Spence Duane Moore II (born December 16, 1997) is an American actor best known for his main or recurring roles in a number of television series debuting in 2018: Five Points (2018), A.P. Bio (2018–2021), All American (2018–present), and Brilliant Minds (2024—present).[1][2][3]
Moore was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of two children.[4] Moore realized that he wanted to become an actor while preparing for his sixth grade talent show.[4] He later starred in several short films before moving on to more mainstream roles.[4]
In 2017, Moore was cast in the Facebook Watch series Five Points as part of the main cast alongside Hayley Kiyoko and Madison Pettis.[5][6][7][2] Moore stated that working with Kerry Washington on the series was "life-changing".[8] He was cast in A.P. Bio as Dan Decker.[9] In 2018, Moore began appearing as a recurring character in the CW drama All American. In 2019, Moore is in the HBO miniseries, We Are Who We Are, which premiered in September 2020.[10][11]
In 2023, Moore appeared in season three of Superman & Lois as Bruno Mannheim's son Matteo. Since 2024, Moore has played the lead role of Jacob Nash in the NBC medical drama Brilliant Minds.
In November 2024, Moore was announced as a cast member in independent drama Out Come The Wolves, based on the Rancid 1995 album of the same name.[12]
Moore resides in Los Angeles.[4]
In January 2022, Moore and girlfriend, Samantha "Sammie" Cimarelli, announced they were expecting. Cimarelli gave birth to their son later that year.[13]
Some time after the birth of their son, Moore and Cimarelli went their separate ways, with Cimarelli considering herself a 'single mama' when announcing she was pregnant with baby #2 in mid-2025. No confirmation if Moore is the father of the second baby, or someone else. [14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | My Father's Dragon | George The Tiger (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Creed III | Young Dame Anderson | ||
| Back on the Strip | Merlin | |||
| TBA | Going Places | TBA | Post-production | [15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Criminal Minds | Gabriel Lewis, 15 years old | Episode: "Mirror Image" | |
| Last Man Standing | David | Episode: "Help Wanted" | ||
| 2017 | Rebel | Amari | Episode: "Breaking Point" | |
| Ballers | David | Episode: "Ricky-Leaks" | ||
| Lady Dynamite | Bill | Episode: "Fridge Over Troubled Daughter" | [16] | |
| 2017–2018 | StartUp | Damon | 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | 13 Reasons Why | Michael | 5 episodes | |
| Five Points | Eric Harper | Main role (season 1) | [7] | |
| The Rookie | Young Campbell | Episode: "The Hawke" | ||
| 2018–2021 | A.P. Bio | Dan Decker | Main role | [1] |
| 2018–2024 | All American | Chris Jackson | Recurring role | [3] |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Jamal | Episode: "Less Than" | |
| 2020 | We Are Who We Are | Danny Poythress | Main role | |
| 2021–2022 | The Wonder Years | Bruce Williams | Recurring role | |
| 2022–2023 | Grown-ish | Big Brother Big Boy | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | Superman & Lois | Matteo Mannheim | Recurring role; 7 episodes | |
| 2024 | NCIS | Jared Vance | Episode: "A Thousand Yards" Season 21 Episode 7 | |
| 2024-Present | Brilliant Minds | Dr. Jacob Nash | Main role |
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