The Lion King (2010s decade)
by dylanemery22 | created - 30 Nov 2018 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicNote: If you disagree with my picks, remember, this is all opinion based. So comment below if you like or dislike my choices for this list.
1. Donald Glover
Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story
The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...
Adult Simba
2. JD McCrary
Actor | The Lion King
Jaydon McCrary (born July 18, 2007) is an American singer, dancer and actor. He is currently starring in The Paynes as Kenny Payne on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He starred in 2019's The Lion King as the voice of young Simba. He is signed to Hollywood Records and released his first extended play ...
Young Simba
3. Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor | 12 Years a Slave
English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is also known for playing Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things...
Scar
4. James Earl Jones
Actor | Rogue One
Widely regarded as the one of greatest stage and screen actors both in his native USA and internationally, James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi. At an early age, he started to take dramatic lessons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred ...
Mufasa
5. Beyoncé
Soundtrack | Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. Her mom, Tina Knowles designs their glittering costumes & her dad, Mathew Knowles manages Destiny's Child. Solange, her sister (they're 4 years apart) has released her debut album. She dances with her big sister during DC-3 ...
Adult Nala
6. Kyliegh Curran
Actress | Doctor Sleep
Kyliegh Curran stepped into the spotlight, starring opposite Ewan McGregor in Warner Bros.' gripping supernatural thriller, "Doctor Sleep." The film, which was released November 8th 2019, is directed by Mike Flanagan from his own screenplay based upon Stephen King's best-selling novel.
"Doctor Sleep...
Young Nala
7. Tituss Burgess
Actor | Central Park
Tituss Burgess was born on February 21, 1979 in Athens, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for Central Park (2020), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) and Dolemite Is My Name (2019).
Timon
8. Alfre Woodard
Actress | Star Trek: First Contact
Alfre Woodard was born on November 8, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the youngest of three children of Constance, a homemaker, and Marion H. Woodard, an interior designer. She was named by her godmother, who claimed she saw a vision of Alfre's name written out in gold letters. A former high school ...
Sarabi
9. Richard Ayoade
Writer | Submarine
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, and grew up in Suffolk, in England, the son of a Norwegian mother, Dagny Amalie (Baassuik), and a Nigerian father, Layide Ade Laditi Ayoade. He studied Law at Cambridge university, and followed in the footsteps of British Comedy legends like Monty ...
Zazu
10. John Kani
Actor | Black Panther
John Kani was born on November 30, 1942 in New Brighton, South Africa. He is a writer and actor, known for Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996).
Rafiki
11. Florence Kasumba
Actress | Captain America: Civil War
Born in Kampala, Uganda Florence Kasumba is a German actress living in Berlin. She is best known for her work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe productions Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). She has ...
Shenzi
12. Keegan-Michael Key
Actor | Keanu
Keegan-Michael Key was born in Southfield, Michigan and raised in Detroit. He was adopted as a child by a black father and a white mother. In 1989, he graduated from Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. Key attended the University of Detroit Mercy as an undergraduate and earned his ...
Kamari
13. Eric André
Actor | The Eric Andre Show
Eric Samuel André is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, television host and writer. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim comedy series The Eric Andre Show (2012-present). He also played Mike on the FXX series Man Seeking Woman (2015-2017) and voiced ...
Azizi
14. Snoop Dogg
Actor | Training Day
Snoop Dogg is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor.
His music career began in 1992 when he was discovered by Dr. Dre and featured on Dre's solo debut, "Deep Cover", and then on Dre's solo debut album, The Chronic. He has since sold over 23 ...
Hyena
15. Phil LaMarr
Actor | Pulp Fiction
A Los Angeles native, Phil is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School, Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of Mad TV (1995) and as Marvin in Pulp Fiction (1994).
In addition to numerous appearances on stages across the country, in ...
Impala
16. Kimberly Hardin
Casting_director | One Night in Miami...
Kimberly Hardin was born on December 28, 1961 in the USA. She is a casting director and producer, known for One Night in Miami... (2020), Blindspotting (2018) and Hustle & Flow (2005).
casting director
17. Caleb Deschanel
Cinematographer | The Passion of the Christ
Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff (1983). His second was in 1984 for The Natural (1984), the third ...
cinematographer
18. Bruce Cannon
Editor | Boyz n the Hood
Bruce Cannon is known for Boyz n the Hood (1991), Abduction (2011) and Four Brothers (2005).
editor
19. Hans Zimmer
Composer | Gladiator
German-born composer Hans Zimmer is recognized as one of Hollywood's most innovative musical talents. He featured in the music video for The Buggles' single "Video Killed the Radio Star", which became a worldwide hit and helped usher in a new era of global entertainment as the first music video to ...
original score / executive music producer
20. Lebo M.
Soundtrack | Congo
Lebo M. was born on July 11, 1964 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an actor and composer, known for Congo (1995), The Lion King (1994) and Tears of the Sun (2003).
African vocal and choir arrangements creator and producer
21. Pharrell Williams
Soundtrack | Hidden Figures
Pharrell Williams was born on April 5, 1973 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for Hidden Figures (2016), Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Despicable Me (2010). He has been married to Helen Lasichanh since October 12, 2013. They have four children.
songs producer
22. James Chinlund
Production_designer | The Batman
James Chinlund is known for The Batman (2022), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Fountain (2006).
production designer
23. Vlad Bina
Art_department | Tomorrowland
Vlad Bina is known for Tomorrowland (2015), Pinocchio (2022) and Man of Steel (2013).
art director
24. Chris Sanford
Art_department | War for the Planet of the Apes
Chris Sanford is known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and The Lion King (2019).
set designer
25. Jeff Frost
Art_department | Star Trek
Jeff Frost is known for Star Trek (2009), The Batman (2022) and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019).
model maker
26. Michael Kutsche
Visual_effects | John Carter
Michael Kutsche is known for John Carter (2012), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) and Dumbo (2019).
illustrator
27. Greg Hedgepath
Sound_department | Speed
Supervising Sound Editor Greg Hedgepath has worked in film and TV sound for over 2 decades. He is a two-time Golden Reel Award winner whose career highlights also include sound designing the tornadoes in Twister (1996) and the giant bug-like aliens in Starship Troopers (1997). Among his many other ...
supervising sound editor
28. Jon Taylor
Sound_department | The Revenant
Jon Taylor is known for The Revenant (2015), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and First Man (2018).
sound re-recording mixer #1
29. Frank A. Montaño
Sound_department | The Revenant
Frank A. Montaño is known for The Revenant (2015), The Fugitive (1993) and Watchmen (2009).
sound re-recording mixer #2
30. Adam Valdez
Visual_effects | The Jungle Book
Adam Valdez is known for The Jungle Book (2016), Prehistoric Planet (2022) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).
visual effects supervisor
31. Henry Tirl
Camera_department | Dunkirk
Henry Tirl was born on September 23, 1961. He is a cinematographer, known for Dunkirk (2017), Spotlight (2015) and Black Mass (2015).
camera operator
32. Pankaj Bajpai
Editorial_department | Wo hu cang long
Pankaj Bajpai is known for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Dirty Dancing (1987) and The Beast (2009).
supervising colorist
33. Jon Favreau
Producer | Chef
Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.
The amiable, husky-framed actor with the ...
producer #1
34. Jeff Nathanson
Writer | Speed 2: Cruise Control
Jeff Nathanson was born on October 12, 1965 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017).
writer #1
35. John Singleton
Writer | Boyz n the Hood
Son of Danny Singleton, a mortgage broker, and Sheila Ward, a pharmaceutical company sales executive, and raised in separate households by his unmarried parents, John Singleton attended the Film Writing Program at USC, after graduating from high school in 1986. While studying there, he won three ...
writer #2 / producer #2 / director
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