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Colman Domingo
Actor, Producer, Director
Born November 28, 1969 (54 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 2025 | Michael · as Joe Jackson |
| 2024 | Drive-Away Dolls · as The Chief |
| 2023 | Sing Sing · as John 'divine G' Whitfield |
| 2023 | The Color Purple · as Albert 'mister' Johnson |
| 2023 | Rustin · as Bayard Rustin |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken · as Arthur Gillman (voice) |
| 2023 | Transformers: Rise of the Beasts · as Unicron (voice) |
| 2021 | Candyman · as William Burke |
| 2021 | The God Committee · as Father Dunbar |
| 2021 | Without Remorse · as Pastor West |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast (TV Series) · as Barrington |
| 2020 | Zola · as X |
| 2020 | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom · as Cutler |
| 2019 | Lucy in the Sky · as Frank Paxton |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) |
| 2019 | Euphoria (US) (TV Series) · as Ali |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone (2019) (TV Series) · as Carl Weaber |
| 2018 | If Beale Street Could Talk · as Joseph Rivers |
| 2018 | Assassination Nation · as Principal Turrell |
| 2018 | First Match · as Coach Castile |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation · as Hark |
| 2016 | Timeless (2016) (TV Series) · as Bass Reeves |
| 2016 | Horace and Pete (TV Series) · as Dr. Evers |
| 2016 | Lucifer (TV Series) · as Father Frank Lawrence |
| 2015 | Beautiful Something · as Drew |
| 2015 | Fear the Walking Dead (TV Series) · as Victor Strand |
| 2015 | For Justice · as Hank Lewis |
| 2014 | Time Out of Mind · as Mr. Oyello |
| 2014 | Selma · as Ralph Abernathy |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman (TV Series) · as Eddie (voice) |
| 2014 | The Knick (TV Series) · as Dr. Russell Daniels |
| 2013 | Hair Brained · as Finals Moderator |
| 2013 | Newlyweeds · as Chico |
| 2013 | All Is Bright · as Nzomo |
| 2013 | The Butler · as Freddie Fallows |
| 2013 | 42 · as Lawson Bowman (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Red Hook Summer · as Blessing Rowe |
| 2012 | Lincoln · as Private Harold Green |
| 2009 | Passing Strange · as Mr.franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. Anna · as West Indian Postal Customer |
| 2006 | The Big Gay Sketch Show (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Freedomland · as Male Patient |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury (TV Series) · as Gus Johnson |
| 2005 | American Dad! (TV Series) · as Stiles (voice) |
| 2003 | Kung Phooey! · as Roy Lee |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Sergeant Ev Sides |
| 1999 | True Crime · as Wally Cartwright |
| 1998 | Around the Fire · as Trace |
| 1996 | Nash Bridges (TV Series) · as Desmond Kenner |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Defense Attorney Ronald Gumer |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Joop |