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This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor.
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time.
Djimon Gaston Hounsou (/ ˈ dʒ aɪ m ən ˈ uː n s uː / JY-mən OON-soo; [1] French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) [2] is a Beninese-born American actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990).
So You Think You Can Dance: Runner-up [6] 2010: Bones: Russell Leonard [37] 2011: So You Think You Can Dance: All Star [6] Touch: The Beastmaster [38] 2012: So You Think You Can Dance: All Star [6] Drop Dead Diva: Billy Donaldson: TV series, Season 6 episode 2: "Soulmates" [37] 2013: So You Think You Can Dance: All Star [6] Dancing with the ...
Samuel Osei Sarpong Jr. (19 December 1974 [1] – 26 October 2015) was a British-born American actor, model, and musician. He performed in over sixty feature films and fifty-five television shows, including such films as Carmen The Hip Hopera, Love Don't Cost a Thing, Keeping Up with the Steins, Anchor Baby and No Weapons, for which he won best lead actor at the San Diego Black Film Festival.
Sam Rockwell (born November 5, 1968 [1]) is an American actor. He is known for playing distressed police officer Jason Dixon in Martin McDonagh ’s crime drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .
Danny Glover (/ ˈ ɡ l ʌ v ər / GLUV-ər; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist.Over his career he has received numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the NAACP's President's Award, as well as nominations for five Emmy Awards and four Grammy Awards.
Other Black actors famous for their song-and-dance chops include tap dancer, singer and actor Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, who also performed in Shirley Temple films. [34] Singer, dancer and actor Lena Horne , often recognized for her rendition of Stormy Weather in the 1943 musical of the same name, was also the first Black actress signed to a ...