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Colman Domingo

Born
November 28, 1969
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright and theater director. Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a nomination for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award win, and two nominations for Tony Awards. Domingo's early Broadway roles include the 2005 play Well and the 2008 musical Passing Strange. He gained acclaim for his role as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys (2011), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He reprised the role in the 2014 West End production, being nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In 2018, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. After early roles in various incarnations of the Law & Order series and as part of the main cast for The Big Gay Sketch Show, he had his breakthrough playing Victor Strand in the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023). In 2022, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance as the recovering drug addict Ali on the HBO series Euphoria. Domingo's film appearances include supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Selma (2014), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). For his role as a ruthless pimp in Janicza Bravo's Zola (2021), he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. His portrayal of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the Netflix film Rustin (2023) earned him nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Domingo is openly gay, and has been married to his husband, Raúl Domingo, since 2014.
Known For
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
Unicron (voice)
Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)
The Chief
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
(2023)
Arthur Gillman (voice)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
(2021)
Pastor West
The Color Purple
(2023)
Albert 'Mister' Johnson
42
(2013)
Lawson Bowman (uncredited)
Lincoln
(2012)
Private Harold Green
Candyman
(2021)
William Burke
Rustin
(2023)
Bayard Rustin
Assassination Nation
(2018)
Principal Turrell
True Crime
(1999)
Wally Cartwright
The Butler
(2013)
Freddie Fallows
Zola
(2020)
X
Selma
(2014)
Ralph Abernathy
If Beale Street Could Talk
(2018)
Joseph Rivers
Freedomland
(2006)
Male Patient
Full Filmography
Acting
Around the Fire
(1998)
Trace
True Crime
(1999)
Wally Cartwright
King of the Bingo Game
(1999)
Sonny
Desi's Looking for a New Girl
(2000)
Mother
Kung Phooey!
(2003)
Roy Lee
Freedomland
(2006)
Male Patient
Miracle at St. Anna
(2008)
West Indian Postal Customer
Passing Strange
(2009)
Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus
Lincoln
(2012)
Private Harold Green
Red Hook Summer
(2012)
Blessing Rowe
Newlyweeds
(2013)
Chico
All Is Bright
(2013)
Nzomo
Hairbrained
(2013)
Finals Moderator
The Butler
(2013)
Freddie Fallows
42
(2013)
Lawson Bowman (uncredited)
Selma
(2014)
Ralph Abernathy
A Long Walk
(2014)
Older Paul
Time Out of Mind
(2014)
Mr. Oyello
Beautiful Something
(2015)
Drew
The Birth of a Nation
(2016)
Hark
Assassination Nation
(2018)
Principal Turrell
If Beale Street Could Talk
(2018)
Joseph Rivers
First Match
(2018)
Coach Castile
Lucy in the Sky
(2019)
Frank Paxton
Zola
(2020)
X
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
(2020)
Cutler
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
(2020)
Self
Barbecue
(2020)
James T
Candyman
(2021)
William Burke
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
(2021)
Pastor West
The God Committee
(2021)
Father Dunbar
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
(2022)
Self
North Star
(2022)
New Moon
(2022)
Storyteller
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
(2022)
Rustin
(2023)
Bayard Rustin
The Color Purple
(2023)
Albert 'Mister' Johnson
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
(2023)
Arthur Gillman (voice)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
Unicron (voice)
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
(2023)
Self
Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)
The Chief
Sing Sing
(2024)
John 'Divine G' Whitfield
Michael
(2025)
Joe Jackson
Production
Writing
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