Kwesi Boakye


Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye is an American actor, voice actor, and singer of Ghanaian origin, who is most notable for his role as Manny in the 2009 Tyler Perry film I Can Do Bad All By Myself. He voices Gossamer on The Looney Tunes Show and The Passenger in Bravest Warriors. He was also the original voice of Darwin on The Amazing World of Gumball.
He is the youngest of three brothers who are also actors; Kwame Boateng, and Kofi Siriboe. Boakye's family is originally from Ghana.

Filmography

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Strong MedicineLavonne1 episode
2005InconceivableKid1 episode
2005–2007Days of Our LivesArtemis / Scott18 episodes
2006–2007Day BreakJames Mathis5 episodes
2006Happy FeetFilm
2006The ShieldWendell1 episode
2007'Til DeathKid1 episode
2007If I Had Known I Was a GeniusLittle BoyFilm
2008–2010Ni Hao, Kai-LanWorm # 1 / Mr. Hoppy 2 episodes
2008Boston LegalTurnip1 episode
2009I Can Do Bad All By MyselfMannyFilm
2009The Princess and the FrogNewspaper Boy Film
2009–2011Men of a Certain AgeJamie Thoreau14 episodes
2010–2012CommunityElijah Bennett2 episodes
2010Faith and DreamsStudentShort Film
2010Valentine's DaySoccer KidFilm
2010Special Agent OsoAndrew 1 episode
2010HawthorneWillam Glass1 episode
2011–2014The Amazing World of GumballDarwin Watterson Season 1 - Season 3
2011SouthlandRichard1 episode
2011Hawaii Five-0Kevin1 episode
2011The MentalistAnthony Rome1 episode
2011The Legion of Extraordinary DancersYoung Narrator2 episodes
2011–2013The Looney Tunes ShowGossamer Supporting role - 14 episodes
2012TouchFarai1 episode
2012UnconditionalMaconFilm
2012–PresentBravest WarriorsThe Passenger
2014SketchSketchShort Film
2014Mind GamesTyler1 episode
2015Pocket ListingBillyFilm
2015Murder in the FirstKormega3 episodes
2017ColonyEmmett3 episodes
2018Claws2 episodes
2019Costume QuestBenji Nichols 3 episodes
TBATazmanian DevilIkePost-production