Exclusive: UTA actor, producer and podcast host Tika Sumpter (Sonic the Hedgehog, Mixed-ish) In all areas.
In the film, Sumpter will be seen later in Paramount Pictures Sonic the Hedgehog 2 The remake of the role of Madi Wachowski alongside James Marsden and Jim Carrey later this year.
Previously, he starred opposite Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Danny Glover, and CC Lowe’s David Lowry. Old man and gun, Which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival; Inside Southside with you, Which co-produced with Sumpter John Legend and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; And Universal’s award-winning James Brown biopic Get up Along with Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Chadwick Bosman.
On the small screen, he recently starred in the ABC comedy series Mixed-ish, Where she played Alicia Johnson opposite Mark-Paul Gosseller and Gary Cole. Previously, she co-starred with Queen Latifa in HBO Too much, Which won the Primetime Emmy Award for “Outstanding Television Movie”; And appeared in CW Gossip Girl; OWN’s There is and there is not; And Daytime Emmy-award-winning soap opera, Live a lifeWhich nominated him for a NAACP image award.
Sumpter is collaborating with Thai Randolph in the audio space. Together they launched the media company Sugaberi, which aims to nurture a community where black women prioritize ownership of their health, wealth and happiness. The pair hosted The Sugao, a Gracie Award-winning podcast centering on black motherhood.
He will be replaced by Brookside Artist Management and Hansen Jacobson Taylor.
