Jonathan Daviss has been cast in the lead role of Snoop Dogg in the upcoming film about the hip-hop legend for Universal. Daviss and Snoop Dogg confirmed the casting in separate posts shared to Instagram on Monday. "Let's go nefew !! it's time," Snoop Dogg captioned his post, tagging Daviss.

Outer Banks star Jonathan Daviss is set to play venerable hip hop artist Snoop Dogg in the definitive biopic movie from Universal Pictures.

Jonathan Daviss, best known for his role in Outer Banks series, is set to play Snoop Dogg in his biopic which is being directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow). The Universal Pictures' film will focus on the actor-record producer's rise to becoming an iconic star in the entertainment industry.