Kwesi Boakye

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 from 2011 - 2014, 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.

Kwesi Boakye
Boakye at Hub Network Halloween Bash 2013
Born
Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye

(1999-04-06) April 6, 1999
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
RelativesKofi Siriboe (brother)

He is the youngest of three brothers who are also actors; Kwame Boateng, and Kofi Siriboe. Boakye's family is originally from Ghana.[1]

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Strong MedicineLavonne1 episode
InconceivableKid
2005–2007Days of Our LivesArtemis / Scott18 episodes
2006–2007Day BreakJames Mathis5 episodes
2006Happy FeetOther VoicesFilm
The ShieldWendell1 episode
2007'Til DeathKid
If I Had Known I Was a GeniusLittle BoyFilm
2008–2010Ni Hao, Kai-LanWorm # 1 / Mr. Hoppy (voice)2 episodes
2008Boston LegalTurnip1 episode
2009I Can Do Bad All By MyselfManny[2]Film
The Princess and the FrogNewspaper Boy (voice)
2009–2011Men of a Certain AgeJamie Thoreau14 episodes
2010–2012CommunityElijah Bennett2 episodes
2010Faith and DreamsStudentShort Film
Valentine's DaySoccer KidFilm
Special Agent OsoAndrew (voice)1 episode
HawthorneWillam Glass
2011–2014The Amazing World of GumballDarwin Watterson (voice)Season 1 - Season 3
2011SouthlandRichard1 episode
Hawaii Five-0Kevin[3]
The MentalistAnthony Rome
The Legion of Extraordinary DancersYoung Narrator2 episodes
2011–2013The Looney Tunes ShowGossamer (voice)[4]Supporting role - 14 episodes
2012TouchFarai1 episode
UnconditionalMaconFilm
2012–PresentBravest WarriorsThe Passenger (voice)
2014SketchSketchShort Film
Mind GamesTyler1 episode
2015Pocket ListingBillyFilm
Murder in the FirstKormega3 episodes
2017 ColonyEmmett3 episodes
2018 Claws—2 episodes
2019Costume QuestBenji Nichols (voice)3 episodes
2020Tazmanian DevilIke[5]Film

References
  1. "Kwesi Boakye: Hollywood's Cutest Kid", AfricanLoft.com
  2. "Ten-Year Old Kwesi Boakye Stars in The Number One Box Office Film and Finds Tyler Perry An Inspiration". prweb.com.
  3. "Kwesi Boakye stars with hip-hop mogul Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs on Hawaii Five-O". lasentinel.net.
  4. "The Voice Artist's Spotlight official Twitter". twitter.com.
  5. "Official Trailer for 'Tazmanian Devil' Film About a Nigerian Immigrant". firstshowing.net.


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