Why Jordan From Fatherhood Looks So Familiar

Lil Rel Howery has a background in comedy, but he has branched toward other genres — including horror. In 2017, he appeared in fellow comedian-turned-horror luminary Jordan Peele’s highly esteemed and successful “Get Out.” In this particular movie, Howery doesn’t appear in the middle of the horrifying events, though. His character, TSA officer Rod Williams, is a good friend of Chris Washington (Daniel Kaluuya), who ends up in a supporting role as Chris tries to make sense of his girlfriend’s (Allison Williams) increasingly creepy family. He also pops up at the very end of the movie to rescue the protagonist. 

In a recent interview with Looper, Howery shared how he feels about being a part of this iconic film, and he’s just as blown away by it as everyone else. “‘Get Out’ is so unique just because they’re studying it in film schools now, which I think is crazy,” he said. “I’m like, ‘Oh, wow. I’m in a classic movie.’ I think about that all the time. I have friends who have done a bunch of movies, but not everybody can say they at least got one classic under their belt, and ‘Get Out’ is a movie classic. I was just watching it on a plane again recently, and it’s weird when I watch it now, just from a fan perspective — and I’m always blown away, like, ‘Wow.'”

Excitingly, Howery has continued to work with some of his “Get Out” castmates. In 2021, he played the part of undercover agent Wayne in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which also features his “Get Out” co-stars Kaluuya and Lakeith Stansfield.