Jermaine Fowler

One of Hollywood’s fastest rising young talents, Jermaine Fowler most recently starred in Hulu’s comedy THE DROP, which released January 2023. He also can be seen alongside Dakota Johnson in the comedy “Am I Okay” which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Jermaine had a breakout role in “Coming 2 America” starring as ‘Lavelle’ alongside Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Leslie Jones, Kiki Layne, and a host of other A-list actors. The film, which was released in March 2021, is a sequel to the 1988 hit comedy “Coming to America.” In the sequel, Akeem, played by Eddie Murphy, learns he has a son in America and must return to meet the unlikely heir to the Zamunda throne. “Coming 2 America” is directed by Craig Brewer and written by Kenya Barris and Barry W. Blaustein. Up next, Jermaine can be seen starring in Lionsgate’s THE BLACKENING, releasing Summer 2023. Additional upcoming projects include film LATE BLOOMERS, premiering at SXSW March 2023 as well as Amazon’s RICKY STANICKY where he is starring opposite Zac Efron and John Cena.

Previously, Jermaine appeared in the critically acclaimed film from Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah. Fowler played the role of the late Mark Clark, an American activist and former member of the Black Panther Party. In 2017, Fowler starred in and executive produced CBS’s Comedy “Superior Donuts.” which was adapted from a play written by Tracey Letts. “Superior Donuts” is about an old-school doughnut shop owner ‘Arthur,’ his spunky young employee and aspiring artist, ‘Franco,’ and their friends and patrons keep the shop going in a changing culturally mixed inner-city Chicago neighborhood. Fowler starred in the series alongside Emmy Award-winner Judd Hirsch, David Koechner, Maz Jobrani and Katey Segal.

On the big screen, Fowler was seen opposite Lakeith Stanfield in 2018’s “Sorry to Bother You” which was also directed and written by Stanfield. Fowler portrayed ‘Salvador’ in the comedy-drama film alongside Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Tessa Thompson, Danny Glover, and Armie hammer. Produced by Forest Whitaker, the film made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2018.

In 2014 Fowler co-created and starred in the truTV sketch-comedy series “Friends of the People.” The following year, he starred in his own SHOWTIME special “Give ‘Em Hell Kid.” His additional television credits include “Crashing,” produced by Judd Apatow, “Robot Chicken,” “BoJack Horseman,” the “All That” revival which he also executive produced and the 69th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS, for which Fowler was the on-camera announcer.

Raised in Hyattsville, Md., Fowler began performing stand-up in 2006 while still in high school. On his 20th birthday, he boarded a Megabus and moved to New York City with three pieces of luggage and a dream. As a stand-up comic, he has toured nationally with College Humor and Comedy Central on Campus. Additionally, he was one half of the sketch group BodegaCat Sanchez, alongside the late, Kevin Barnett. In 2012 Fowler was selected as one of Variety’s “New Faces” at the Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.