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Affion Crockett

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Affion Crockett
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active1995–present
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
WebsiteAffionCrockett.com

Affion Crockett (Born August 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam and Curb Your Enthusiam. He also produced and starred in Fox's short-lived sketch comedy show In the Flow with Affion Crockett.

Early life

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Crockett was raised in Germany and Fayetteville, North Carolina and is a Trinbagonian.

A talented break dancer, he began performing at age 10, and won several local contests. He later graduated from Fayetteville State University, with a bachelor's degree in business.

Career

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Crockett appeared in HBO's Def Comedy Jam in 1996, demonstrating his impressions and physical comedy. He was a cast member of the game show Wild 'n Out, starring Nick Cannon.[1] He has appeared on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Blackish,[2] co-starred in the films A Haunted House 1 & 2[3] with Marlon Wayans, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins with Martin Lawrence, Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac, The Wedding Ringer[4] with Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, and Pixels[5] with Adam Sandler. In 2016, Affion was a contestant playing for charity, on Season 3, episode 18 of the game show idiotest

Crockett starred in and produced his own sketch comedy show for Fox titled In the Flow with Affion Crockett, which was executive produced by Jamie Foxx.[6] He wrote, produced, and rapped on his debut comedy album, Watch the Clone.[7]

He hosted a reunion special for the TV series Martin titled Martin: The Reunion that aired June 16, 2022 on BET+.[8]

Crockett, after the assassination attempting on Donald Trump called the event "staged".[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Charlie's Angels Dancer
2002 For the Love of Money Slim
2004 Compton Cowboy Thug #1 Short
2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Attendant #2
Matthew 26:17 Nathanael
2006 Dead & Deader Private Connery TV movie
2007 Universal Remote Various
Young Cesar -
07-07-07 Himself Video
2008 Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins Dayquan
Never Back Down Beatdown DJ
Bar Starz TJ Fykus
Soul Men Lester
Swipe Marcus Short
2009 Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series Flash Short
Dance Flick A-Con
The Substitute for Love Aaron Short
Endless Bummer Coco
2010 Freaknik: The Musical Various Voices (voice) TV movie
For (Stuffed) Colored Girls Himself Short
2011 Dance Fu Julius Ho
2012 This Means War Video Clerk
Mac & Devin Go to High School Captain Kush
2013 A Haunted House Cousin Ray-Ray
Baggage Claim Cedric
2014 A Haunted House 2 Cousin Ray-Ray
School Dance Coach Fontaine
2015 The Wedding Ringer Reggie/Drysdale
Pixels Sergeant Dylan Cohan
DeTour Dominic TV movie
2016 Fifty Shades of Black Eli
2018 A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. Himself
NBA Fantasy League Bully Short
2019 Same Difference Todd
Always a Bridesmaid Dawson
Undercover Brother 2 Sarcastic Brother
Twas the Chaos before Christmas Ed Russell TV movie
2020 The Binge Boomer
Enjoy the Disco Speed Dating Host Short
2024 A Hip Hop Story Roscoe Simons
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Country Club Valet

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1996 Def Comedy Jam Himself Episode: "Episode 2.7"
1999 Soul Train Aflexx Episode: "Destiny's Child/Christina Aguilera/Coko"
2001 Curb Your Enthusiasm Car Customer #2 Episode: "The Car Salesman"
The District Ernie Flint Episode: "Lost and Found"
2002 That Was Then Guy Smith Episode: "A Rock and a Head Case"
Rocket Power Spectator (voice) Episode: "Beach Boyz and a Girl/X-treme Ideas"
2003 NYPD Blue Todd Grady Episode: "Off the Wall"
American Dream All-Star #2 Episode: "And Promises to Keep"
Cedric the Entertainer Presents Himself Episode: "Episode 1.16"
2004 Married to the Kellys Andrew Episode: "Whose Pants Are Smarter?"
2005-18 Wild 'n Out Himself Main Cast: Season 1–8, Guest: Season 11
2006 CSI: NY Carter England Episode: "Super Men"
2006-10 The Boondocks Additional Voices (voice) Guest: 1 & 3, Recurring Cast: Season 2
2007 Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz Himself Main Cast
2008 Under One Roof Dan Ewing Episode: "Get Rich... Or Fry Tryin'"
The Miley and Mandy Show Himself Episode: "M&M Cru Final Dance Battle: Cyrus Blaine Seacrest Tatum"
2009 Black to the Future Himself Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s"
2010 The Key of Awesome Jay-Z Episode: "Lebron is Gone"
The League Randall Episode: "The Tie"
2011 In the Flow with Affion Crockett Himself/Host Main Host
Reed Between the Lines Warren Episode: "Let's Talk About Boundaries"
Robot Chicken Additional Voices (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 5
2012 Just for Laughs: All-Access Himself Episode: "Episode #4.6"
Black Dynamite Joe Jackson (voice) Episode: "Just Beat It or Jackson Five Across Yo' Eyes"
Sketchy - Episode: "ObaMMA"
2013 American Dad! U People Searcher (voice) Episode: "Max Jets"
Second Generation Wayans Himself Episode: "Independence Day"
2014 The Rebels Lamont Slice Episode: "Pilot"
Family Guy Far-Away Black Man/Upbeat Black Kid (voice) Episode: "Secondhand Spoke"
Chozen Additional Voices (voice) Episode: "The Battle of Broken Spear"
2015 The Comedians Ron Murray Episode: "Orange You the New Black Guy"
2016 TripTank Nasty D/Caller (voice) Episode: "The D.O.N.G."
Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio Additional Voices (voice) Main Cast
2017 Andiamo! Himself Episode: "Negril, Jamaica"
Face Value Himself/Team Captain Episode: "Essence Atkins v Affion Crockett"
Jeff & Some Aliens Jesse/Drake (voice) Episode: "Jeff & Some Preteen Girls"
Legends of Chamberlain Heights The Father (voice) Episode: "My Father the Zero"
The Guest Book Darnell Episode: "Story Eight"
Pickle and Peanut D-Stixx Episode: "Mobile Aquarium; Shaving Primate Ryan"
2017-18 Hip Hop Squares Himself/Panelist Recurring Panelist: Season 3-5
2017-20 Black-ish T Will Guest Cast: Season 3 & 7
2017-21 Bronzeville Various Roles Recurring Guest
2018 Laugh Factory Himself Episode: "Affion Crockett: Olympic Skills"
Black Card Revoked Himself Episode: "LisaRaye, Affion Crockett, K. Dubb"
Comedians and Cocktails Himself Episode: "The Hustle" & "Cheating Champs"
Best.Worst.Weekend.Ever. Jerry the Comic Cop Episode: "Issue 1"
2019 Sherman's Showcase Himself Episode: "Enemies" & "Ray J's Showcase"
2020 Superstore Tommy Episode: "Carol's Back"
2021 A Black Lady Sketch Show A. N*gga Episode: "If I'm Paying These Chili's Prices, You Cannot Taste My Steak!"
2021-23 Celebrity Game Face Himself/Contestant Guest Cast: Season 2 & 4
2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy Himself Main Guest
So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop Dogg Himself Episode: "Hit and Run, Just for Fun"
Urban Eats and Treats Himself Episode: "Affion Crockett"
Cardi Tries Himself Episode: "Cardi Tries Survival"
A Workplace Comedy Affion Jenkins Episode: "Catchphrases"
Welcome to Flatch Julius Episode: "The Devil's Backbone"
What We Do in the Shadows Richie Suck Episode: "The Grand Opening"
First Wives Club Tyrell Recurring Cast: Season 3
2023 Celebrity Squares Himself/Contestant Recurring Guest
The Wonder Years Marvin Episode: "One Small Step"
Next at the Kennedy Center Himself Episode: "Robert Glasper's Black Radio"
2024 After Midnight Himself Episode: "Trevor Wallace/London Hughes/Affion Crockett"
Good Times Additional Voices (voice) Recurring Cast

Documentary

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Year Title Role
2007 Battle for the Crown Himself
2010 Graffiti Verite' 10: Hip-Hop Dance Himself

Video Game

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Year Title Role
2004 EverQuest II - (voice)
2005 EverQuest II: Desert of Flames - (voice)
2006 Saints Row Stilwater's Resident (voice)

References

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  1. ^ "MTV2 Reviving Nick Cannon's 'Wild 'n Out' (Exclusive)". Hollywoodreporter.com. November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "Affion Crockett". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "Affion Crockett". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  4. ^ "Affion Crockett". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "Affion Crockett". IMDb. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  6. ^ "Affion Crockett IMDB page". IMDb. November 17, 2011.
  7. ^ "iTunes – Music – Watch the Clone by Affion Crockett". Itunes.apple.com. November 6, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  8. ^ Cordero, Rosy (February 18, 2022). "Martin Lawrence And 'Martin' Cast Set Reunion Special On BET+ 30 Years After Series Debut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Affion Crockett believes Donald Trump shooting by Thomas Matthew Crooks was staged".
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