Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

1969-11-28Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAActing

Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and director. Prominent on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. 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, receiving a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Music

Known For

Passing Strange
Passing Strange
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Rustin
Rustin
Drive-Away Dolls
Drive-Away Dolls
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Lincoln
Lincoln
Sing Sing
Sing Sing
Newlyweeds
Newlyweeds
North Star
North Star
New Moon
New Moon
Selma
Selma
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
A Long Walk
A Long Walk
42
42
Michael
Michael
Unforgettable
Unforgettable
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation