Eli Goree was most recently seen starring as Cassius Clay in One Night In Miami…, Regina King's highly acclaimed directorial debut from Amazon Studios. Goree was nominated for a SAG Award in the "Best Ensemble" category and a Critics Choice Award for "Acting Ensemble" alongside his castmates. The film premiered to rave reviews, including specific praise for Goree from the likes of The New York Times, stating "Goree captures the familiar rasp and melody of the voice, and also the champion's wit and exuberance" and Deadline claiming he "delivers more than just a good impression of Clay, he gets his essence…."
Goree is a truly versatile performer who's worked across television and film. Next, Goree will play the lead role of Connor opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor in the Amazon Original seri
Eli Goree was most recently seen starring as Cassius Clay in One Night In Miami…, Regina King's highly acclaimed directorial debut from Amazon Studios. Goree was nominated for a SAG Award in the "Best Ensemble" category and a Critics Choice Award for "Acting Ensemble" alongside his castmates. The film premiered to rave reviews, including specific praise for Goree from the likes of The New York Times, stating "Goree captures the familiar rasp and melody of the voice, and also the champion's wit and exuberance" and Deadline claiming he "delivers more than just a good impression of Clay, he gets his essence…."
Goree is a truly versatile performer who's worked across television and film. Next, Goree will play the lead role of Connor opposite Chloë Grace Moretz and Jack Reynor in the Amazon Original series The Peripheral. Based on the bestselling novel by William Gibson, the series is described as "a dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind — and what lies beyond."
Goree was recently seen starring in USA's Pearson, which was a series spin-off of the well-known and well-loved series Suits. Goree was also seen reprising his role as Mad Dog in Season 4 of CW's Riverdale.
His additional television roles include HBO's Ballers, CW's The 100, Global TV's Da Kink In My Hair, Netflix's GLOW, and Freeform's Dead Of Summer.
On the film side, Goree starred in Stephen Hopkin's Race, for which he received a Leo Award for "Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture." Last Fall, Goree voiced a role in Antoine Fuqua's The Guilty for Netflix, opposite Jake Gyllenhaal.
Born and raised in Halifax, Canada, Goree currently resides in Los Angeles.