Actor

Yassir Lester

June 22, 1984 · Miami, Florida, USA

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.

Notable work

8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
as Quentin Chase
8.1
Ghosts (2021)
as Garrett
6.4
Girls (2012)
as Delcan
7.1
black-ish (2014)
as Jamal
6
Clerks III (2022)
as RST Customer

Often works with

Fortune Feimster
3 titles together
The Mindy Project, Champions, Kenan
Betsy Sodaro
2 titles together
Ghosts, Duncanville
Andrew Rannells
2 titles together
Girls, Black Monday
Jon Glaser
2 titles together
Girls, Single Drunk Female
Gillian Jacobs
2 titles together
Girls, Ten Year Old Tom
Nelson Franklin
2 titles together
black-ish, #blackAF

Full filmography · 24

Sausage Party: Foodtopia
as (voice)
20246.8
Loot
Writer
20226.7
Single Drunk Female
as Lucas
20226.1
Ghosts
as Garrett
20218.1
Ten Year Old Tom
Writer
20217
Kenan
Writer
2021
United We Fall
as Yassir
2020
#blackAF
as Director
20205.9
Duncanville
as Yangzi (voice)
20207.7
Black Monday
as Yassir X and Writer
20196.8
Champaign Ill
Writer
2018
Champions
as Shabaz
20185.6