List of African-American actors facts for kids
This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical order.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor. The list is organized chronologically, grouping actors by the surnames.
List of actors
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A
- Quinton Aaron, actor
- Ira Aldridge, actor
- Flex Alexander, actor
- Khandi Alexander, actress
- Ajiona Alexus, actress
- Mahershala Ali, actor
- Debbie Allen, actress
- John Amos, actor
- Anthony Anderson, actor
- Eddie Anderson, actor
- Maya Angelou, actress
- Tichina Arnold, actress
- Essence Atkins, actress
- Sharif Atkins, actor
- Patti Austin, singer
- James Avery, actor
- Margaret Avery, actress
- Rochelle Aytes, actress
B
- Anita Baker, singer
- Jaylen Barron, actress (half Afro-American, half Mexican)
- Michael Boatman, actor and sitcom comedian
- Beyoncé, actress and singer
- Leslie David Baker, actor
- Tyra Banks, actress, model
- Spencer Bell, actor
- B.G., rapper
- Peabo Bryson, singer
- Louise Beavers, actress
- Birdman, rapper
- Everett Brown, actor
- Jim Brown, actor
- Malcolm Barrett, actor
- Philip Bailey, singer
- Toni Braxton, singer
- James Baskett, actor
- Roscoe Lee Browne, actor
- Avery Brooks, actor
- LeVar Burton, actor
- Tony Burton, actor
- Fantasia Barrino, actress and singer
- Angela Bassett, actress
- Troian Bellisario (mother is part African-American descent), actress
- Steelo Brim actor, comedian
- Lloyd Banks, actor
- George Benson, singer
- Michael Beach, actor
- Richard Brooks, actor
- Jennifer Beals (African-American father), actress
- Darryl M. Bell, actor
- Paul Benjamin, actor
- Wayne Brady, actor, comedian
- Todd Bridges, actor
- Fred Berry, actor
- Halle Berry, actress
- Lisa Bonet (African-American father), actress
- Stephen Bishop, actor
- Billy Blanks, actor
- Golden Brooks, actress
- Busta Rhymes, actor
- De'Aundre Bonds, actor
- Joy Bryant, actress
- Chadwick Boseman, actor
- Sterling K. Brown, actor
- Mehcad Brooks, actor
- Neil Brown Jr., actor
- Logan Browning, actress
- Trai Byers, actor
- Danielle Brooks, actress
- Cocoa Brown, actress
- Rob Brown, actor
- Zazie Beetz (African-American mother), actress
- Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell (African-American mother), actress
- Big Daddy Kane, rapper
- Yvette Nicole Brown, actress
- Big Gipp, rapper
- Roger Aaron Brown, actor
- Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian
- BabyFace, singer
- Sharon Bryant, R&B singer
- Bone Crusher, Hip Hop rapper
C
- Judy Cheeks, singer
- Nick Cannon, actor
- CL Smooth, actor
- Nell Carter, actress
- Amanda and Samuel Chambers, early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
- Bill Cobbs, actor
- Bill Cosby, actor
- Common, actor
- Deon Cole, actor
- Natalie Cole, actress
- Nat King Cole, actor
- Olivia Cole, actress
- Chad L. Coleman, actor
- Gary Coleman, actor, comedian
- Monique Coleman, actress
- Mike Colter, actor
- Sean Combs, actor
- Alvin Childress, actor
- L. Scott Caldwell, actress
- Cab Calloway, actor
- Vanessa Bell Calloway, actress
- Scatman Crothers, actor
- Rupert Crosse, actor
- Mariah Carey, (African-American father) actress
- Diahann Carroll, actress
- Rocky Carroll, actor
- Bernie Casey, actor
- Rosalind Cash, actress and singer
- Reg E. Cathey, actor
- Ray Charles, actor
- Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian
- Don Cheadle, actor
- Bill Cosby, actor and comedian
- Laverne Cox, transgender actress
- Tony Cox, actor
- Rusty Cundieff, actor
- Mark Curry, actor
- Lavell Crawford, actor and comedian
- Chi-Ali, rapper
- Kim Coles, actress
- Ice Cube, actor
- Morris Chestnut, actor
- Chingy, rapper
- Frances Callier, actress
- Wyatt Cenac, (African-American Father)
- Zendaya Coleman (African-American father), actress and singer
D
- Deezer D, actor, rapper
- Dr. Dre, actor
- Jude Demorest, actress
- Dres, rapper
- DJ Yella, disc jockey and rapper
- Ava DuVernay, film director
- Danny Boy, rapper
- Darryl McDaniels, actor
- DJ Kay Gee, rapper
- Teala Dunn, actress
- Yaya DaCosta, actress
- Daveed Diggs (African-American father), actor
- Colman Domingo (African-American mother), actor
- Charles Michael Davis (half African-American), actor
- Taye Diggs, actor
- Hugh Dane, actor
- Tommy Davidson, actor
- Keith David, actor, comedian
- Stacey Dash (African-American father), actress
- Doug E. Fresh (Brazilian-African-American sister), beatboxer and rapper
- Viola Davis, actress
- D-Nice, actor
- LaVan Davis, actor
- Cassi Davis, actor
- DMX, actor, rapper
- Gary Dourdan, actor
- Michael Dorn, actor
- Tommy Davidson, actor, comedian
- Omar Dorsey, actor
- Nate Dogg, actor
- Snoop Dogg, actor
- Michael Clarke Duncan, actor
- Suzzanne Douglas, actress
- Denise Dowse, actress and director
- Ja'Net DuBois, actress
- Charles S. Dutton, actor
- Loretta Devine, actress
- Ivan Dixon, actor, director, producer
- Ruby Dee, actress
- Ossie Davis, actor
- Sammy Davis Jr., actor
E
- Michael Ealy, actor
- Nelsan Ellis, actor
- Cedric the Entertainer, actor and comedian
- Mike Epps, comedian and actor
- Omar Epps, actor
- E-40, actor
- Art Evans, actor
- Eric B., actor
- Damon Evans, actor
- Mike Evans, actor
F
- David Fagen, buffalo soldier, anti-imperialist
- Dave Fennoy, actor
- Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, actor
- Jordan Fisher, actor
- Edwina Findley, actress
- Laurence Fishburne, actor
- Freddie Foxxx, actor
- Thomas Mikal Ford, actor, comedian
- Fat Joe, actor
- Ken Foree, actor
- Jamie Foxx, actor
- Jaimee Foxworth, actress
- Redd Foxx, comedian, actor
- Roberta Flack, singer
- Al Freeman Jr., actor, director
- Morgan Freeman, actor
- Jennifer Freeman (African-American mother), actress
- Aretha Franklin, actress
- Sheila Frazier, actress
- Kim Fields, actress
- Vivica A. Fox, actress
G
- Larry Graham, singer
- Johnny Gill, singer
- Roy Glenn, actor
- Robert Guillaume, actor
- Ron Glass, actor
- Grandmaster Flash, rapper and disc jockey
- Marla Gibbs, actress
- Tyrese Gibson, actor
- Seth Gilliam, actor
- Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor
- Clarence Gilyard, actor
- Robin Givens, actress
- Danny Glover, actor
- Donald Glover, actor
- Cuba Gooding Jr., actor
- Cuba Gooding Sr., actor
- Omar Gooding, actor
- Whoopi Goldberg, actress
- Grand Puba, rapper
- Carl Gordon, actor
- GZA, rapper
- Louis Gossett Jr., actor
- Ghostface Killah, rapper
- Robert Gossett, actor
- Kat Graham, actress
- Sonequa Martin-Green, actress
- David Alan Grier, actor
- Pam Grier, actress
- Rosey Grier, actor
- Teresa Graves, actress
- Dick Gregory, comedian, actor
- Eddie Griffin, actor
- Lance Gross (African-American mother), actor
- Bill Gunn, actor, director
- Moses Gunn, actor
- Jasmine Guy, actress
H
- D'atra Hicks, actress, singer
- Taral Hicks, actress, singer
- Karim Hill, actor and tap dancer
- Steve Harvey, comedian, actor
- Hill Harper, actor
- Corey Hawkins, actor
- D.L. Hughley, comedian, actor
- Dorian Harewood, actor
- Kadeem Hardison, actor, director
- Jackee Harry (African-American father), actress
- Brian Tyree Henry, actor
- Telma Hopkins, actress and singer
- Tiffany Haddish (African-American mother), actress
- Cory Hardrict, actor
- Kene Holliday, actor
- André Holland, actor
- Kevin Hart, actor
- Arsenio Hall, actor
- Pooch Hall, actor
- Regina Hall, actress
- Vondie Curtis-Hall, actor
- Sherman Hemsley, actor
- Darrin Henson, actor
- Jillian Hervey, singer, dancer
- Taraji P. Henson, actress
- Russell Hornsby, actor
- Omari Hardwick, actor
- Terrance Howard, actor
- Dennis Haysbert, actor
- Isaac Hayes, actor
- Lloyd Haynes, actor
- William Jackson Harper, actor and comedian
- Robert Hooks, actor
- Gregory Hines, actor
- Marques Houston, actor
- Whitney Houston, actress
- Paige Hurd (African-American father), actress
- Ernie Hudson, actor
- Jennifer Hudson, actress
- Dennis Haysbert, actor
I
- Rex Ingram, actor
- Inspectah Deck, rapper
- Ida B. Wells, author
J
- Brandon T. Jackson, actor
- Janet Jackson, actress and singer
- Jermaine Jackson, actor
- La Toya Jackson, actress
- Michael Jackson, King of pop and actor
- Paris Jackson, actress
- Samuel L. Jackson, actor
- Michael B. Jordan, actor
- Skai Jackson, actress
- Trevor Jackson, actor
- Jackson family, entertainment
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, actor
- Ralph Johnson, singer
- Raymond St. Jacques, actor
- Jazze Pha, rapper and Hip Hop producer
- Bryton James, actor
- Jay-Z, rapper
- Roy Jones Jr., actor
- Duane Jones, actor
- Rashida Jones, actress
- Tamala Jones, actress
- Ja Rule, rapper
- April Parker Jones, actress
- Anne-Marie Johnson, actress
- Dwayne Johnson, actor
- Rafer Johnson, actor
- Irving Jones, comedian and songwriter
- Orlando Jones, actor
- James Earl Jones, actor
- Nadji Jeter, actor
- Barry Jenkins, director, producer, screenwriter
- Larry "Flash" Jenkins, actor, director, producer, screenwriter
- Terrence Jenkins, actor
- Anne-Marie Johnson (African-American father), actress
- Kristoff St. John, actor
- LL Cool J, actor
K
- Chaka Khan, singer
- R. Kelly, former singer and actor
- Jim Kelly, actor
- Khujo, rapper
- Malcolm David Kelley, actor
- Killer Mike, rapper
- Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian
- Wiz Khalifa, actor
- Christel Khalil (African-American mother), actress
- Kool G Rap, rapper
- Aja Naomi King, actress
- Regina King, actress
- Kap G, actor
- Eartha Kitt, actress
- KRS-One, actor
- Gladys Knight, actress
- Jak Knight, actor, comedian and writer
- The Kidd Creole, rapper
- Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-American actor of German and Ghanaian descent
- Lenny Kravitz, actor
- Zoe Kravitz, actress
L
- Patti LaBelle, actress
- Phil LaMarr, actor, comedian
- Ted Lange, actor
- Tina Lifford, actress
- Sanaa Lathan, actress
- Jacob Latimore, actor
- Martin Lawrence, actor, comedian
- Scott Lawrence, actor
- Bianca Lawson, actress
- Lauren London (African-American mother), actress
- Sharon Leal (African-American father), actress
- Spike Lee, film director, producer, writer, actor
- John Legend, actor, producer
- Harry Lennix (African-American mother), actor
- Dawnn Lewis, actress
- Phill Lewis, actor, comedian
- Jenifer Lewis, actress
- Tommy Lister Jr., actor
- Darlene Love, actress
- Loni Love, comedienne
- Lord Jamar, actor
- Ludacris, actor
- Lil Jon, rapper
- Ed Lover, rapper and actor
M
- Anthony Mackie, actor
- Method Man, actor
- David Mann, actor
- Tamela Mann, actress
- Mannie Fresh, Hip Hop producer
- John Marriott, actor
- Don Marshall, actor
- William Marshall, actor, director
- Jesse L. Martin, actor
- Marsai Martin, actress
- Tisha Campbell-Martin, actress
- Vincent Mason, disc jockey and actor
- Christopher Massey, actor
- Kyle Massey, actor
- Masta Killa, rapper
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor
- Al Matthews, actor
- Chi McBride, actor
- Darius McCrary, actor and singer
- Shane Paul McGhie, (African-Americans mother), actor
- Brian McKnight, singer
- Tim Meadows, actor
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (African-American mother), actress and humanitarian, wife of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
- Melle Mel, actor and rapper
- Kelvin Mercer, rapper and actor
- Method Man, actor
- Draya Michele (African-American father), actress
- Windell Middlebrooks, actor
- Omar Benson Miller, actor
- Wentworth Miller, actor
- Daryl Mitchell, actor
- Jason Mitchell, actor
- Monica, actress
- Victoria Monét(African-American mother), R&B singer
- Paul Mooney, comedian and actor
- Juanita Moore, actress
- Shemar Moore, actor
- Debbi Morgan, actress
- Tracy Morgan, actor
- Garrett Morris, comedian, actor
- Greg Morris, actor
- Lamorne Morris, actor
- Joe Morton, actor
- Phil Moore, actor and TV host
- Charlie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Eddie Murphy, actor and comedian
- Ali Shaheed Muhammad, actor
- Lou Myers, actor
N
- Niecy Nash, actress
- Tariq Nasheed, film producer
- Naturi Naughton, actress
- Nichelle Nichols, actress
- Nelly, rapper
- Maidie Norman, actress
- Normani, singer
- Brandy Norwood, actress
- Bill Nunn, actor
O
- Jeffrey Osborne, singer
- Patrice O'Neal, actor and comedian
- Shaquille O'Neal, actor
P
- LaWanda Page, actress
- Keke Palmer, actress
- John Paris, singer
- Kyla Pratt, actress
- Allen Payne, actor
- Jo Marie Payton, actress
- Pete Rock, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
- Tyler Perry, actor, comedian, filmmaker
- Melvin Van Peebles, actor, filmmaker
- Holly Robinson Peete, actress
- Brock Peters, actor
- Jo Marie Payton, actress
- Khary Payton, actor
- Angel Parker, actress
- Nicole Ari Parker, actress
- Teyonah Parris, actress
- Paula Patton (African-American father), actress
- Jordan Peele, actor, comedian
- Nathan Pelle, actor
- Paul Pena, singer-songwriter, guitarist
- Madison Pettis (African-American father), actress, model
- Wendell Pierce, actor
- Jay Pharoah, actor
- Glenn Plummer, actor
- Clifton Powell, actor
- Kyla Pratt, actress
- Billy Preston, actor
- J. A. Preston, actor
- Prince, actor
- Joan Pringle, actress
- Richard Pryor, actor and comedian
- Mekhi Phifer, actor
Q
- Q-Tip, actor and Hip Hop producer
- Questlove, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer
- Queen Latifah, rapper, actress
R
- Issa Rae (African-American mother), actress, comedienne
- Dianne Reeves, singer
- Marion Ramsey, actress
- Gina Ravera (part African-American descent) actress
- Lou Rawls, actor
- Gene Anthony Ray, actor
- Lance Reddick, actor
- Della Reese, actress, singer
- Rakim, rapper
- Daphne Maxwell Reid, actress and comedian
- Chance The Rapper, rapper
- Tim Reid, actor
- Corey Reynolds, actor
- James Reynolds, actor
- Ving Rhames, actor
- Rihanna, singer
- Naya Rivera (a quarter African-American descent), actress and singer
- Tequan Richmond, actor
- Little Richard, actor
- LaTanya Richardson, actress
- Kevin Michael Richardson, actor
- Sam Richardson, actor and comedian
- Lionel Richie, actor, composer, singer
- Lauren Ridloff, actress
- Leonard Roberts, actor
- Paul Robeson, actor
- Bumper Robinson, actor
- Charlie Robinson, actor
- Craig Robinson, actor, comedian
- Jimmy Robinson, actor
- Leon Robinson, actor
- Matt Robinson, actor, producer
- Roger Robinson, actor
- Raekwon, rapper
- Smokey Robinson, singer
- Chris Rock, actor and comedian
- Timmie Rogers, comedian, actor
- RZA, actor
- Roxie Roker, actress
- Joseph Simmons, actor
- Esther Rolle, actress
- Howard Rollins, actor
- Anika Noni Rose, actress
- Diana Ross, actress and singer
- Evan Ross (African-American mother), actor
- Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, model, comedian
- Victoria Rowell (African-American father), actress
- Richard Roundtree, actor
- RuPaul, actor
- Nipsey Russell, comedian
- Trevante Rhodes, actor
S
- Shanice, singer
- Sisqo, rapper singer
- Zoe Saldana, actress
- Amanda Seales (African American father), actress, comedian
- Isabel Sanford, actress, comedian
- Brandon Scott, actor
- Beanie Sigel, rapper
- Yara Shahidi (African American mother), actress and Harvard student
- Tupac Shakur, actor, rapper
- Sherri Shepherd, actress and comedian
- O. J. Simpson, actor
- Sadat X, rapper
- Sinbad, actor and comedian
- John Singleton, director, producer, screenwriter
- IronE Singleton, actor
- Isaac C. Singleton Jr., actor
- Alexandra Slade, actress
- Slick Rick, rapper, actor and beatboxer
- Bubba Smith, actor
- Brian Michael Smith, actor
- Jada Pinkett Smith (African-American father), actress, singer-songwriter
- Justice Smith, actor
- Jaden Smith, actor
- Will Smith, actor and rapper
- Willow Smith, actress
- Jussie Smollett, actor
- J. B. Smoove, actor and comedian
- Wesley Snipes, actor
- Sonja Sohn (African-American father), actress and director
- Jordin Sparks, actress
- Octavia Spencer, actress
- Bern Nadette Stanis, actress
- Woody Strode, actor
- Tika Sumpter, actress
- Wanda Sykes, actress and comedian
- Jessica Szohr, actress
- Carly Simon, singer
- Lil Scrappy: Hip hop
T
- Larenz Tate, actor
- Mr. T, actor
- Meshach Taylor, actor
- T.I., actor
- Nathaniel Taylor, actor
- Ron Taylor, actor
- Whitney Tyson, actress, comedian
- Lynne Thigpen, actress
- David Jude Jolicoeur, actor
- Cora Ann Pair Thomas, missionary
- T-Mo, rapper
- Tone-Loc, rapper, actor
- Leon Thomas III, actor
- Treach, rapper
- Michelle Thomas, actress, comedian
- Tony Yayo, actor
- Ernest Lee Thomas, actor
- Kenan Thompson, actor, comedian
- Tony Todd, actor
- Berlinda Tolbert, actress
- Chris Tucker, actor, comedian
- Glynn Turman, actor
- The Game, rapper
- Tina Turner, actress, singer
- Tyler, the Creator, actor
U
- Blair Underwood, actor
- Sheryl Underwood, actress, comedian
- Usher, actor, singer
V
- Courtney B. Vance, actor
- Ben Vereen, actor, dancer, singer
- Vin Rock, rapper
- Reginald VelJohnson, actor
W
- Eugene Wilde, singer
- Jimmie Walker, actor
- Bill Walker, actor
- Stevie Wonder, singer
- Vincent M. Ward, actor
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner, actor
- Dionne Warwick, actress and singer
- Denzel Washington, actor, director and producer; winner of three Golden Globe Awards
- Isaiah Washington, actor
- John David Washington, actor
- Kerry Washington (African-American father), actress
- Marlon Wayans, actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
- Damon Wayans, comedian, actor, writer and producer
- Damon Wayans Jr., actor, comedian
- Shawn Wayans, actor, comedian, writer, producer
- Lil Wayne, actor
- Carl Weathers, actor
- Forest Whitaker, actor
- Charles Malik Whitfield, actor
- Lynn Whitfield, actress
- Jaleel White, actor, comedian
- Billy Dee Williams, actor
- Deniece Williams, singer
- Clarence Williams III, actor
- Gary Anthony Williams, actor
- Hal Williams, actor
- Kellie Shanygne Williams, actress
- Michael K. Williams, actor
- Tyler James Williams, actor
- Chris Williams, actor
- Vanessa Williams, actress
- Fred Williamson, actor
- Mykelti Williamson, actor
- Larry Wilmore, actor and comedian
- Rutina Wesley, actress
- Debra Wilson, actress and comedian
- Demond Wilson, actor
- Flip Wilson, actor and comedian
- Nancy Wilson, actress
- Reno Wilson, actor and comedian
- Theodore Wilson, actor
- Yvette Wilson, actress and comedian
- Paul Winfield, actor
- Oprah Winfrey, actress, media executive
- Jeffrey Wright, actor
- Samuel E. Wright, actor
- John Witherspoon, actor, comedian
- Alfre Woodard, actress
- Verdine White, singer, bassist
Y
- Cedric Yarbrough, comedian
- Yo-Yo, rapper
- Lee Thompson Young, actor
- Young Buck, rapper
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