Dear White People star DeRon Horton says that he was shot days before Christmas.
The American actor 鈥 also known for action movie Dirt, fantasy romance Endless, drama Burning Sands, and horror American Horror Story: 1984 鈥 said he was recovering following a person shooting at him while he was in a car.
His co-star from The Last Days Of Ptolemy Grey, Samuel L Jackson, was among the celebrities posting to wish him well.
Horton shared an image of him in a hospital bed on Instagram on Thursday night, and wrote that he wanted to 鈥済ive an honour to God for covering me and protecting me to make it out this situation and countless other ones鈥, as he thanked his family and friends for their support.
He added that getting 鈥渟hot a few days before Xmas (Christmas) def wasn鈥檛 on my wish list鈥, and explained that the 鈥渂ullet broke my arm鈥, and 鈥渟hattered it鈥.
Horton also said he felt 鈥渂lessed鈥 that he was not seriously hurt, and he would 鈥渂ounce right back鈥.
鈥淚 just wanted to remind y鈥檃ll and myself to keep god first,鈥 he added.
Empire actress Serayah McNeill, Saints And Sinners actor Christian Keyes, The Flight Attendant鈥檚 Griffin Matthews and Everybody Hates Chris star Imani Hakim all sent their love to Horton.
McNeill wrote: 鈥淲ow! I鈥檓 so glad you鈥檙e here and on your road to recovery.鈥
In hit Netflix series Dear White People, Horton portrays a gay student who works for a student newspaper and becomes interested in covering Logan Browning鈥檚 character鈥檚 outspoken college radio show 鈥 where she discusses issues of race.
Houston-born Horton grew up in Saudi Arabia, before moving back to the US.