Anderson is the older brother of actor Stephan James. He graduated from Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts as an Ontario Scholar then went on to study criminology and trained with weapons prior to breaking into acting. He has training in martial arts Wing Chun Kung Fu. Anderson's parents are from Spanish Town, Jamaica.[citation needed]
He started his film career in 2010.
He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Filmography:

Year	Title	Role
2010	Nostrum	R.I.P.
2012	The Barrens	Dave
2015	Bravetown	Brandon
2015	Across the Line	Carter Slaughter
2016	Race	Eulace Peacock
2018	Love Jacked	Malcolm
2018	Destroyer	Antonio
2018	City of Lies	David "D. Mack" Mack
2019	Endings, Beginnings	Jonathan
2020	Son of the South	Reggie
2020	Bruised	Immaculate
2021	Stowaway	Michael Adams
2021	Awake	Dodge
2023	John Wick: Chapter 4	Tracker/Mr. Nobody
2023	The Marvels