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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.
Pages in category "African-American male actors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 293 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American actors. It includes actors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. See also: Category:African-American theatre
African-American women and African-American gay and lesbian women have also made advances directing films, in Radha Blank's comic The 40-Year-Old Version (2020), Ava DuVernay's fanciful rendition of the children's classic A Wrinkle in Time [1] [58] or Angela Robinson's short film D.E.B.S. (2003) turned feature-length adaptation in 2004.
Since then, the American actor has brought his imposing presence and classic good looks to more than 50 films, including notable roles in 1992’s “Malcolm X,” 2001’s “Training Day” and ...
In the early days of cinema, African-American roles were scarce and often filled with stereotypes. Pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, one of the first significant African-American filmmakers, countered these narratives with films like The Homesteader (1919) and Body and Soul (1925), which were part of the "race film" genre and tackled issues such as racial violence, economic oppression, and ...
This is a list of former African-American child actors. These actors were aged 17 or less at the time they started acting but are currently 18 or over. The list also includes deceased child actors. Movies and/or TV series they appeared in are mentioned only if they were still a child at the time of filming.
The up-and-coming African-American actor voiced young Simba in the live-action “The Lion King” (2019) and even lent his voice to a track on co-star Childish Gambino’s album “Awaken, My ...