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Mandela Van Peebles
Van Peebles in 2024
Born (1994-06-04) June 4, 1994 (age 30)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • playwright
Years active1999–present
Parents
RelativesMelvin Van Peebles (grandfather)

Mandela Van Peebles (born June 4, 1994) is an American actor and producer who has appeared in films such as We the Party,[1] Baadasssss!, and Jigsaw, and the television series Reginald the Vampire.

Personal life

Van Peebles was born in Los Angeles, California. He is one of two children born to director/actor Mario Van Peebles and Lisa Vitello, and a grandson of filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles and Maria (née Marx). He is named after Nelson Mandela.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Judgment Day Marley Payne Debut
2003 Baadasssss! Angel Muse
2009 Bring Your "A" Game Virtual Player Short documentary film
2012 We the Party Hendrix
American Warships Dunbar, Lookout Direct-to-video
2016 USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage Theodore
2017 Jigsaw Mitch
2024 Outlaw Posse Decker Post-production
TBA Flint 6 Oscar Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Mario's Green House Unknown Unknown episodes
2016 Roots Noah Television mini-series
2018 Karma Manny Everett Television film
2021 Wu-Tang: An American Saga Shank Episode: "Little Ghetto Boys"
2021 Mayor of Kingstown Sam, prison guard Pilot episode
2022 Reginald the Vampire Maurice Miller Main Role

Producer

Year Titled Notes
2018 Armed executive producer

References

  1. ^ timsanchez818 (April 7, 2012). "Mario & Mandela Van Peebles ARE The Party With Successful Film Debut". AllHipHop.com. Retrieved July 15, 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)