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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. The list is organized chronologically, grouping actors by the surnames.
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Academy Award, in 1940. This list of Black Academy Award winners and nominees is fully current as the 95th Academy Awards, which was held on March 12, 2023.
List of African-American astronauts; List of black British writers; List of Black British artists; List of black fashion models; List of black photographers; List of composers of African descent; List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople; List of National Hockey League players of black African descent
Another prominent name on the list of upcoming Black actors from London, Daniel Kaluuya (born 1989) achieved international fame as lead character Chris in the Jordan Peele-directed thriller “Get ...
Laz Alonso. Before Cuban-American Laz Alonso hit the silver screen, you could find him on Wall Street working as an investment banker. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Alonso got his start in ...
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
Parks became one of the most impactful Black women in American history almost overnight when she refused to move to the “colored” section of a public bus in 1955.
List of African-American activists; List of African-American actors; African Americans in foreign policy; African-American officeholders in the United States, 1789–1866; List of African-American singers; African-American Tony nominees and winners; List of African-American women in classical music; List of African-American women in STEM fields