Riele Downs

Riele Downs
Born (2001-07-08) July 8, 2001 (age 23)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress • voice actor
Years active2005–present

Riele Downs (born July 8, 2001[1]) is a Canadian actress. She began her career as a child actress, playing Faith in the 2013 film The Best Man Holiday. She went on to co-star as Charlotte on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger from 2014 to 2020.

Life and career

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Downs was born on July 8, 2001.[1] She has indicated that she has "some experience with dancing".[2]

Downs started acting when she was 3 years old, and got her first role in the 2005 film Four Brothers playing the role of Amelia Mercer. She appeared in A Russell Peters Christmas Special in 2013. The same year, Downs played Faith Sullivan in the 2013 comedy-drama film The Best Man Holiday.[3][unreliable source?] In 2014, she appeared in the television films Fir Crazy and The Gabby Douglas Story.[citation needed]

In 2014, Downs was cast in her first starring role, on the Nickelodeon television series Henry Danger, playing the role of Charlotte, who is the best friend of the titular character.[2][4][5] In 2017, she co-starred with Lizzy Greene in the Nickelodeon television film Tiny Christmas.[6]

In 2022, Downs starred in the lead role of Darby Harper in the Hulu film Darby and the Dead.[7][8]

In 2024, Downs was cast as Carlesha Gaither in the Lifetime film Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature films that is based on the kidnapping of Carlesha Gaither.[9]

Filmography

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Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Four Brothers Amelia Mercer Film
2008 ReGenesis Young Jamila Thompson Episode: "Bloodless"
2009 'Da Kink in My Hair Shawnee Episode: "Forced Ripe Mango"
2010 Rookie Blue Little Girl Episode: "Fresh Paint"
2010 Made... The Movie Karinna Television film
2010 Peep and the Big Wide World Baby Ant / Bunny 2 / Bunny 5 Voice role; 2 episodes
2013 The Best Man Holiday Faith Film
2014 The Gabby Douglas Story Arielle Television film
2014 Ruby Skye P.I.: The Maltese Puppy Kat Film
2014–2020 Henry Danger Charlotte Main role
2015 Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special Sheila Television special
2017 Nickelodeon's Not So Valentine Special Riele/Vanessa Television special
2017 Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special Dale Television special
2017 Tiny Christmas Emma Television film[6]
2018 The Adventures of Kid Danger Charlotte Main voice role
2019 All That Herself Episode 1105
2022 Darby and the Dead Darby Harper Streaming film[7][8]
2023 Bel-Air Yazmin Staats Recurring role, 5 episodes[10]
2024 Abducted Off the Streets: The Carlesha Gaither Story Carlesha Gaither Television film
Henry Danger: The Movie Charlotte Page/Cyborg C Main role

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2020 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Female TV Star Henry Danger Nominated [11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Riele Downs. "rie :) on Instagram: "18 ! 🎊🕺🏽😋💃🏾💙"". Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved July 9, 2019 – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b Stacey Grant (June 11, 2019). "Ella Anderson & Riele Downs Reveal Secrets About the Henry Danger Musical". Seventeen. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Maria Juhl. "Riele West Downs". Wattpad. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Day 27: Interview with Riele Downs". Nick.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  5. ^ From DanWarp website:
  6. ^ a b Caleb Lundberg; Romy Pecullan; Alivia Saunders; Jackson Vasquez (November 30, 2017). "Nickelodeon movie 'Tiny Christmas' is big on laughs". Kidsday (from Newsday). Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Matt Grobar (November 3, 2022). "'Darby And The Dead' Premiere Date: Riele Downs & Auli'i Cravalho Lead Supernatural Teen Comedy From 20th Century Studios". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Natalia Winkelman (December 1, 2022). "'Darby and the Dead' Review: Sixteen With a Sixth Sense". The New York Times. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Price, Frances (December 7, 2023). "Riele Downs and Kenya Moore to Headline Lifetime's 'The Carlesha Gaither Story'". Urban Hollywood 411. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Mekishana Pierre (January 12, 2023). "'Bel-Air' Season 2: Saweetie to Appear, Brooklyn McLinn, Jazlyn Martin and Riele Downs to Guest Star". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved May 23, 2023. ...but three new actors have been cast in recurring roles.
  11. ^ Bruce Haring (May 2, 2020). "Avengers: End Game, Stranger Things, Dwayne Johnson Among Winners At Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
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