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Lil Rel Howery

Acting · follow into films and chains

Biography

Milton "Lil Rel" Howery Jr. (born December 17, 1979) is an American actor and comedian. Howery is known for playing Robert Carmichael in NBC's television comedy series The Carmichael Show and Rod Williams in the horror film Get Out (2017).

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Get Out

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Free Guy

As Buddy

Deep Water

As Grant

Bird Box

As Charlie

Tom & Jerry

As Angel / Devil Tom (voice)

Harold and the Purple Crayon

As Moose

Judas and the Black Messiah

As Wayne

Dashing Through the Snow

As Nick

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

Browse all chains

From External Beast to Internal Trauma

Here is a five-film narrative chain that traces how the monster evolved from an exotic physical threat into a psychological mirror of society.

5 films

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

Acted

The Class Reunion

2025 · Principal Eli Washington

One of Them Days

2025 · The Buyer

Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024 · Moose

Dashing Through the Snow

2023 · Nick

Deep Water

2022 · Grant

Vacation Friends

2021 · Marcus

Free Guy

2021 · Buddy

Judas and the Black Messiah

2021 · Wayne

Tom & Jerry

2021 · Angel / Devil Tom (voice)

Kevin Hart's Guide to Black History

2019

Bird Box

2018 · Charlie

Get Out

2017 · Rod Williams