Demetrius Shipp Jr. (born November 20, 1988) is an American actor.

He portrayed rapper and actor Tupac Shakur in the 2017 biopic All Eyez on Me,[2][3][4] as well as gang leader Tyrone Moore in All American.

Shipp was cast in the role of Tupac in 2011, after a friend suggested he audition given his strong resemblance to the legendary hip-hop artist.

[6] Shipp's father worked with Tupac Shakur on the 1996 album The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory on the song "Toss It Up".

[7][8] Shipp worked at Target and Dish Network prior to his acting career.