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Colman Domingo on screen and stage

Colman Domingo is an American actor, writer, and director.

Colman Domingo at WonderCon in 2018

Domingo rose to prominence for his role on the sketch series The Big Gay Sketch Show from 2008 to 2010 and as Victor Strand in the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023). During this time he also took minor roles in films such as Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Lincoln (2012), 42 (2013), Selma (2014), The Birth of a Nation (2016), and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). He gained acclaim for his roles in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), Zola (2020), and Rustin (2023). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as a former drug addict in the HBO series Euphoria (2019 to present). He also took television roles in The Knick (2015), Horace and Pete (2016), and The Twilight Zone (2020).

Writing credits

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Directing credits

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Television

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Year Show Season Episode number Episode name
2018 Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 12[30] "Weak"
2019 Season 5 Episode 3[31] "Humbug's Gulch"
2020 Season 6 Episode 3[32] "Alaska"

Stage

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Year Title Playwright Venue
1998 Pieces of the Quilt – 3 Erin Cressida Wilson, Maria Irene Fornes, Herbert Siguenza
Greg Sarris, John Steppling, Migdalia Cruz, Rhodessa Jones 		Solo Mio at Bayfront Theater [33]
1999 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson Theatre Rhinoceros[34]
2001 Rhinoceros Eugène Ionesco Theatre Rhinoceros[35]
2004 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson Flight Theatre at the Complex Hollywood [36]
2004 Once on This Island book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty The College at Brockport, State University of New York at Geva Theatre Center[37]
2006 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson New Professional Theatre at Peter JaySharp Theater Playwrights Horizons[38]
2008 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson New Professional Theatre at The Duke on 42nd St New 42nd Street[39]
2009 Exit Cuckoo Lisa Ramirez Working Theater at Clurman Theater at Theatre Row[40]
2015 A Band of Angels Myla Churchill New York City Children's Theater [41]
2015 Seven Guitars August Wilson Actors Theatre of Louisville[42]
2016 Barbecue Robert O'Hara Geffen Playhouse[43]
2017 A Guide for the Homesick Ken Urban Huntington Theatre Company[44]
2019 Dot Colman Domingo People's Light and Theatre Company[45]

Acting credits

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Film

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
1995 Timepiece Khris
1998 Around the Fire Trace
1999 King of the Bingo Game Sonny
True Crime Wally Cartwright
2000 Desi's Looking for a New Girl Mother
2003 Kung Phooey! Roy Lee
2006 Freedomland Male Patient
2008 Miracle at St. Anna West Indian Postal Customer
2012 Lincoln Private Harold Green
Red Hook Summer Blessing Rowe
2013 All Is Bright Nzomo
42 Lawson Bowman
Hair Brained Finals Moderator
The Butler Freddie Fallows
2014 400 Boys Talon
Time Out of Mind Mr. Oyello
Selma Ralph Abernathy
2015 Beautiful Something Drew
2016 The Birth of a Nation Hark Turner
2018 Assassination Nation Principal Turrell
First Match Coach Castile
If Beale Street Could Talk Joseph Rivers
2019 Lucy in the Sky Frank Paxton
2020 Zola X
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Cutler
2021 Without Remorse Pastor West
The God Committee Father Dunbar
Candyman William Burke
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Unicron Voice role
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Arthur Gillman Voice role
Rustin Bayard Rustin
Sing Sing John "Divine G" Whitfield
The Color Purple Albert "Mister" Johnson
2024 Drive-Away Dolls Chief
2025 The Electric State† TBA Voice role; post-production
Michael † Joseph Jackson Post-production

Television

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Year Show Role Notes
1997 Nash Bridges Reggie Harell 4 episodes
1999 Hassam
Desmond Kenner
2000 Trumpet Player
2004 Law & Order Ronald Gumer Episode: "Hands Free"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sergeant Ev Sides 2 episodes
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Gus Episode: "Eros in the Upper Eighties"
2008 Law & Order Donnie 2 episodes
2008–2010 The Big Gay Sketch Show Various 16 episodes
2009 Great Performances Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus/Joop Episode: "Passing Strange"
2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Andre Lanier 2 episodes
2015–2023 Fear the Walking Dead Victor Strand 75 episodes
Guest (season 1)
Main cast (season 2–season 8)
2015 The Knick Dr. Russell Daniels Recurring role (season 2)
2016 Lucifer Father Frank Lawrence Episode: "Priest Walks Into a Bar"
Horace and Pete Dr. Evers Episode: "Episode 8"
2017 Timeless Bass Reeves Episode: "The Murder of Jesse James"
BoJack Horseman Eddie the Dragonfly Voice role; episode: "The Old Sugarman Place"
Miles from Tomorrowland Cember Voice role
2018 American Dad! Stiles Voice role; episode: "(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right"
2019–2022 Euphoria Ali Recurring role, 7 episodes[46]
Starring (special episode: "Trouble Don't Last Always")
2020 The Twilight Zone Carl Episode: "Downtime"
2021 Cinema Toast Barrington Voice role; episode: "Kiss, Marry, Kill"
2024 The Madness † Muncie Daniels Lead role
2025 Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man † Norman Osborn Voice role; main cast

Stage

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Year Title Role Venue Notes
1994 Out of the Inkwell The Brown Bomber Theater Rhinoceros [47][48]
1995 Twelfth Night Antonio [47][48]
Desk Set Sadel [49]
1996 Journey to the West Dragon King Berkeley Repertory Theatre/Huntington Theatre Company [50][51]
1997 Blade to the Heat Garnet Thick Description [52]
Hurricane Ray Campo Santo at New Langton Arts [53]
Blues for an Alabama Sky Guy TheatreWorks [54]
A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon, Theseus San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
1998 Maleta Mulata Barbarito Campo Santo, Intersection for the Arts [55]
Up Jumped Springtime Ensemble Theater Rhinoceros Also playwright
1999 Romeo and Juliet Mercutio Shakespeare Santa Cruz [56]
The Two Gentlemen of Verona Speed [57]
2000 Fences Gabriel TheatreWorks [58]
The Taming of the Shrew Lucentio California Shakespeare Theater [59]
Sons of Don Juan Fernandito San Jose Repertory Theatre [60]
Love's Labour's Lost Costard California Shakespeare Theater [59]
2001 The Two Gentlemen of Verona Speed Geva Theatre Center [61]
A Christmas Carol Mr. Fezziwig American Conservatory Theater [62]
2002 A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander California Shakespeare Theater [59]
Haroun and the Sea of Stories Mr. Sengupta /
Khatham Shud the Cultmaster of Bezaban		 Berkeley Repertory Theatre [63]
The Winter's Tale Autolycus California Shakespeare Theater [59]
2003 American Ma(u)l Thomas Jefferson Culture Project/ 45 Bleeker [64]
Henry V Duke of Bourbon Delacorte Theater [65]
2004 All's Well That Ends Well Lavatch California Shakespeare Theater [59]
2005 People's Temple Eugene Smith, others Berkeley Repertory Theatre
A Boy and His Soul Self Thick Description Also playwright
2006 People's Temple Eugene Smith, others Guthrie Theater
Passing Strange Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2007 Joseph Papp Public Theater, Anspacher Theater
Well Jim, others Huntington Theatre [66]
2008 Passing Strange Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus Broadway, Belasco Theatre
A Boy and His Soul Self Thick Description Also playwright
2009 Coming Home Alfred Witbooy Long Wharf Theatre [67]
The Wiz The Wiz New York City Center Encores!
A Boy and His Soul Self Vineyard Theatre Also playwright
2010 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones
Guthrie Theater
Broadway, Lyceum Theatre
2010, 2011 Chicago Billy Flynn Broadway, Ambassador Theatre
2011 Blood Knot Zachariah Pietersen Signature Theatre
2012 Wild with Happy Gil, also playwright Joseph Papp Public Theater, LuEsther Hall
2013 TheatreWorks
A Boy and His Soul Self Tricycle Theatre Also playwright
The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones The Young Vic
2014 A Boy and His Soul Self Brisbane Powerhouse Also playwright
Guys and Dolls Rusty Charlie Carnegie Hall
Nothing Personal James Baldwin Live Ideas Festival at the New York Live Arts
The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones West End theatre, Garrick Theatre
2019 A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger Broadway, American Airlines Theatre
One Night Only Benefit Staged Reading		 [68]

Audio plays

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Year Project Role Notes
2023 The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark Bruce Wayne / Batman Scripted podcast[69]
2024 Batman Unburied: Fallen City Scripted podcast

References

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