Allen Maldonado
Allen Maldonado is an American actor and filmmaker best known for his roles as Curtis in the ABC comedy Black-ish, Bobby in the TBS series The Last O.G., Rooster in the Starz drama series Heels, and Alan Decker in the Peacock original movie Psych 3: This Is Gus. He is also an entrepreneur and runs his own clothing line and an app called Everybody Digital.
Life and career
Maldonado grew up in California. He was mostly raised by his mother, as he lost his father at a young age. Maldonado is of Puerto Rican and African-American descent.His first big role was in Friday After Next and he credits Ice Cube for giving him his "first shot on set." Soon after, Maldonado began making short films that appeared at numerous film circuits and won various awards. However, he found this dissatisfying as once the short film ran it would stop and cease to play elsewhere. While working on the show Black-ish, series creator Kenya Barris inspired him to create an app that specialized in getting short films notoriety. The app dubbed Everybody Digital launched on October 3, 2017, and has been described as "the Netflix of short films."
Maldonado joined the cast of the 2018 remake of the 1972 film Super Fly. He appears in the TBS series The Last O.G. as Cousin Bobby, a character that develops along with Tracy Morgan's lead character Tray.
Filmography
Acting credits
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Young and the Restless | Jamal | 17 episodes |
| 2005 | Las Vegas | Jamal | Episode: "One Nation, Under Surveillance" |
| 2005 | Judging Amy | Diesel | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | The Shield | Flash | Episode: "Bang" |
| 2006 | The Shield | Evan Dayne | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | In Justice | Donald Brooks | Episode: "Another Country" |
| 2006 | Standoff | M.J. Martinez | Episode: "Life Support" |
| 2007 | Celebrity Deathmatch | Lil Wayne | Episode: "King of the Lil' People" |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | Caden | Episode: "The Better Half" |
| 2010 | Rizzoli & Isles | Cruncha | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
| 2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Paul Osborne | Episode: "Home Invasion/Drive-By" |
| 2011 | Chase | Lawrence Lucky Vargas | Episode: "Roundup" |
| 2013 | The Start Up | Manny | TV pilot |
| 2014–2016 | You're the Worst | Honeynutz | Recurring 13 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | Black Jesus | Young L.I.L. | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Bones | Keith Miller | Episode: "The Teacher in the Books" |
| 2015 | Ana Mead | Rocko The God | Episode #1.4 |
| 2015 | Survivor's Remorse | DeShauwn May | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2019 | Black-ish | Curtis Miller Jr. | Recurring |
| 2016 | Kirby Buckets | Mr. Fister | Episode: "Weekend with Inga" |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Jon Barnes | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Ringside | Spencer | TV movie |
| 2016 | Noches con Platanito | Himself | Episode: "Allen Maldonado/Diana Isabel Acevedo/Karen Carreño/Paloma Ruiz/Jose Luis Badalt/Los Rodriguez de Sinaloa" |
| 2016 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Falcon 3 | Episode: "Falcon Quest" |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Victor 'Lil V' Rivera | Episode: "Mummies & Meltdowns" |
| 2017 | NCIS | Raymond Smith | Episode: "Burden of Proof" |
| 2018–2020 | The Last O.G. | Cousin Bobby/Clyde | Main cast |
| 2019 | Liza on Demand | Kyle | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Elena of Avalor | Rocco | Episode: "Changing of the Guard" |
| 2020 | Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Tim Dunkman | Episode: "Air Turtle/Pizza Puffs" |
| 2020 | Sneakerheads | Devin | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Rico | 9 episodes |
| 2021 | Psych 3: This Is Gus | Alan Decker | Television film |
| 2021–2023 | The Wonder Years | Coach Long | 15 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | Heels | Rooster Robbins | 16 episodes |
| 2024–2025 | Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft | Zip | 14 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | Prototype 2 | Hispanic Gangster |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |
| 2016 | Mafia III | Additional Cinematics Cast |