Emerging from a modest start as a 7-Eleven cashier in the 2011 crime drama Texas Killing Fields, Mitchell honed his acting skills through supporting roles in the action thriller Contraband (2012) and the neo-noir Broken City (2013). His portrayal of rapper Eazy-E in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton earned critical praise and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for outstanding ensemble cast, mar…
