Olly Sholotan, who plays Carlton, says one of his co-stars felt. Olly Sholotan, Jabari Banks, and the series writers have the viewers to thank for Carlton's evolution. ![]() A Houston, Texas Native, Olly is an alum of the Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts as well as a 2015 YoungArts finalist in theater. Peacock / Getty Images In the first episode of 'Bel-Air,' there's a scene where a group of white students rap a racial slur. Bel-Air is back on Peacock for Season 2, and Carlton 2.0 got an upgrade. Sholotan trained out of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. As a musician, Olly's work has been featured in various short and feature length projects including "Run Hide Fight" as well as garnered hundreds of thousands of streams across music platforms on his own independent label, Lamintin Records. He recently appeared in the 2020 Venice International Film Festival selection, 'Run Hide Fight' for Voltage opposite Thomas Jane, Radha Mitchell and Isabel May for writer/director Kyle Rankin. He can be seen starring in Peacock's hit series BEL AIR as Carlton Banks. Sholotan said that the scene was important to film because it is part of the Black experience. Sholotan is coming out next in the upcoming film "Gigi & Nate" penned by David Hudgins ("Friday Night Lights") for director Nick Hamm ("Driven") opposite Marcia Gay Harden, Josephine Langford, Diane Ladd and Jim Belushi. Olly Sholotan is a Nigerian-American actor, singer, and music producer. Olly Sholotan, who plays Carlton, says one of his co-stars felt uncomfortable doing the scene. Olly Sholotan, who plays Carlton, says one of his co-stars felt uncomfortable doing the scene. He recently appeared in the 2020 Venice International Film Festival selection, "Run Hide Fight" for Voltage opposite Thomas Jane, Radha Mitchell and Isabel May for writer/director Kyle Rankin. Peacock / Getty Images In the first episode of 'Bel-Air,' there's a scene where a group of white students rap a racial slur. ![]() Olly Sholotan is a Nigerian-American actor, singer, and music producer.
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