Actors / Film Makers
by rudyhoff | created - 02 Sep 2019 | updated - 4 weeks ago | Public1. Master P
Actor | Hollywood Homicide
Percy Miller also known as "Master P" was born on April 29, 1970 in New Orleans, LA. Although he was raised in the poverty of Calliope Housing Projects, he was motivated and determined to reach his goals and dreams, which led him to become a successful entrepreneur. As a student-athlete at the ...
2. Tyler Lepley
Actor | Harlem
Tyler Lepley was born on March 24, 1987 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor, known for Harlem (2021), Baggage Claim (2013) and The Haves and the Have Nots (2013).
3. Aaron O'Connell
Actor | The Haves and the Have Nots
Aaron O'Connell's Biography (2021)
Aaron John O'Connell was born April 8th, 1986 in Dayton, Ohio. In 2013, Aaron was casted in the first television drama ever created by Tyler Perry, The Haves and The Have Nots (2013-2020). Due to the growing popularity of OWN's first scripted drama series, Aaron ...
4. Peter Parros
Actor | Real Genius
"A native of Brooklyn NY, and an Entertainment Industry veteran, with a career spanning more than 30 years, Peter Parros stars as ' David Harrington ' of "Tyler Perry's The Haves and The Have Nots" (OWN TV). Parros is also known for his longtime role as ' Dr. Ben Harris ' of "As the World Turns" (...
5. Leith M. Burke
Actor | Suburbicon
Leith M. Burke was born on November 15, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Suburbicon (2017), Bosch (2014) and Eastsiders (2012).
6. Medina Islam
Actor | The Haves and the Have Nots
The guest star Quincy on Tyler Perry's "The Haves and the Have Nots" on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), Newark, NJ rapper-turned-actor MEDINA has become one of Hollywood's fresh new faces to look out for. Universally known throughout the hip hop community as "The Six Million Dollar Man," MEDINA ...
7. Jon Chaffin
Actor | Diarra from Detroit
Jon began performing in High School, when he took Drama as an elective course. Jon was a fixture in school plays, having played leading roles in "Oedipus Rex", "A Midsummer's Night" and "Romeo and Juliet." Upon graduation, Jon went on to attend Fort Valley State University, where he later received ...
8. Deon Cole
Actor | Black·ish
Deon Cole was born on January 9, 1972 in Roseland, Cook County, Chicago, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Black-ish (2014), The Harder They Fall (2021) and Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016).
9. Romany Malco
Actor | Weeds
The first US-born member of his West Indian family, Brooklyn-bred Romany Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping. As a teen he moved to Texas and formed the rap group R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal to Virgin ...
10. Amarr
Actor | Suncoast
AMARR is a Washington DC native whose credits span from TV and Film. He started his career at just 3 years old when he started working in his hometown on local television; things soon progressed with landing numerous national commercials and working on his first theatrical release at 6 years old.
11. Michael Ealy
Actor | Barbershop
Known for his charming looks and deep personality, Michael Ealy blessed the movie screen with his role in Barbershop (2002). When he left Silver Spring, Maryland, with a degree in English, he headed off to New York. From there he performed in several stage productions, including the Off-Broadway ...
12. Joseph Sikora
Actor | Jack Reacher
Joseph Sikora was born and raised in the city of Chicago on the far northwest side. He studied acting at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Evanton, Illinois and also at Columbia College, Chicago where he received his B.A. degree in Theatre. He has been nominated for a Joseph Jefferson award for theatre...
13. Omari Hardwick
Actor | Kick-Ass
Omari Latif Hardwick was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Joyce (Johnson) and Clifford Hardwick III, and grew up in Decatur, GA. His parents gave him a name to set a precedent, "Omari" meaning "most high," and "Latif" meaning "gentle." He shares, "I in no way believe that I am the highest or most high...
14. Wesley Jonathan
Actor | What I Like About You
Born in Los Angeles, Jonathan spent four years living in Germany as a youth and still speaks some German. He first became interested in show business when his cousin Crystal brought him along on her acting auditions. At age nine, he asked his cousin to let him audition, and within six months got ...
15. Jay Ellis
Actor | Insecure
Jay Ellis is a television and film actor, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Ellis spent the majority of his childhood traveling with his military family. His father completed over 15 years of service in the Air Force while his mother was an accomplished finance ...
16. Affion Crockett
Actor | A Hip Hop Story
Affion Crockett is a rare multi hyphenate who is known as a rapper, dancer, stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He is known for his work on Wild'n Out, What We Do In The Shadows, and A Haunted House 1 & 2. He also produced and self financed his upcoming film A Hip Hop Story, a parody based comedy...
17. Dijon Talton
Actor | How to Get Away with Murder
Dijon Talton was born on September 17, 1989 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He is an actor and director, known for How to Get Away with Murder (2014), Á La Carte (2022) and A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. (2018).
18. Kris D. Lofton
Actor | Power Book IV: Force
Lofton is born from mother, Angela Lofton and father Willie Lofton and also has one sister, Kristan Lofton. At the tender age of 8, he wrote his first song, recorded it and passed it out at school to all his friends in the lunch room and gym. With his talent quickly taking the notice of others, ...
19. David Bianchi
Actor | RZR
David is Afro-Brazilian / American and fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. He first hit the stage in 3rd grade. He is classically trained and holds a BFA in Theatre from Arizona State University, where he carried lead roles in multiple main stage shows and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
He is a ...
20. Elijah Long
Producer | Rambo: Last Blood
Elijah Long is a Producer, Writer and actor. He is the first African American to join the producing ranks of the Rambo franchise's 30-year history as Executive Producer. Rambo V: Last Blood, opened in theaters globally September 2019. Long also served as Executive Producer on the film TESLA, the ...
21. Fernando Martinez
Actor | Bloodline
Fernando Martinez is known for Bloodline (2015), Shameless (2011) and Atlanta (2016).
22. Jordan Peele
Writer | Nope
Jordan Peele is an Oscar- and Emmy-winning director, writer, actor, producer, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions. Peele's first feature film, "Get Out," was a critically acclaimed blockbuster, recognized with four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. The film would earn Peele the ...
23. Winston Duke
Actor | Black Panther
Winston Duke was born on November 15, 1986 in Trinidad and Tobago. He is an actor and producer, known for Black Panther (2018), Us (2019) and Nine Days (2020).
24. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Actor | Aquaman
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is an American actor. He portrayed David Kane, the Black Manta in the DC Extended Universe Aquaman films and Bobby Seale in the Netflix historical legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7. For his portrayal of Cal Abar in the HBO limited series Watchmen, he won a Primetime Emmy ...
25. Mehcad Brooks
Actor | Desperate Housewives
From bringing dynamic characters to life on screen to producing and writing films, award winning actor Mehcad Brooks has become known in the entertainment industry for his raw and refined talent, charisma, and moving presence. This year, Mehcad can be seen starring as Jackson 'Jax' Briggs, a ...
26. Michael Blackson
Actor | Next Friday
Michael Blackson was born on November 28, 1972 in Ghana. He is an actor and writer, known for Next Friday (2000), The Savages (2007) and Meet the Blacks (2016).
27. Chris Rock
Actor | Top Five
Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.
...
28. Lance Gross
Actor | House of Payne
Lance Gross was born on July 8, 1981 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for House of Payne (2006), Sleepy Hollow (2013) and Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013). He has been married to Rebecca Mamie Jefferson since May 23, 2015. They have two children.
29. Robbie Jones
Actor | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Robbie Jones was born on September 25, 1977 in California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013), Hellcats (2010) and Hurricane Season (2009).
30. Andre De'Sean Shanks
Actor | Queen & Slim
Andre De'Sean Shanks in Schweinfurt, Germany. Andre spent much of his early life moving with his parents around the country living in New York, North Carolina, Louisiana and abroad due to his father's active role in the military. He and his family moved to DeRidder, LA, where he graduated from ...
31. Gregory Keith Grainger
Actor | Queen & Slim
Gregory Keith Grainger is known for Queen & Slim (2019), Uncle Drew (2018) and Summer Madness (2019).
32. Bokeem Woodbine
Actor | Spider-Man: Homecoming
Bokeem Woodbine grew up in Harlem, New York. At the age of 19, he secured the lead role in the HBO production of Forest Whitaker's directorial debut Strapped (1993). Bokeem moved to Los Angeles shortly after completing the film Jason's Lyric (1994), and has pursued his dream of becoming a ...
33. Daniel Kaluuya
Actor | Get Out
Daniel Kaluuya is a British actor and writer. He is best known for Get Out (2017), Black Panther (2018) and for portraying Fred Hampton in Judas & The Black Messiah (2021).
He had a supporting role in Sicario (2015).
He also starred in the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits".
For his work in...
34. Kareem J. Grimes
Actor | All American
Kareem J. Grimes is known for All American (2018), The Vince Staples Show (2024) and S.W.A.T. (2017).
35. Angel Garet
Actor | First Wives Club
I was born "Angel Andres Garet Gutierrez" on September 3rd, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela. I am the son of Emilio Garet (born in Uruguay with French and Spanish descent) and Beatriz Gutierrez (born in Peru). My parents divorced when I was 12. My mother took full custody of my sister and me. After ...
36. Flex Alexander
Actor | Snakes on a Plane
Flex Alexander was born on April 15, 1970 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Snakes on a Plane (2006), One on One (2001) and The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007). He has been married to Shanice since February 14, 2000. They have two children.
37. Christian Keyes
Actor | The Boys
Born July 24, 1975 in Detroit, MI but raised in Flint, MI, Christian got his start in the entertainment industry by appearing in stage plays having since graduated to television and film. Since his introduction as an actor he has added singer, author and producer to his resume. He describes his ...
38. Andra Fuller
Actor | The L.A. Complex
Andra Fuller is an American actor, born and raised in Houston, TX. While in Texas, he was a scholarship football player at Baylor University before jump-starting his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian. Shortly after moving to Hollywood, Andra booked several national commercials and guest ...
39. Brandon T. Jackson
Actor | Tropic Thunder
Brandon Timothy Jackson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Beverly Yvonne (Bozeman) and Wayne Timothy Jackson. His parents are both pastors, and his maternal grandfather was a Pentecostal child preacher. He credits his sense of humor to both his father and his life straddling the ...
40. Lamman Rucker
Actor | Why Did I Get Married?
Born in Pittsburgh, his mother had a dance company (the Pittsburgh Black Theater Dance Ensemble) and his father was a drummer, so entertaining is in his blood. His first acting role was as Martin Luther King in the 4th grade. He was in the drama club in 7th grade and then attended high school at ...
41. D.B. Woodside
Actor | Lucifer
David Bryan Woodside (born July 25, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as the bass singer Melvin Franklin in The Temptations, Robin Wood in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Malcolm Franks in Single Ladies, Dr. Joseph Prestridge in Parenthood, the angel Amenadiel in ...
42. Anthony Montgomery
Actor | Enterprise
Anthony Montgomery was born on June 2, 1971 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), General Hospital (1963) and The Family Business (2018). He was previously married to Adrienne.
43. Billy Dee Williams
Actor | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Billy Dee Williams was born William December Williams on April 6, 1937 in New York City. Billy Dee has notched up an impressive array of film and television appearances over the past 50+ years. He is easily best known to international film audiences as the roguish Lando Calrissian in the last two ...
44. James Black
Actor | Soldier
A onetime professional football player for the Cleveland Browns, James has always had a passion for the arts and pursued his passion even while playing for the Browns for two years as a running back. He also played for the Canadian team, The Ottawa Rough Riders.
Many recall James as the security ...
45. Robert Ri'chard
Actor | Coach Carter
Robert Ri'chard was born on January 7, 1983 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Coach Carter (2005), House of Wax (2005) and One on One (2001).
46. Carl Gilliard
Actor | Inception
Carl Gilliard Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Educator, Entertainment Consultant
Carl Rousseau Gilliard is the President/CEO of the Gilliard Media Group, LLC (GMG), based in Los Angeles, CA. GMG provides media consultation, casting, media content creation, publishing, coaching and entertainment ...
47. Rayan Lawrence
Actor | BMF: Black Mafia Family
Rayan Lawrence was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is known for BMF (2021), Magnum P.I. (2018) and FBI (2018).
48. Dylan Mooney
Actor | The Family Business
Dylan Mooney is known for The Family Business (2018), Modern Family (2009) and Unreported (2022).
49. Obba Babatundé
Actor | Life
Obba Babatundé is an actor, singer, dancer, director, writer and producer. Obba's breadth of work is known worldwide by audiences of all ages, and his face is one of the most recognizable in the entertainment industry. His career spans over 4 decades and he is a unique breed in today's industry as ...
50. Stephen Bishop
Actor | Moneyball
Stephen C. Bishop is an American actor and retired baseball player. Bishop attended the University of California, Riverside, where he played baseball for the Highlanders from 1991-1992. After college he signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves and played in 20 games for Atlanta's ...
51. Taye Diggs
Actor | House on Haunted Hill
Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Rochester, New York. He is the son of Marcia (Berry), a teacher and actress, and Andre Young, a visual artist. When he was a child, his mother married Jeffries Diggs, whose surname Taye took. He received a BFA degree in musical theater ...
52. Will Smith
Producer | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Willard Carroll "Will" Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, comedian, producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has enjoyed success in television, film, and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him "the most powerful actor in Hollywood". Smith has been nominated for five Golden ...
53. Martin Lawrence
Actor | Martin
Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue ...
54. Nelsan Ellis
Actor | Get on Up
Nelsan Ellis was an award-winning American film and television actor and playwright, perhaps best known as Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood (2008).
Nelsan was born on November 30, 1977, in Harvey, Illinois, the son of Jackie Ellis and Tommie Lee Thompson. Following his parents' divorce, Ellis ...
55. Darell Johnson
Actor | True to the Game
Darell Johnson is known for True to the Game (2017), Dutch (2021) and Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is (2006).
56. Malcolm David Kelley
Actor | Lost
The entertainment industry isn't new to young Malcolm David Kelley, a show business veteran from the age of five. He is known for his role as young "Walt" on the TV series "Lost" and "Finn" on TeenNick's "Gigantic" in 2010-11.
His motion picture credits include roles in Antwone Fisher (2002) and You...
57. Columbus Short
Actor | The Losers
Born in Kansas City, Missouri on September 19, 1982, Columbus Keith Short, Jr., started entertaining at the age of three, by putting on shows for his folks' enjoyment. Whether impersonating relatives, dancing or just making people laugh, everyone sensed something special about the boy. Fortunately,...
58. Jamaar Simon
Actor | True to the Game
Jamaar Dimitri Simon is an actor. A descendant of Belizean and Haitian immigrants, he was born and raised in West Los Angeles, CA. It was there where he attended Hamilton Academy of Music and Performing Arts and discovered his passion for drama. True to the Game (2017), would mark his debut as a ...
59. Quincy Samuel Smith
Producer | Chocolate
Quincy Samuel Smith is known for Chocolate, One Week (2000) and Banged Up (2003).
60. Idris Elba
Actor | Beasts of No Nation
An only child, Idrissa Akuna Elba was born and raised in London, England. His father, Winston, is from Sierra Leone and worked at Ford Dagenham; his mother, Eve, is from Ghana and had a clerical duty. Idris attended school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting, before he dropped...
61. Louis Gossett Jr.
Actor | An Officer and a Gentleman
Louis Gossett Jr. was one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television and was also an accomplished writer, producer and director. Off-screen, he was a social activist, educator, and author dedicated to enriching the lives of others. He was the first African-American to ...
62. Gary Anthony Sturgis
Actor | Static Shock
Gary Anthony Sturgis is a New Orleans born actor/writer/director best-known for his portrayal of the villain in two of Tyler Perry's biggest hit films, "Diary of A Mad Black Woman" (as Jamison Jackson) and "Daddy's Little Girls" (as Joseph Woods). He also co-starred opposite Terrence Howard in "...
63. L. Warren Young
Actor | To Her, with Love
L. Warren Young is known for To Her, with Love (2022), The Wonder Years (2021) and Greenleaf (2016).
64. Leland L. Jones
Actor | Shaft
Leland L. Jones is an American actor. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 28th. He is known for his roles in Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Meet the Browns (TV) (2009-2010), Domestic Disturbance (2001) and Shaft (2019). Leland is also an author of a mystery series, featuring Professor ...
65. Craig Robinson
Actor | This Is the End
Craig Robinson is an African-American actor, singer, musician and comedian who is known for portraying Darryl Philbin from The Office, LeVar Brown from The Cleveland Show, Doug Judy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cookie from Shrek Forever After, himself from This Is The End, and Nick Webber-Agnew from ...
66. Bennet Guillory
Actor | The Color Purple
Ben Guillory (born Bennet Guillory on November 7, 1949, in Baton Rouge, Louisana) is a revered veteran African-American actor, theatre producer, and director of both the stage and screen. Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the Robey Theatre Company in honor of pioneering actor...
67. LaVan Davis
Actor | House of Payne
LaVan Davis was born on September 21, 1966 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor, known for House of Payne (2006), Black Dynamite (2009) and Puff, Puff, Pass (2006).
68. Javon Johnson
Actor | The Oval
Javon Johnson is known for The Oval (2019), American Soul (2019) and Survivor's Remorse (2014).
69. Duain Richmond
Actor | It Happened One Night
Born in Sierra Leone West Africa. Duain started in theatre with the Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta (YEA). Currently living in Los Angeles, CA. He is known for Drumline A New Beat (2014) Stomp The Yard (2007), Wool Cap (2004), Daddy's Little Girls (2007), Life.Less ( 2011). Theatre ...
70. E. Roger Mitchell
Actor | The Equalizer
E. Roger Mitchell is a Miami, Florida native. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Claflin College, the class of 1993. Roger then completed the Alliance Theatre Professional Internship c/o 96' and immediately earned his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from CUNY Brooklyn College, the class of 1999. ...
71. John Beasley
Actor | The Purge: Anarchy
John Beasley was born on June 26, 1943 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He was an actor, known for The Purge: Anarchy (2014), The Sum of All Fears (2002) and The General's Daughter (1999). He was married to Judy Beasley. He died on May 30, 2023 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
72. Albert L. Taylor
Actor | Hindsight
Albert L. Taylor is known for Hindsight (2019), Un-bowed (2019) and India Sweets and Spices (2021).
73. Martell Slater
Martell Slater is known for Stargirl (2020), Atlanta (2016) and Greener Grass (2019).
74. J. Alphonse Nicholson
Actor | P-Valley
J. Alphonse Nicholson is an American born actor and percussionist. Notable credits include TV/FILM: Series Regular on "P-Valley" (STARZ),"Just Mercy" (Warner Brothers) "Madam CJ Walker" (Netflix), "Blue Bloods (CBS), "Mr. Robot Season 2" (USA), "Shots Fired" (FOX), "Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix), "...
75. Al Mitchell
Actor | Just Mercy
Al Mitchell is known for Just Mercy (2019), Swamp Thing (2019) and The Hate U Give (2018).
77. Jay DeVon Johnson
Actor | Cinnamon
Jay retired from the U.S. Army in October 2007 with 21 years of distinguished service culminating with the award of the Legion of Merit. His service as a broadcast journalist brought him numerous Department of Defense awards for excellence including Military Photographer of the Year for Motion ...
78. Darryl W. Handy
Actor | Atlanta
Darryl W. Handy is known for Atlanta (2016), David Makes Man (2019) and Just Mercy (2019).
79. Jeff Coopwood
Although born in Chicago, Illinois, Jeff Coopwood grew up in Miami, Florida. While obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Miami, he sang for four seasons with the Miami Opera. Upon graduation, he toured across the country in the Broadway National tour of "Timbuktu!" starring ...
80. Darrell Britt-Gibson
Actor | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Darrell Britt-Gibson was born on August 4, 1985 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) and Keanu (2016).
81. Terence Rosemore
Actor | Haunted Mansion
Terence Rosemore was born in Great Falls, Montana and raised in New Orleans where he got his start as an Actor in Ted Gilliam's Dashiki Theatre Company. He is an award winning Filmmaker and Actor whose career has touched five decades. Rosemore has appeared in dozens of feature films including ...
82. O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Actor | Straight Outta Compton
O'Shea Jackson Jr. is an American actor and musician. O'Shea is the son of rapper Ice Cube and he portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015), which was his feature film debut.
His older brother Darrell is also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is the nickname of the ...
83. Rob Morgan
Actor | Mudbound
Rob Morgan was born on February 24, 1973 in New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor, known for Mudbound (2017), Don't Look Up (2021) and Bull (2019).
84. Jamie Foxx
Actor | Collateral
Jamie Foxx is an American actor, singer and comedian. He won an Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, for his work in the biographical film Ray (2004). The same year, he was nominated for the Academy...
85. Michael B. Jordan
Actor | Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan, the middle of three children, was born in Santa Ana, California and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of Donna (Davis), a high school counselor, and Michael A. Jordan. His middle name, Bakari, means "noble promise" in Swahili. (He is not related to, or named after, ...
86. Marcus A. Griffin Jr.
Actor | Lovecraft Country
Marcus A. Griffin Jr. is known for Lovecraft Country (2020), Making the Drumline: In Pursuit of Snare (2017) and We Got Her.
87. Brian White
Actor | Ambitions
Brian White was born on April 21, 1975 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Ambitions (2019), Stomp the Yard (2007) and The Family Stone (2005). He has been married to Paula Da Silva since August 28, 2010. They have one child.
88. Charles Malik Whitfield
Actor | Behind Enemy Lines
Whitfield has starred in dozens of prime-time shows and feature films, but one of his proudest professional moments so far is his leading role in the Emmy-winning mini-series, "The Temptations." Nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his portrayal of Otis Williams, Whitfield says people still ...
89. Omar Gooding
Actor | Baby Boy
Gooding is best known for appearing in hit television shows such as Deadwood, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., Family Time, Barbershop, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Playmakers, Smart Guy, and Wild & Crazy Kids. On the big screen, he received critical acclaim for his role as ...
90. Jay Hunter
Actor | Max Payne
Jay Hunter is known for Max Payne (2008), If Loving You Is Wrong (2014) and Acrimony (2018).
91. Christopher Jefferson
Actor | American Soul
Christopher Jefferson, a Dallas Native, was born on May 26, 1995. Coming from an artistic family, he's always valued the arts. He found his interest in theatre/film during high school and went on to UT/SHSU on a theatre scholarship in Texas. Eventually he moved to California where he trained with ...
92. Jason Mimms
Actor | Hot Girl Winter
Jason Mimms is known for Hot Girl Winter (2023), Cherish the Day (2020) and Montross: Blood Rules (2022).
93. Kelly Perine
Actor | Knight Squad
Kelly Perine was born and raised in Pennsylvania. After middle school, Perine attended Lake Forest Academy, near Chicago, and acted in the film Lucas and other plays. Perine went on to study at UC Irvine and Pomona. Perine has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, films, and in ...
94. Anthony Quinn Williams
Actor | S.W.A.T.
Anthony Quinn Williams was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Lisa and Anthony Williams, Sr. During his high school years, Anthony began playing football and soon received a full athletic scholarship from Fresno State University where he had tremendous success as a Defensive Tackle and Defensive End. He ...
95. Jean Elie
Actor | Insecure
Jean Elie, a prominent Haitian-American actor, gained widespread recognition for his standout portrayal of Ahmal in HBO's acclaimed comedy series, "Insecure." Beyond his success on the hit show, Elie has showcased his creative prowess by creating and starring in his "SendHelp" series, which is ...
96. Yoshio Iizuka
Stunts | Disaster Movie
Yoshio Iizuka is known for Disaster Movie (2008), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007).
97. Calvin Tenner
Actor | The Office
Calvin Tenner is known for The Office (2005), Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018) and Bodied (2017).
98. Cleveland Berto
Actor | Terminator: Dark Fate
Cleveland Berto is known for Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), The Prey: Legend of Karnoctus (2022) and Invincible (2021).
99. Charlamagne Tha God
Producer | Bodied
Charlamagne Tha God is best known for being co-host of the nationally syndicated hip-hop iHeartRadio program The Breakfast Club. He is also a social media influencer; an executive producer with his own production company, CThaGod World; and co-host of the popular podcast Brilliant Idiots. Born and ...
100. Walter Perez
Actor | Fame
Raised in South Gate, California, just 20 miles southeast of Hollywood, Walter Perez was always eager to express himself artistically. In his earlier years, he often directed and played the lead character in several homemade movies where he mimicked his movie idols such as Charlie Chaplin. His ...
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