As art and music was a staple consumption, his parents immersed him and his lesser-known siblings in the same. We will continue to update details on Kendrick Sampson’s family. It’s exploited and some people buy into it and you’re like what privilege do you really have?”. He is 38 years old, his zodiac sign is Pisces, and he’s American by nationality. But Sampson said it hasn’t been easy getting roles simply because he’s lighter skinned. The actor, who plays Nathan on Insecure, which marked its season finale Sunday night when his character magically returned after ghosting our girl, Issa Dee, is also deeply involved in activism and encouraging young people to register to vote ahead of November elections. register to vote ahead of November elections. It’s strategic,” he said. Kendrick was born Kendrick Smith Sampson to his African-American father Hoyle Sampson, Sr. and his white mother Daphne Smith Sampson. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our After finding an agent, Sampson was referred to the Kim Terry Studio in Texas. The actor said that his privilege doesn’t make him immune from the deep rooted issues the Black community continues to have with law enforcement. “I was pulled out of my car at gun point. He is the son of Hoyle Sampson, Sr. (father) and Daphne Smith Sampson (mother). “Light-skinned privilege is largely through a white lens. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Since his childhood, Kendrick had an interest in arts and his mother took him to music lessons because he was from a family of musicians and artists. Kendrick Sampson is now crowned our favorite #wokebae. It’s like okay, I don’t get hit as much, or I get hit and then told, ‘You’re smart. My father has a whole host of health issues, but he does not acknowledge his mental health and doesn’t trust the systems we have to diagnose them. Kendrick Sampson father’s name is under review and mother unknown at this time. Kendrick Sampson Bio Kendrick Sampson was born on March 8, 1988, in Houston Texas under the star sign Pisces. It is exploited by oppressive forces…It was always a façade.”. “And so he would say, ‘You’re my favorite.’ Being a favorite of an abusive parent is not really a good thing, necessarily. “It’s kind of like my dad. Although we love him on Insecure, it’s not the first time we’ve seen Sampson’s face on the small screen. The mixed race actor has appeared in Greek, The Vampire Diaries, The Flash and even How to Get Away with Murder. He began performing in theater productions while attending Elkins High School. In fact, Sampson, whose mother is from Texas and whose father grew up in … “There’s a false privilege that people buy into…and then we don’t coalition build. Sampson then further explained by making a comparison to the complexities within his own family. "Some people buy into it and you’re like what privilege do you really have?" Like to hear it, hear it go: “There’s two sides to light-skinned privilege,” he began. My dad was abusive,” he revealed. Sampson asked. '”, “That’s kind of the same thing with light-skinned privilege. Kendrick Sampson is an American actor. ‘RESIDUE’ Is Merawi Gerima’s Salient Archive On The D.... Teenage Filmmaker Leans On Michelle Obama's Words To Tell �... Everybody Loves Shay Lia's Sunshine-y Vibes for This Week's ... Sean 'Diddy' Combs Launches Black Political Party. A picture … Kendrick Sampson is now crowned our favorite #wokebae. I don’t get to escape that,” he said, adding that Mexicans, Iranians and Sikhs are continually harassed “and they’re definitely not darker than me — some of them are — but some of them can pass in hue as white and they don’t get a pass.”. Born on 8 March 1981, in Houston, Texas, USA, Kendrick Smith Sampson is best known for working on TV seriesand silver screen projects such as “The Vampire Diaries” and “How to Get Away with Murder”. Sampson was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the son of Daphne Smith Sampson and Hoyle Sampson Sr. As a child, Sampson was enrolled in music lessons. His parents conceived and raised him Houston, Texas in the United States. When we asked by ESSENCE, Sampson broke it all the way down. His father is black and his mother is white. “And so you got to enjoy the cool of the inside, but also the fear of always being at arms length [from the slave master].”, Sampson said that in our current society, light-skinned privilege is “largely an aesthetic thing. Sampson expressed an interest in acting at 10 after he saw a Gap commercial. Sampson is a devout Christian. You are accepted as more beautiful by white people; they use that to pit us against each other. It puts you in the house so that you can get raped easier,” Sampson continued, making an analogy between slavery times when Black women were often raped by slave masters on plantations. In fact, Sampson, whose mother is from Texas and whose father grew up in the Louisiana foster system, said that having light-skinned privilege is a double-edged sword. Kendrick is the son of Daphne (Smith) and Hoyle Sampson.