List of African-American actors

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.

Born in the 2010s

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Born in the 1990s-2000s

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Born in the 1980s

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Michael B. Jordan
 
Naya Rivera

Born in the 1970s

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Chadwick Boseman
 
Sterling K. Brown
 
Yvette Nicole Brown
 
Dave Chappelle
 
Kevin Hart
 
Regina King
 
Sanaa Lathan
 
Khary Payton
 
Jordan Peele
 
Craig Robinson
 
Jada Pinkett Smith
 
Chris Tucker
 
Jaleel White

Born in the 1960s

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Halle Berry
 
Don Cheadle
 
Ice Cube
 
Viola Davis
 
Cedric the Entertainer
 
Laurence Fishburne
 
Jamie Foxx
 
Cuba Gooding Jr.
 
Martin Lawrence
 
Tracy Morgan
 
Eddie Murphy
 
Lance Reddick
 
Chris Rock
 
Will Smith
 
Wesley Snipes
 
Forest Whitaker
 
Michael K. Williams
 
Jeffrey Wright

Born in the 1950s

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Angela Bassett
 
Michael Clarke Duncan
 
Whoopi Goldberg
 
Steve Harvey
 
Spike Lee
 
Bernie Mac
 
Denzel Washington
 
Oprah Winfrey

Born in the 1940s

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Danny Glover
 
Ernie Hudson
 
Samuel L. Jackson
 
Paul Mooney
 
Richard Pryor
 
Richard Roundtree
 
Carl Weathers

Born in the 1930s

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Diahann Carroll
 
Bill Cosby
 
Morgan Freeman
 
Louis Gossett Jr.
 
James Earl Jones
 
Nichelle Nichols
 
Billy Dee Williams

Born in the 1920s

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Ruby Dee

Born in the 1910s

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Ossie Davis

Born in the 1900s

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Born in the 1890s

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Born in the 1880s

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Born in the 19th century

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Zendaya's evolution from disney star to blockbuster darling". www.thisisinsider.com. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "10 things you didn't know about Madison Pettis". www.tvovermind.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "18, Activist, Harvard-Bound: How Yara Shahidi Became the Face and Brain of Young Hollywood". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 August 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Smollett family business: acting and activism". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Hou, Kathleen (6 May 2016). "Kat Graham on Beauty and Changing the World". The Cut. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  7. ^ "Y&R star Christel Khalil shares on her immigrant ties". www.soapcities.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Zoe Kravitz not restricted by race". Data Thistle. 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  9. ^ "Lauren London Bio". www.interfaithfamily.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  10. ^ "Meghan Markle: I'm more than an other". www.elle.com. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  11. ^ https://theshaderoom.com/celebrity-draya-michele-2/ "Coming from mixed African American/Italian parents, she gained interest in beauty at an early age".
  12. ^ "Glee's Naya Rivera reveals how her mixed-race ethnicity made it tough to land roles". www.wetpaint.com. Archived from the original on January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  13. ^ Akhalbey, Francis (2018-01-26). "Emotional Eritrea homecoming for comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish [Video]". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  14. ^ "Paula Patton". www.m.imdb.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ "Tracie Ellis Ross and Malcolm Jamal-Warner talk read between the lines". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  16. ^ https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000586/bio [user-generated source]
  17. ^ https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/arts-culture/471716-tyler-perry-just-opened-a-massive-film-studio-in "The star becomes the first African American to own a major film production facility".
  18. ^ "Oprah Winfrey: From poverty to America's first African American billionaire". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  19. ^ Halzack, Sarah (June 13, 2014). "Ruby Dee: Actress and activist who fought civil rights and broke through racial barriers on Broadway in films, and on TV". The Independent UK. Retrieved February 6, 2020.