Shaheed K. Woods
Born
Shaheed Kamal Jihad Woods

Jersey City, New Jersey
United States
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian, poet
Years active2009–present

Shaheed K. Woods (born Shaheed Kamal Jihad Woods) is an American actor, comedian born and raised in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is best known for A Gentleman,[1] Midnight Delight, Life! Camera Action... earning him accolades.[2][3][4]

Early life

Woods grew up in Jersey City and attended Fred W. Martin Elementary school.

Acting career

Woods first came to prominence with his lead role in Life! Camera Action... playing as Mike for which he won his first international award for the 'Best Supporting Lead Actor'.[5] He first took to acting in theater, having done several local plays including 'Underneath It All' at Newark Symphony Hall. Having performed at several venues, members of the Newark art scene have dubbed him "The Beacon of Light". One performance was a fundraiser benefit for the documentary "Face of Darkness" hosted by Kenneth Todd Nelson and Squeaky Moore.[6] After performing in several short films, he met filmmaker Rohit Gupta on the set of a short directed by a fellow alum of the New York Film Academy. It was then that they formed their friendship, and began discussing a short film project which ended up as the critically acclaimed film Life! Camera Action... marking Woods debut as lead in a feature.[7]

Woods took to directing with the short play "Off the Bridge" written by Akua Doku. He then was selected to direct a reading with an all female ensemble cast titled "Rebirth of the Black Woman" in New York. He has also worked with Playwright Carol White several short plays. Any Minute Now, written by White, won first place in the Short Play Lab at Roy Arias studios in Manhattan. He has worked in the background on Pariah with Dee Rees and played the role of Meat in the pilot of an upcoming series titled "Boys and Girls".

Woods went to gain further acclaim with his lead role in the cult-comedy Midnight Delight winning acclaim and awards. He features in three vignettes in the film including "Epiphanation", "Free Will" and the voice of mouse as the main character in the "Animation" vignette of the film.[7] Woods got noticed in Life! Camera Action... & Midnight Delight and was offered a prominent role by Fox Star Studios to feature in a Bollywood film A Gentleman which released worldwide on 25 August 2017.[8][9]

Filmography

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2010 Non Compos Mentis Big Sha
2011 Psycho-Path: Mania Dr. Ofori
He Said, She Said (a romantic comedy) Uomo
Pariah
2012 Life! Camera Action... Mike Won Best Supporting Actor award
2013 Cherry Pop Terry Short
One City NIght Elevator Man Short
Full Circle Goon 4
2014 Bongo Killer Crown Dr. Louis
2016 Midnight Delight Lead
WTF Unreleased
2017 A Gentleman[10] as Koko
The Killer Contract
The Black Eagle of Harlem as self Documentary
2018 George Washington: The Farewell Address † Narrator (Self) Documentary
2020 Washington Irving: An American Original † Narrator (Self) Documentary

Television

Year TV Series Director Role Character Notes
2017 Boys & Girls: The SeriesDarik BernardActorBig Meat

Accolades

References

  1. ↑ "Shaheed Woods Filmography". The Review Monk. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Modha, Roopa (July 12, 2016). "Midnight Delight, to 'light' up your world with July 21, 2016 release!". Urban Asian. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Roopa, M (August 11, 2016). "Rohit Gupta's comedy Midnight Delight is the Most Controversial Film!". UA. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ Staff, Abid (June 1, 2011). "Life! Camera Action... wins 'Best Feature Film-US' award". Glamsham. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Staff, BWR (June 19, 2012). "Interview: Award-Winning Actor Shaheed K Woods on Rohit Gupta's "Life! Camera Action ..." : "Acting is Freedom"". Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Gaynor, Gerren (May 21, 2014). "'Face of Darkness' Filmmakers host fundraiser, forum on depression in black community". Centric. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Upadhyay, Khushboo (August 19, 2016). "Midnight Delight - Saying hi to high with Rohit Gupta & the cast". Pandolin. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sharma, Suparna (August 28, 2017). "A Gentleman movie review: No dum in its action, no fun in its romance". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ FE, Staff (August 10, 2016). "Bang Bang Prequel". F. Entertainment. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ Vijayakar, R.M. (August 28, 2017). "'A Gentleman: Sundar, Susheel, Risky' Review: Mix of Slick and Funny Works Big". No. Special to India West. IndIa West - California. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ Biz, In (April 30, 2012). "Life! Camera Action... wins 9 awards". BI. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ Staff, RVO (October 18, 2011). "Golden Door Film Festival Winners". River View Observer. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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