Keith Stanfield is an author.
 During production, Stanfield practiced method acting, distancing himself from the other cast members like his character
 He received further recognition for his roles in the films Selma (2014), Straight Outta Compton (2015), Crown Heights (2017), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021), the lattermost of which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

