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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.
List of actors
editA
edit- Quinton Aaron, actor
- Ira Aldridge, actor
- Flex Alexander, actor
- Khandi Alexander, actress
- Ajiona Alexus, actress
- Mahershala Ali, actor
- Debbie Allen, actress
- John Amos, actor
- Anthony Anderson, actor
- Eddie Anderson, actor
- Ismay Andrews, actor
- Maya Angelou, actress
- Tichina Arnold, actress
- Essence Atkins, actress
- Sharif Atkins, actor
- Patti Austin, singer
- James Avery, actor
- Margaret Avery, actress
- Rochelle Aytes, actress
B
edit- BabyFace, singer
- Philip Bailey, singer
- Anita Baker, singer
- Leslie David Baker, actor
- Lloyd Banks, actor
- Malcolm Barrett, actor
- Fantasia Barrino, actress and singer
- Jaylen Barron, actress (half Afro-American, half Mexican)
- James Baskett, actor
- Angela Bassett, actress
- Tyra Banks, actress, model
- Michael Beach, actor
- Jennifer Beals (African-American father), actress
- Louise Beavers, actress
- Zazie Beetz (African-American mother), actress[1]
- Darryl M. Bell, actor
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell (African-American mother), actress[2]
- Troian Bellisario (mother is part African-American descent), actress
- Paul Benjamin, actor
- George Benson, singer
- Fred Berry, actor
- Halle Berry, actress
- Beyoncé, actress and singer
- Spencer Bell, actor
- B.G., rapper
- Big Daddy Kane, rapper
- Big Gipp, rapper
- Birdman, rapper
- Stephen Bishop, actor
- Billy Blanks, actor
- Michael Boatman, actor and sitcom comedian
- De'Aundre Bonds, actor
- Bone Crusher, Hip Hop rapper
- Lisa Bonet (African-American father), actress
- Tiffany Boone, actress
- Chadwick Boseman, actor
- Wayne Brady, actor, comedian
- Todd Bridges, actor
- Steelo Brim actor, comedian
- Toni Braxton, singer
- Avery Brooks, actor
- Danielle Brooks, actress
- Golden Brooks, actress
- Mehcad Brooks, actor
- Richard Brooks, actor
- Cocoa Brown, actress
- Everett Brown, actor
- Jim Brown, actor
- Neil Brown Jr., actor
- Rob Brown, actor
- Roger Aaron Brown, actor
- Sterling K. Brown, actor
- Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress
- Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
- Roscoe Lee Browne, actor
- Logan Browning, actress
- Joy Bryant, actress
- Sharon Bryant, R&B singer
- Peabo Bryson, singer
- Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian
- LeVar Burton, actor
- Tony Burton, actor
- Busta Rhymes, actor
- Trai Byers, actor
C
edit- L. Scott Caldwell, actress
- Frances Callier, actress
- Cab Calloway, actor
- Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress
- Nick Cannon, actor
- Mariah Carey, (African-American father) actress
- Diahann Carroll, actress
- Rocky Carroll, actor
- Nell Carter, actress
- Bernie Casey, actor
- Rosalind Cash, actress and singer
- Reg E. Cathey, actor
- Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian
- Wyatt Cenac, (African-American Father)
- Amanda and Samuel Chambers, early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
- Chance The Rapper, rapper
- Ray Charles, actor
- Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian
- Don Cheadle, actor
- Judy Cheeks, singer
- Morris Chestnut, actor
- Chi-Ali, rapper
- Alvin Childress, actor
- Chingy, rapper
- CL Smooth, actor
- Bill Cobbs, actor
- Deon Cole, actor
- Natalie Cole, actress
- Nat King Cole, actor
- Olivia Cole, actress
- Chad L. Coleman, actor
- Gary Coleman, actor, comedian
- Monique Coleman, actress
- Zendaya Coleman (African-American father), actress and singer[3]
- Kim Coles, actress
- Mike Colter, actor
- Sean Combs, actor
- Common, actor
- Bill Cosby, actor and comedian
- Laverne Cox, transgender actress
- Tony Cox, actor
- Scatman Crothers, actor
- Rupert Crosse, actor
- Lavell Crawford, actor and comedian
- Rusty Cundieff, actor
- Mark Curry, actor
D
edit- D-Nice, actor
- Yaya DaCosta, actress
- Hugh Dane, actor
- Danny Boy, rapper
- Stacey Dash (African-American father), actress
- Keith David, actor, comedian
- Tommy Davidson, actor
- Cassi Davis, actor
- Charles Michael Davis (half African-American), actor
- LaVan Davis, actor
- Ossie Davis, actor
- Sammy Davis Jr., actor
- Viola Davis, actress
- Ruby Dee, actress[4]
- Deezer D, actor, rapper
- Jude Demorest, actress
- Loretta Devine, actress
- Daveed Diggs (African-American father), actor
- Taye Diggs, actor
- Ivan Dixon, actor, director, producer
- Tina Dixon, R&B singer, actress and comedian
- DJ Kay Gee, rapper
- DJ Yella, disc jockey and rapper
- DMX, actor, rapper
- Nate Dogg, actor
- Snoop Dogg, actor
- Colman Domingo (African-American mother), actor
- Michael Dorn, actor
- Omar Dorsey, actor
- Doug E. Fresh (Brazilian-African-American sister), beatboxer and rapper
- Suzzanne Douglas, actress
- Gary Dourdan, actor
- Denise Dowse, actress and director
- Drake, actor
- Dr. Dre, actor
- Dres, rapper
- Ja'Net DuBois, actress
- Michael Clarke Duncan, actor
- Teala Dunn, actress
- Charles S. Dutton, actor
- Ava DuVernay, film director
E
edit- E-40, actor
- Michael Ealy, actor
- Nelsan Ellis, actor
- Mike Epps, comedian and actor
- Omar Epps, actor
- Eric B., actor
- Art Evans, actor
- Damon Evans, actor
- Mike Evans, actor
F
edit- David Fagen, buffalo soldier, anti-imperialist
- Fat Joe, actor
- Dave Fennoy, actor
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, actor
- Keith Ferguson, voice actor
- Kim Fields, actress
- Edwina Findley, actress
- Laurence Fishburne, actor
- Jordan Fisher, actor
- Roberta Flack, singer
- Freddie Foxxx, actor
- Thomas Mikal Ford, actor, comedian
- Ken Foree, actor
- Vivica A. Fox, actress
- Jamie Foxx, actor
- Redd Foxx, comedian, actor
- Jaimee Foxworth, actress
- Aretha Franklin, actress
- Sheila Frazier, actress
- Al Freeman Jr., actor, director
- Jennifer Freeman (African-American mother), actress
- Morgan Freeman, actor
G
edit- Tati Gabrielle, actress
- Ghostface Killah, rapper
- Marla Gibbs, actress
- Darrell Britt-Gibson, actor
- Tyrese Gibson, actor
- Johnny Gill, singer
- Seth Gilliam, actor
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
- Clarence Gilyard, actor
- Robin Givens, actress
- Ron Glass, actor
- Roy Glenn, actor
- Danny Glover, actor
- Donald Glover, actor
- Whoopi Goldberg, actress
- Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
- Cuba Gooding Sr., actor
- Omar Gooding, actor
- Carl Gordon, actor
- Louis Gossett Jr., actor
- Robert Gossett, actor
- Kat Graham, actress[5]
- Larry Graham, singer
- Grandmaster Flash, rapper and disc jockey
- Grand Puba, rapper
- Teresa Graves, actress
- Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
- Dick Gregory, comedian, actor
- David Alan Grier, actor
- Pam Grier, actress
- Rosey Grier, actor
- Eddie Griffin, actor
- Lance Gross (African-American mother), actor
- Demetrius Grosse, actor
- Robert Guillaume, actor
- Bill Gunn, actor, director
- Moses Gunn, actor
- Jasmine Guy, actress
- GZA, rapper
H
edit- Tiffany Haddish (African-American mother), actress[6]
- Ilfenesh Hadera, actress
- Arsenio Hall, actor
- Pooch Hall, actor
- Regina Hall, actress
- Vondie Curtis-Hall, actor
- Kadeem Hardison, actor, director
- Cory Hardrict, actor
- Omari Hardwick, actor
- Dorian Harewood, actor
- Jackee Harry (African-American father), actress
- Kevin Hart, actor
- Hill Harper, actor
- William Jackson Harper, actor and comedian
- Steve Harvey, comedian, actor
- Corey Hawkins, actor
- Dennis Haysbert, actor
- Isaac Hayes, actor
- Lloyd Haynes, actor
- Sherman Hemsley, actor
- Brian Tyree Henry, actor
- Darrin Henson, actor
- Taraji P. Henson, actress
- Jillian Hervey, singer, dancer
- D'atra Hicks, actress, singer
- Taral Hicks, actress, singer
- Karim Hill, actor and tap dancer
- Gregory Hines, actor
- André Holland, actor
- Kene Holliday, actor
- Robert Hooks, actor
- Telma Hopkins, actress and singer
- Russell Hornsby, actor
- Marques Houston, actor
- Whitney Houston, actress
- Terrance Howard, actor
- Ernie Hudson, actor
- Jennifer Hudson, actress
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor, playwright, and director
- D.L. Hughley, comedian, actor
- Paige Hurd (African-American father), actress
I
edit- Ice Cube, actor
- Amber Iman, actor
- Rex Ingram, actor
- Inspectah Deck, rapper
J
edit- Brandon T. Jackson, actor
- Janet Jackson, actress and singer
- Jermaine Jackson, actor
- La Toya Jackson, actress
- Michael Jackson, King of pop and actor
- Paris Jackson, actress
- Samuel L. Jackson, actor
- Skai Jackson, actress
- Trevor Jackson, actor
- Jackson family, entertainment
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor
- Raymond St. Jacques, actor
- Gee Gee James, radio and theater actress and singer
- Bryton James, actor
- Janelle James, comedian, actress, and writer
- Ja Rule, rapper
- Jay-Z, rapper
- Jazze Pha, rapper and Hip Hop producer
- Barry Jenkins, director, producer, screenwriter
- Larry "Flash" Jenkins, actor, director, producer, screenwriter
- Terrence Jenkins, actor
- Nadji Jeter, actor
- Kristoff St. John, actor
- Anne-Marie Johnson, actress
- Dwayne Johnson, actor
- Rafer Johnson, actor
- Ralph Johnson, singer
- David Jude Jolicoeur, actor
- April Parker Jones, actress
- Duane Jones, actor
- Irving Jones, comedian and songwriter
- Orlando Jones, actor
- James Earl Jones, actor
- Rashida Jones, actress
- Robert Earl Jones, actor and professional boxer
- Roy Jones Jr., actor
- Tamala Jones, actress
- Michael B. Jordan, actor
- Rhoda Jordan, actress
K
edit- Kap G, actor
- Jim Kelly, actor
- Malcolm David Kelley, actor
- R. Kelly, former singer and actor
- Germany Kent, print and broadcast journalist, television personality, former beauty queen, actor, businesswoman, producer, philanthropist, and author
- Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian
- Khujo, rapper
- Wiz Khalifa, actor
- Christel Khalil (African-American mother), actress[7]
- Chaka Khan, singer
- Kidd Creole, rapper
- Killer Mike, rapper
- Aja Naomi King, actress
- Nika King, actress
- Regina King, actress
- Eartha Kitt, actress
- Gladys Knight, actress
- Jak Knight, actor, comedian and writer
- Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-American actor of German and Ghanaian descent
- Kool G Rap, rapper
- Lenny Kravitz, actor
- Zoe Kravitz, actress[8]
- KRS-One, actor
L
edit- Patti LaBelle, actress
- Phil LaMarr, actor, comedian
- Ted Lange, actor
- Sanaa Lathan, actress
- Jacob Latimore, actor
- Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian
- Scott Lawrence, actor
- Bianca Lawson, actress
- Sharon Leal (African-American father), actress
- Spike Lee, film director, producer, writer, actor
- John Legend, singer, actor, producer
- Harry Lennix (African-American mother), actor
- Dawnn Lewis (with Caribbean blood), actress
- Jenifer Lewis, actress
- Kecia Lewis, singer and actress
- Phill Lewis, actor, comedian
- Sybil Lewis, actress
- Tina Lifford, actress
- Lil Jon, rapper
- Lil Scrappy, Hip hop
- Tommy Lister Jr., actor
- LL Cool J, actor
- Loni Love, comedienne
- Lauren London (African-American mother), actress[9]
- Lord Jamar, actor
- Darlene Love, actress
- Ed Lover, rapper and actor
- Ludacris, actor/rapper
M
edit- Anthony Mackie, actor
- David Mann, actor
- Tamela Mann, actress
- Mannie Fresh, Hip Hop producer
- John Marriott, actor
- Don Marshall, actor
- William Marshall, actor, director
- Jesse L. Martin, actor
- Marsai Martin, actress
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, actress
- Vincent Mason, disc jockey and actor
- Christopher Massey, actor
- Kyle Massey, actor
- Masta Killa, rapper
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
- Al Matthews, actor
- Chi McBride, actor
- Darius McCrary, actor and singer
- Darryl McDaniels, actor
- Shane Paul McGhie, (African-Americans mother), actor
- Brian McKnight, singer
- Tim Meadows, actor
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (African-American mother), actress and humanitarian, wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex[10]
- Melle Mel, actor and rapper
- Kelvin Mercer, rapper and actor
- Method Man, actor
- Draya Michele (African-American father), actress[11]
- Windell Middlebrooks, actor
- Omar Benson Miller, actor
- Wentworth Miller, actor
- Daryl Mitchell, actor
- Jason Mitchell, actor
- Monica, actress
- Victoria Monét (African-American mother), R&B singer
- Paul Mooney, comedian and actor
- Juanita Moore, actress
- Shemar Moore, actor
- Debbi Morgan, actress
- Tracy Morgan, actor
- Maleah Joi Moon, singer and actress
- Phil Moore, actor and TV host
- Garrett Morris, comedian, actor
- Greg Morris, actor
- Lamorne Morris, actor
- Joe Morton, actor
- Aaron Moten, actor
- Mr. T, actor
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad, actor/musician
- Charlie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Lou Myers, actor
N
edit- Niecy Nash, actress
- Tariq Nasheed, film producer
- Naturi Naughton, actress
- Nelly, rapper
- Nichelle Nichols, actress
- Maidie Norman, actress
- Normani, singer
- Brandy Norwood, actress
- Bill Nunn, actor
O
edit- Patrice O'Neal, actor and comedian
- Shaquille O'Neal, actor
- Charles Olden, actor
- Jeffrey Osborne, singer
P
edit- LaWanda Page, actress
- Keke Palmer, actress
- John Paris, singer
- Angel Parker, actress
- Teyonah Parris, actress
- Nicole Ari Parker, actress
- Paula Patton (African-American father), actress[12]
- Allen Payne, actor
- Jo Marie Payton, actress
- Khary Payton, actor
- Melvin Van Peebles, actor, filmmaker
- Holly Robinson Peete, actress
- Nathan Pelle, actor
- Paul Pena, singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Tyler Perry, actor, comedian, filmmaker[13]
- Pete Rock, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
- Brock Peters, actor
- Madison Pettis (African-American father), actress, model[14]
- Jordan Peele, actor, comedian
- Jay Pharoah, actor
- Mekhi Phifer, actor
- Wendell Pierce, actor
- Glenn Plummer, actor
- Taylor Polidore, actress
- CCH Pounder (with Caribbean blood), actress
- Clifton Powell, actor
- Kyla Pratt, actress
- Billy Preston, actor
- J. A. Preston, actor
- Prince, actor
- Joan Pringle, actress
- Richard Pryor, actor and comedian
Q
edit- Q-Tip, actor and Hip Hop producer
- Questlove, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
- Queen Latifah, rapper, actress
R
edit- Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress, comedienne
- Raekwon, rapper
- Marion Ramsey, actress
- Gina Ravera (part African-American descent) actress
- Lou Rawls, actor
- Gene Anthony Ray, actor
- Lance Reddick, actor
- Della Reese, actress, singer
- Rakim, rapper
- Dianne Reeves, singer
- Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress and comedian
- Tim Reid, actor
- Corey Reynolds, actor
- James Reynolds, actor
- Ving Rhames, actor
- Rihanna, singer
- Trevante Rhodes, actor
- Tequan Richmond, actor
- Little Richard, actor
- LaTanya Richardson, actress
- Kevin Michael Richardson, actor
- Sam Richardson, actor and comedian
- Lionel Richie, actor, composer, singer
- Lauren Ridloff, actress
- Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer[15]
- Leonard Roberts, actor
- Paul Robeson, actor
- Bumper Robinson, actor
- Charlie Robinson, actor
- Craig Robinson, actor, comedian
- Jimmy Robinson, actor
- Leon Robinson, actor
- Matt Robinson, actor, producer
- Roger Robinson, actor
- Smokey Robinson, singer
- Chris Rock, actor and comedian
- Timmie Rogers, comedian, actor
- Roxie Roker, actress
- Esther Rolle, actress
- Howard Rollins, actor
- Anika Noni Rose, actress
- Diana Ross, actress and singer
- Evan Ross (African-American mother), actor
- Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, model, comedian[16]
- Victoria Rowell (African-American father), actress
- Richard Roundtree, actor
- Andre Royo, actor
- RuPaul, actor
- Nipsey Russell, comedian
- RZA, actor
S
edit- Sadat X, rapper
- Zoe Saldana, actress
- Isabel Sanford, actress, comedian
- Amanda Seales (African American father), actress, comedian
- Yara Shahidi (African American mother), actress and Harvard st*Brandon Scott, actorudent[17]
- Tupac Shakur, actor, rapper
- Shanice, singer
- Sherri Shepherd, actress and comedian
- Beanie Sigel, rapper
- Joseph Simmons, actor
- O. J. Simpson, actor
- Carly Simon, singer
- Sinbad, actor and comedian
- John Singleton, director, producer, screenwriter
- IronE Singleton, actor
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr., actor
- Sisqo, rapper singer
- Alexandra Slade, actress
- Slick Rick, rapper, actor and beatboxer
- Bubba Smith, actor
- Brian Michael Smith, actor
- Jada Pinkett Smith (African-American father), actress, singer-songwriter[18]
- Justice Smith, actor
- Jaden Smith, actor
- Will Smith, actor and rapper
- Willow Smith, actress
- Jussie Smollett, actor
- J. B. Smoove, actor and comedian
- Wesley Snipes, actor
- Sonja Sohn (African-American father), actress and director
- Jordin Sparks, actress
- Danielle Spencer, actress
- Octavia Spencer, actress
- Bern Nadette Stanis, actress
- Woody Strode, actor
- Tika Sumpter, actress
- Wanda Sykes, actress and comedian
- Jessica Szohr, actress
T
edit- Larenz Tate, actor
- Meshach Taylor, actor
- Nathaniel Taylor, actor
- Ron Taylor, actor
- The Game, rapper
- Lynne Thigpen, actress
- Cora Ann Pair Thomas, missionary
- Ernest Lee Thomas, actor
- Leon Thomas III, actor
- Michelle Thomas, actress, comedian
- Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian
- T.I., actor
- Tone-Loc, rapper, actor
- T-Mo, rapper
- Tony Todd, actor
- Berlinda Tolbert, actress
- Tony Yayo, actor
- Treach, rapper
- Chris Tucker, actor, comedian
- Glynn Turman, actor
- Tina Turner, actress, singer
- Tyler, the Creator, actor
- Whitney Tyson, actress, comedian
U
edit- Blair Underwood, actor
- Sheryl Underwood, actress, comedian
- Usher, actor, singer
V
edit- Tru Valentino, actor
- Courtney B. Vance, actor
- Reginald VelJohnson, actor
- Ben Vereen, actor, dancer, singer
- Vin Rock, rapper
W
edit- Jimmie Walker, actor
- Bill Walker, actor
- Vincent M. Ward, actor
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
- Amanda Warren, actress
- Dionne Warwick, actress and singer
- Denzel Washington, actor, director and producer; winner of three Golden Globe Awards
- Isaiah Washington, actor
- John David Washington, actor
- Kerry Washington (African-American father), actress
- Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer and producer
- Damon Wayans Jr., actor, comedian
- Marlon Wayans, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
- Shawn Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, producer
- Lil Wayne, actor
- Carl Weathers, actor
- Rutina Wesley, actress
- Forest Whitaker, actor
- Jaleel White, actor, comedian
- Verdine White, singer, bassist
- Charles Malik Whitfield, actor
- Lynn Whitfield, actress
- Whitman Sisters, actresses
- Eugene Wilde, singer
- Billy Dee Williams, actor
- Clarence Williams III, actor
- Deniece Williams, singer
- Gary Anthony Williams, actor
- Hal Williams, actor
- Kellie Shanygne Williams, actress
- Michael K. Williams, actor
- Tyler James Williams, actor
- Chris Williams, actor
- Vanessa Williams, actress
- Fred Williamson, actor
- Mykelti Williamson, actor
- Larry Wilmore, actor and comedian
- Debra Wilson, actress and comedian
- Demond Wilson, actor
- Flip Wilson, actor and comedian
- Nancy Wilson, actress
- Reno Wilson, actor and comedian
- Theodore Wilson, actor
- Yvette Wilson, actress and comedian
- Paul Winfield, actor
- Oprah Winfrey, actress, media executive[19]
- Jahi Di'Allo Winston, actor
- John Witherspoon, actor, comedian
- Stevie Wonder, singer
- Alfre Woodard, actress
- Jeffrey Wright, actor
- Samuel E. Wright, actor
Y
edit- Cedric Yarbrough, comedian
- Malik Yoba, actor
- Yo-Yo, rapper
- Lee Thompson Young, actor
- Young Buck, rapper
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