Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

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
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Birthday
    28 November 1969
Passing Strange
Passing Strange
5.9
Lincoln
Lincoln
6.856
Newlyweeds
Newlyweeds
4.9
Selma
Selma
7.399
A Long Walk
A Long Walk
7.5
The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation
6.5
Time Out of Mind
Time Out of Mind
5.6
Beautiful Something
Beautiful Something
5.1
Red Hook Summer
Red Hook Summer
5.5
Assassination Nation
Assassination Nation
6.3
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
6.945
All is Bright
All is Bright
5.4
True Crime
True Crime
6.5
First Match
First Match
6.5
Lucy in the Sky
Lucy in the Sky
5
Zola
Zola
6.187
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
6.67
Candyman
Candyman
6
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
6.994
Hairbrained
Hairbrained
5.4
King of the Bingo Game
King of the Bingo Game
0
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna
6.14
Kung Phooey!
Kung Phooey!
5.4
Freedomland
Freedomland
5.181
Desi's Looking for a New Girl
Desi's Looking for a New Girl
1.5
The Butler
The Butler
7.346
Around the Fire
Around the Fire
3.6
The God Committee
The God Committee
6.6
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
6
Barbecue
Barbecue
0
Rustin
Rustin
6.707
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
6
The Color Purple
The Color Purple
7
North Star
North Star
6.3
New Moon
New Moon
0
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
0
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
7.3
Drive-Away Dolls
Drive-Away Dolls
5.601
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
7.343
Sing Sing
Sing Sing
0
42
42
7.2
Michael
Michael
0
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
0