Kemp Powers
Age: N/A | From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 2
Most Famous Work
Biography
Kemp Powers (born October 30, 1973) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He is best known for his play One Night in Miami and the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, as well as for co-directing the animated films Soul (2020) and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). His screenplay for One Night in Miami... earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards, while his work on Soul made him the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature.
Most Famous Work
Soul
(2020) Story
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)
(2022) Director
Star Trek: Discovery
(2017) Writer
One Night in Miami...
(2020) Theatre Play
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part Two)
(2025) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | N/A | |
| 1953 | Self | |
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Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2022 | Director | |
| 2020 | Co-Director | |
| Director | ||
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2020 | Executive Producer | |
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Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2020 | Screenplay | |
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| Story | ||
| Theatre Play | ||
| 2017 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
