Yassir Lester

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) — Quentin Chase
2. Girls (2012) — Delcan
3. Ghosts (2021) — Garrett
4. black-ish (2014) — Jamal
5. Clerks III (2022) — RST Customer
6. Duncanville (2020) — Yangzi (voice)
7. Key & Peele (2012) — Laron's Friend #1
8. Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024) — (voice)
9. The Mindy Project (2012) — David
10. Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats (2014) — Himself
11. Black Monday (2019) — Yassir X
12. Making History (2017) — Chris
13. Single Drunk Female (2022) — Lucas
14. Champions (2018) — Shabaz
15. #blackAF (2020) — Director
16. @midnight with Chris Hardwick (2013) — Self
17. The Bet (2016) — Ed McDoogle
18. United We Fall (2020) — Yassir
19. A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy (2018) — Self
20. The Clerks 3 Documentary (2022)

Directed

1. The Gutter (2024) — Director