EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Daviss is set to star as the venerable hip hop artist Snoop Dogg in the definitive biopic from Universal Pictures. Best known for Outer Banks, Daviss takes the lead role days after the studio set Craig Brewer to direct the film.

Memphis director Craig Brewer is set to a direct a Snoop Dogg biopic that will star Jonathan Daviss of "Outer Banks" fame.

The Snoop Dogg biopic has found its lead. Actor Jonathan Daviss has been tasked with playing the veteran rapper in the pending project. According to an exclusive report from Deadline, the Outer Banks star landed the role after the studio named Craig Brewer director.