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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.
Adrien Beard. Powhatan Beaty. Bill Bellamy. Lou Bellamy. Chuck Bennett (singer) Travis Bennett. Anthony Berry (actor) Fred Berry. James Bethea.
25 famous Black American actors and their most important roles Here’s a star-studded list of 25 famous Black actors in Hollywood you should know. #1 John David Washington
Starring as main character Malcolm, the Atlanta-born Black actor earned plenty of critical acclaim in his very first leading role. Since then, Moore went on to voice the new Spider-Man, Miles ...
One of the best-known Black actors on television, Idris Elba became a household name by playing Stringer Bell in the HBO series “The Wire” from 2002-2004. The London-born actor’s TV credits ...
Harriet Tubman. Nominated. First Black British actress to be nominated. Second Black woman to receive multiple Oscar nominations in the same year. Third person nominated for an acting award and a music award (Best Original Song) in the same year. First Nigerian to receive an Academy Award nomination.
Battles/wars. World War II. Sidney Poitier KBE (/ ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [ 1 ] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [ 2 ] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a ...
Out of the 27 nominated performances, 22 went on to earn Academy Award nominations or wins. Octavia Spencer is the most nominated in this category with 3 nominations. Whoopi Goldberg, Jennifer Hudson, Mo'Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Regina King, Ariana DeBose, Angela Bassett, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph have won in this category.