Jahi Winston — Exclusive Photos

By:

Elissa Anderson

December 19, 2019 12:38AM EST

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Jahi Winston

Jahi Winston — Jahi Winston plays Junior in the new drama ‘Queen & Slim.’ The movie was written and produced by Lena Waithe and stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith. Melina Matsoukas directed the film. His first TV role was in 2016 on ‘Feed The Beast’ with David Schwimmer and Jim Sturgess. Ever since then, Jahi has worked his way up and become of the most talented young actors. He starred as Luke O’Neil in the short-lived Netflix series ‘Everything Sucks!’ and played Danny in ‘Proud Mary’ with Taraji P. Henson. Jahi was on Broadway as Young Simba in ‘The Lion King.’ After ‘Queen & Slim,’ Jahi will star in the new film ‘Charm City Kings,’ which will debut at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Jahi is a star on the rise. Make sure to look out for this one. See more exclusive photos of Jahi Winston in our gallery now.

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Jahi Winston On ‘Queen & Slim’

Jahi Winston On ‘Queen & Slim’ — ‘I was immediately fascinated by the poetry and the way that it sort of intertwined poetry and real words while it was still grounded in authenticity and honesty,’ he said. ‘Junior, I felt that his purpose to serve the story was really necessary for everyone to see.’ He first discovered the project on Twitter.

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Jahi Winston On Lena Waithe

Jahi Winston On Lena Waithe — Jahi admitted that he admires how grounded Lena Waithe is – no matter what. ‘Everything she does is grounded in how people really think, how people really feel, and what people really want to say, and what she wants to say. So that’s the biggest thing. I really want to just use authenticity in every way,’ he said.

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Jahi Winston On Using His Voice

Jahi Winston On Using His Voice — Jahi told HL that he wants to use his voice to ‘reflect the times that we live in and sort of reflect where we are and how far we have left to go.’ He doesn’t just mean Hollywood. He wants his voice to be known in all aspects of his life.

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Jahi Winston On His ‘Queen & Slim’ Co-Stars

Jahi Winston On His ‘Queen & Slim’ Co-Stars — Jahi said that Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith were like ‘big brother, big sister’ to him on set. ‘It was great.’

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Jahi Winston On His Inspirations

Jahi Winston On His Inspirations — He’s inspired by his co-star Daniel Kaluuya but also Greta Thunberg. ‘She just really makes me want to use my art and really reflect the times that we live in,’ he told HL.

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Jahi Winston On His New Movie

Jahi Winston On His New Movie — Jahi’s next film is called ‘Charm City Kings.’ He revealed the movie is ‘centered around a young boy in West Baltimore who is fascinated by this biker group called The Midnight Clique, and he meets a man that really sort of brings back a lot about who he is and his past.’

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Actor Jahi Winston

Actor Jahi Winston — Before ‘Queen & Slim,’ Jahi was known for playing Luke on ‘Everything Sucks!’ He also starred in ‘The New Edition.’

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Jahi Winston Exclusive Portrait

Jahi Winston Exclusive Portrait — Jahi Winston stopped by HollywoodLife’s New York City studio. His newest movie, ‘Queen & Slim,’ is out in theaters now.

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