Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye (/ˈkweɪsi buːɑːˈtʃiː/ KWAY-see boo-ah-CHEE; born April 6, 1999) is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Darwin, Gumball's best friend and adoptive brother and Gossamer on the Cartoon Network animated shows The Amazing World of Gumball and The Looney Tunes Show, respectively. He also played Manny in the 2009 Tyler Perry film I Can Do Bad All By Myself, and voiced The Passenger in Bravest Warriors.
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Born | Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye (1999-04-06) April 6, 1999 (age 23) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2005–present |
Relatives | Kofi Siriboe and Kwame Boateng (brother) |
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He is the youngest of three brothers who are also actors; Kwame Boateng, and Kofi Siriboe. Boakye's family is originally from Ghana.[1]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Strong Medicine | Lavonne | 1 episode |
Inconceivable | Kid | ||
2005–2007 | Days of Our Lives | Artemis / Scott | 18 episodes |
2006–2007 | Day Break | James Mathis | 5 episodes |
2006 | Happy Feet | Other Voices | Film |
The Shield | Wendell | 1 episode | |
2007 | 'Til Death | Kid | |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Little Boy | Film | |
2008–2010 | Ni Hao, Kai-Lan | Worm # 1 / Mr. Hoppy (voice) | 2 episodes |
2008 | Boston Legal | Turnip | 1 episode |
2009 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself | Manny | Film |
The Princess and the Frog | Newspaper Boy (voice) | ||
2009–2011 | Men of a Certain Age | Jamie Thoreau | 14 episodes |
2010–2012 | Community | Elijah Bennett | 2 episodes |
2010 | Faith and Dreams | Student | Short Film |
Valentine's Day | Soccer Kid | Film | |
Special Agent Oso | Andrew (voice) | 1 episode | |
Hawthorne | Willam Glass | ||
2011–2014 | The Amazing World of Gumball | Darwin Watterson (voice) | Season 1 - Season 3 |
2011 | Southland | Richard | 1 episode |
Hawaii Five-0 | Kevin | ||
The Mentalist | Anthony Rome | ||
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers | Young Narrator | 2 episodes | |
2011–2013 | The Looney Tunes Show | Gossamer (voice) | Supporting role - 14 episodes |
2012 | Touch | Farai | 1 episode |
Unconditional | Macon | Film | |
2012–Present | Bravest Warriors | The Passenger (voice) | |
2014 | Sketch | Sketch | Short Film |
Mind Games | Tyler | 1 episode | |
2015 | Pocket Listing | Billy | Film |
Murder in the First | Kormega | 3 episodes | |
2017 | Colony | Emmett | 3 episodes |
2018 | Claws | — | 2 episodes |
2019 | Costume Quest | Benji Nichols (voice) | 3 episodes |
2020 | Tazmanian Devil | Ike | Film |
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