American actor, playwright and director(born 1969)
Colman Domingo
Domingo at SXSW in 2024
Born
Colman Jason Domingo
(1969-11-28) November 28, 1969 (age 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Temple University (BA)
Occupations
Actor
playwright
director
Years active
1995–present
Works
Performances
Spouse
Raúl Domingo
(m. 2014)
Awards
Full list
Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright and director of both African American and Belizean and Guatemalan descent. Prominent on both screen and stage, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards (Triple Crown of Acting). Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.[1]
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).[2] 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 (2019–present).
Domingo's film appearances include supporting roles in Lincoln (2012), Selma (2014), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), and The Color Purple (2023). 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 a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
^Kravitz, Lenny (April 17, 2024). "The 100 Most Influential People of 2024: Colman Domingo". Time. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^Goldberg, Lesley (December 3, 2015). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Promotes Colman Domingo to Series Regular for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright and director of both African American and Belizean and Guatemalan descent...
ColmanDomingo is an American actor, writer, and director. Domingo rose to prominence for his role on the sketch series The Big Gay Sketch Show from 2008...
list of awards and nominations received by ColmanDomingo, an American actor of stage and screen. Domingo started his career on stage, acting in severals...
by Lennie James as Morgan Jones. Other series regulars have included ColmanDomingo, Mercedes Mason, Rubén Blades, Danay García, Maggie Grace, Garret Dillahunt...
announced on January 25, 2024 with the film The Color Purple and actor ColmanDomingo leading the motion picture categories with 16 and 3 nominations, respectively...
acting nominees included portrayals from three openly LGBTQ+ actors: ColmanDomingo, Jodie Foster, and Lily Gladstone. Gladstone also became the first Native...
presumed death and now is imprisoned at PADRE's island after rebelling. ColmanDomingo as Victor Strand / "Anton": A smart and sophisticated conman-turned-businessman...
same name. The film stars Elvire Emanuelle, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, ColmanDomingo, Jharrel Jerome, and Jared Kemp. The film premiered at the 2018 South...
addition to Portman, the film stars Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, Dan Stevens, ColmanDomingo, and Ellen Burstyn. Lucy in the Sky had its world premiere at the 44th...
Gillman, Teenage Kraken' Casts Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Jane Fonda, ColmanDomingo, Annie Murphy & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original...
Jackson, Angelique (11 December 2023). "'Euphoria' Stars Jacob Elordi and ColmanDomingo Finally Break Big at the Movies: 'I Feel the Most Free in My Career...
stars Kelsey Grammer, Julia Stiles, Janeane Garofalo, Dan Hedaya, and ColmanDomingo. The film focuses on organ transplant systems and the impact they have...
February 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2022. Hipes, Patrick (25 January 2024). "ColmanDomingo, Keke Palmer, Ayo Edebiri, Victoria Monét Lead NAACP Image Awards Nominations"...
nominations for a musical film, followed by Rustin with ten. American actor ColmanDomingo was honored with the inaugural Chadwick Boseman Vanguard Award, named...
Sing Sing Starring ColmanDomingo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 15, 2023. Huff, Lauren (March 6, 2024). "ColmanDomingo and a cast of formerly...
November 7, 2023. Thompson, Jaden (November 13, 2023). "America Ferrera, ColmanDomingo and Greta Lee Among Critics Choice Association Honorees for Black, Latino...