Cast & creator
Yassir Lester
Best known for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, @midnight with Chris Hardwick, Ghosts
Yassir Lester is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was born on June 22, 1984. He worked as a writer for Girls and The Carmichael Show. His most well-known roles are those of Chris in Making History and Yassir, the stockbroker in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.
Also known as: Yessir Lester
9
film credits
32
television credits
20
2012–2024 · acting roles
6.6
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (41)
Showing 41 of 41 credits
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Quentin Chase
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self
2013
Ghosts
Garrett
2021
black-ish
Jamal
2014
The Mindy Project
David
2012
Girls
Delcan
2012Girls
Staff Writer
2012Girls
Story Editor
2012
Sausage Party: Foodtopia
(voice)
2024
Loot
Writer
2022Loot
Co-Executive Producer
2022
Key & Peele
Laron's Friend #1
2012
Black Monday
Yassir X
2019Black Monday
Writer
2019Black Monday
Executive Story Editor
2019Black Monday
Supervising Producer
2019Black Monday
Co-Executive Producer
2019
Duncanville
Yangzi (voice)
2020
Single Drunk Female
Lucas
2022
Loudermilk
Writer
2017
The Carmichael Show
Writer
2015The Carmichael Show
Story Editor
2015
Kenan
Writer
2021Kenan
Supervising Producer
2021
Ten Year Old Tom
Writer
2021Ten Year Old Tom
Co-Executive Producer
2021
#blackAF
Director
2020#blackAF
Producer
2020
Champions
Shabaz
2018
Making History
Chris
2017
Clerks III
RST Customer
2022
Champaign Ill
Writer
2018
United We Fall
Yassir
2020
The Gutter
Director
2024The Gutter
Screenplay
2024The Gutter
Executive Producer
2024
A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy
Self
2018
The Clerks 3 Documentary
2022
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Himself
2014
The Bet
Ed McDoogle
2016
Basic
Producer
2020