article/chloe-sevigny-and-kid-cudi-to-star-in-we-are-who-we-are/ |accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=V Magazine |date=July 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name="corcoran">{{cite news |last1=Corcoran |first1=Nina |title=Kid Cudi and Chloë Sevigny to star in We Are Who We Are, a new TV series directed by Luca Guadagnino |url=https://consequence.net/2019/07/kid-cudi-chloe-sevigny-luca-guadagnino-we-are-who-we-are/ |access-date=21 April 2020 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=July 18, 2019}}</ref>

In 2023, Moore appeared in season three of ''Superman & Lois'' as Bruno Mannheim's son Matteo. Since 2024, Moore has played the lead role of Jacob Nash in the NBC medical drama ''Brilliant Minds''.

In November 2024, Moore was announced as a cast member in independent drama ''Out Come The Wolves'', based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |title=East Bay Punk Music Drama 'Out Come the Wolves,' Inspired By Rancid Album, Finds Cast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/out-come-the-wolves-rancid-album-1236062462/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=17 March 2025 |date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life== Moore resides in Los Angeles.<ref name="Forte">{{cite web |last1=Forte |first1=Allan |title=C&C Teen Hollywood Film Festival - Spence Moore II Interview |url=http://www.jeanbooknerd.com/2019/03/c-teen-hollywood-film-festival-spence.html |website=Jean Book Nerd |access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref>

In January 2022, Moore and girlfriend, Samantha "Sammie" Cimarelli, announced they were expecting. Cimarelli gave birth to their son later that year.<ref>https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-spencer-moore-ii-welcome-1st-baby/</ref>

Some time after the birth of their son, Moore and Cimarelli went their separate ways, with Cimarelli considering herself a 'single mama' when announcing she was pregnant with baby #2 in mid-2025. No confirmation if Moore is the father of the second baby, or someone else.<ref>https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/the-circles-sammie-cimarelli-is-pregnant-with-baby-no-2/</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2022 | ''My Father's Dragon'' | George the Tiger (voice) | | |- | rowspan=2| 2023 | ''Creed III'' | Young Dame Anderson | | |- | ''Back on the Strip'' | Merlin | | |- |2025 |''And Out Comes The Wolf'' | |Post-production | |- | {{TableTBA}} | ''Going Places'' |{{TableTBA}} | Post-production | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/stampede-ventures-going-places-max-chernov-ethan-cutkosky-chloe-east-spence-moore-ii-1234767412/|title=Stampede Ventures Sets Dark Comedy 'Going Places'; Max Chernov Makes Feature Directing Debut|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=June 2, 2021|access-date=June 9, 2021}}</ref> |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | rowspan=2|2016 | ''Criminal Minds'' | Gabriel Lewis, 15 years old | Episode: "Mirror Image" | |- | ''Last Man Standing'' | David | Episode: "Help Wanted" | |- | rowspan=3|2017 | ''Rebel'' | Amari | Episode: "Breaking Point" | |- | ''Ballers'' | David | Episode: "Ricky-Leaks" | |- | ''Lady Dynamite'' | Bill | Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter" |<ref name="Stephens">{{cite news |last1=Stephens |first1=Emily L. |title=Lady Dynamite's Thanksgiving episode will skate away with your heart|url=https://www.avclub.com/lady-dynamites-thanksgiving-episode-will-skate-away-wit-1820379316|accessdate=3 April 2020 |publisher=The A.V. Club|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> |- | 2017–2018 | ''StartUp'' | Damon | 2 episodes | |- | rowspan=3|2018 | ''13 Reasons Why'' | Michael | 5 episodes | |- | ''Five Points'' | Eric Harper | Main role (season 1) |<ref name="Kim"/> |- | ''The Rookie'' | Young Campbell | Episode: "The Hawke" | |- | 2018–2021 | ''A.P. Bio'' | Dan Decker | Main role |<ref name="Bennett"/> |- | 2018–2024 | ''All American'' | Chris Jackson | Recurring role |<ref name="Reilly"/> |- | 2019 | ''Good Trouble'' | Jamal | Episode: "Less Than" | |- | 2020 | ''We Are Who We Are'' | Danny Poythress | Main role | |- | 2021–2022 | ''The Wonder Years'' | Bruce Williams | Recurring role | |- | 2022–2023 | ''Grown-ish'' | Big Brother Big Boy | 6 episodes | |- | 2023 | ''Superman & Lois'' | Matteo Mannheim | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |- | 2024 | ''NCIS'' |Jared Vance |Episode: "A Thousand Yards" Season 21 Episode 7 | |- | 2024–present | ''Brilliant Minds'' | Dr. Jacob Nash | Main role | |- | TBA | ''Power Origins'' | James St.Patrick / Ghost | Main role |}

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