Ashton Sanders

Ashton Durrand Sanders (born October 24, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Teen Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashton Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Retrieval (2014)

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Eska
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Tishuan Scott  •  Keston John  •  Christine Horn

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Eska
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Tishuan Scott  •  Keston John  •  Christine Horn

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

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In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. Gary Gray
CAST:  O'Shea Jackson Jr.  •  Corey Hawkins  •  Jason Mitchell  •  Neil Brown Jr.

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  F. Gary Gray
CAST:  O'Shea Jackson Jr.  •  Corey Hawkins  •  Jason Mitchell  •  Neil Brown Jr.

Moonlight (2016)

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The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Jenkins
CAST:  Trevante Rhodes  •  André Holland  •  Janelle Monáe  •  Ashton Sanders

The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Jenkins
CAST:  Trevante Rhodes  •  André Holland  •  Janelle Monáe  •  Ashton Sanders

The Last Virgin in LA (2016)

When Millie discovers she's the last virgin in LA, things get out of hand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zane Rubin
CAST:  Skyler Samuels  •  Jennette McCurdy  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Zane Rubin

When Millie discovers she's the last virgin in LA, things get out of hand.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Zane Rubin
CAST:  Skyler Samuels  •  Jennette McCurdy  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Zane Rubin

Dead Women Walking (2018)

Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hagar Ben-Asher
CAST:  Dale Dickey  •  Dot-Marie Jones  •  Lynn Collins  •  Colleen Camp

Nine vignettes depict the stages leading to execution for women on death row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hagar Ben-Asher
CAST:  Dale Dickey  •  Dot-Marie Jones  •  Lynn Collins  •  Colleen Camp

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

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Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Fuqua
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Pedro Pascal  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Bill Pullman

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antoine Fuqua
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Pedro Pascal  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Bill Pullman

Captive State (2019)

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Wyatt
CAST:  John Goodman  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Machine Gun Kelly

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Wyatt
CAST:  John Goodman  •  Vera Farmiga  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Machine Gun Kelly

Native Son (2019)

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rashid Johnson
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Margaret Qualley  •  Nick Robinson  •  Sanaa Lathan

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rashid Johnson
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Margaret Qualley  •  Nick Robinson  •  Sanaa Lathan

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaka King
CAST:  Daniel Kaluuya  •  LaKeith Stanfield  •  Jesse Plemons  •  Dominique Fishback

Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shaka King
CAST:  Daniel Kaluuya  •  LaKeith Stanfield  •  Jesse Plemons  •  Dominique Fishback

All Day and a Night (2020)

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While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Robert Cole
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Kelly Jenrette  •  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joe Robert Cole
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Jeffrey Wright  •  Kelly Jenrette  •  Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kasi Lemmons
CAST:  Naomi Ackie  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Nafessa Williams  •  Lance A. Williams

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kasi Lemmons
CAST:  Naomi Ackie  •  Ashton Sanders  •  Nafessa Williams  •  Lance A. Williams

We Home (2018)

When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rayka Zehtabchi
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Lonnie Chavis  •  Kalev Rudolph  •  L.A. Williams

When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rayka Zehtabchi
CAST:  Ashton Sanders  •  Lonnie Chavis  •  Kalev Rudolph  •  L.A. Williams

The Things They Carried

The story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the Vietnam War. Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Sanders
CAST:  Tye Sheridan  •  Tom Hardy  •  Stephan James  •  Bill Skarsgård

The story of the young men of Alpha Company, a platoon of soldiers sent to fight on the ground during the Vietnam War. Trekking from village to village amidst chaos and confusion, the young men struggle to navigate a growing labyrinth of physical, mental, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rupert Sanders
CAST:  Tye Sheridan  •  Tom Hardy  •  Stephan James  •  Bill Skarsgård

Curtains Up (2018)

American auteur David Lynch opens up about the magic of the cinema in this new profile from Stella McCartney. Created by Lynch's son Austin Lynch and fine artist Case Simmons, the creative duo behind Los Angles-based studio Tête-à-Tête, their film offers us a rare ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Austin Jack Lynch
CAST:  David Lynch  •  Stella McCartney  •  Sasha Lane  •  Lola Kirke

American auteur David Lynch opens up about the magic of the cinema in this new profile from Stella McCartney. Created by Lynch's son Austin Lynch and fine artist Case Simmons, the creative duo behind Los Angles-based studio Tête-à-Tête, their film offers us a rare ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Austin Jack Lynch
CAST:  David Lynch  •  Stella McCartney  •  Sasha Lane  •  Lola Kirke