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Born in the 1990s-2000s. Ajiona Alexus, actress. Jaylen Barron, actress (half Afro-American, half Mexican) Zazie Beetz (African-American mother), actress [ 1] Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress. Chance The Rapper, rapper. Zendaya Coleman (African-American father), actress and singer [ 2] Jude Demorest, actress. Teala Dunn, actress.
Sidney Poitier. Sidney Poitier KBE ( / ˈpwɑːtjeɪ / PWAH-tyay; [ 1] February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian–American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first Black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. [ 2] He received two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a ...
First Bahamian to win Best Actor. First Black actor to receive two acting nominations (Best Actor). Youngest Black actor to win Best Actor (age 37). First film to feature African-American nominees for both Best Actor and Best Actress. First jazz musician to be nominated for Best Actor.
Anthony Anderson. Carl Anderson (singer) Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Shedrack Anderson III. André 3000. Ray Aranha. Lamon Archey. Louis Armstrong. John A. Arneaux.
Shemar Moore. Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2002, 2004–2005, 2014, 2019, 2023), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–2016), and the lead role of Sergeant II Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson on S.W.A.T. (2017–present) all on CBS.
Blair Erwin Underwood[ 2] (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film Krush Groove and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series L.A. Law . Underwood has appeared in a number of films during his career, including Just Cause (1995), Set It Off (1996), Deep ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to African American actors. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American actors. It includes actors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
model. Years active. 1986–present. Partner. Kimora Lee Simmons (2007–2012) Children. 1. Djimon Gaston Hounsou ( / ˈdʒaɪmən ˈuːnsuː / JY-mən OON-soo; [ 1] French: [dʒimɔ̃ unsu]; born April 24, 1964) [ 2] is a Beninese -born actor. He began his career appearing in music videos and made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing (1990).