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Mitchell – “Kong: Skull Island” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Boulevard – Hollywood, CA, USA, 2017 – Photo Credit: Julian Blythe/HNW / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 5, 1987
Ethnicity: African-American, Creole [African, French]
Jason Mitchell is an American actor. His roles include the films Texas Killing Fields , Contraband (2012), Dragon Eyes , Straight Outta Compton , Keanu , Vincent N Roxxy , Barry (2016), Kong: Skull Island , Detroit (2017), Mudbound , The Disaster Artist , Tyrel , Superfly (2018), The Mustang , Zola , For the Love of Money (2021), Call Her King , and Scarborn , and the series Freedom Fighters: The Ray , The Chi , and Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams .
Jason’s maternal grandfather is Branco Brimmer (the son of Ellis Brimmer and Odies Lee Williams). Branco was born in Louisiana.
Jason’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Decuir (the daughter of Daniel Decuir and Mabel Olivier). Gladys was born in Louisiana. Daniel was the son of John Decuir and Marie/Mary Broussard. Mabel was the daughter of Bertrand Olivier and Mary Jacquet.