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American actor, writer, and director Colman Domingo is perhaps best known to mainstream audiences for his breakthrough role playing Victor Strand in the AMC seriesFear the Walking Dead. However, he has far more strings to his bow than that.
Rather intriguingly, Domingo has recently been cast asMichael Jackson’scontroversial father, Joseph Jackson, in theupcoming MJ biopic, but he’s been in several great films before that.
If you’re excited about the biopic and wish to learn more about its exciting cast, these are fiveColman Domingomovies to watch beforehand.
If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)
If Beale Street Could Talkis a romantic drama movie based on James Baldwin’s 1974 novel. The plot concerns a young New York woman who, along with her supportive family, attempts to prove her lover’s innocence and clear his name after he’s wrongly accused of rape.KiKi Layneplays the young woman, Clementine “Tish” Rivers and Stephan James plays Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt, the innocent man.
Colman Domingo adeptly plays Joseph Rivers, Tish’s supportive father, performing effortlessly with a smile and an evident passion for the subject matter. Nominated for three Academy Awards (with Regina King winning Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Sharon Rivers, Tish’s mother),If Beale Street Could Talkis a visually stunning, energetic, and beautifully crafted movie faithful to its terrific source material.
Streaming onAmazon Prime.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom(2020)
Set in 1920s Chicago and inspired by the career of Ma Rainey, a highly influential American blues singer who died in 1939 from a heart attack,Netflix’sMa Rainey’s Black Bottomis based on August Wilson’s 1982 play of the same name. It starsViola Davisas Ma Rainey andthe lateChadwick Bosemanas Levee Green, an overconfident Georgia band trumpeter, both of whom received deserved Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Actor, respectively (the movie received five nominations, winning two for Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling).
Colman Domingo plays Cutler, another band member who offers fatherly support to the leading characters. At the end of the movie, when he relays some of the horrors he’s witnessed in his life, viewers feel like they experienced them with him. He’s superb.Ma Rainey’s Black Bottomboasts powerhouse performances, terrific writing, and a darkness that will stay with anyone watching it for some time.
Streaming onNetflix.
Zola(2020)
The black comedy crime movieZolais, somewhat novelly, based on a 2015 Twitter thread that went viral after being posted by Aziah “Zola” King and David Kushner’s subsequentRolling Stonearticle “Zola Tells All: The Real Story Behind the Greatest Stripper Saga Ever Tweeted.” It tells the story of a part-time stripper whose new friend and fellow adult performer convinces her to accompany her on a road trip to Tampa, Florida, to earn big money. However, it all goes wrong. It stars Taylour Paige,Riley Keough, andNicholas Braun, all in top form.
Colman Domingo plays Abegunde “X” Olawale, the pimp of Keough’s Stefani, and he finds the balance between comedy and drama immaculately.Zolaencapsulates the surreal, weirder-than-fiction feel of the Twitter thread and the story therein. It’s undoubtedly zany but funny, endearing, and a masterclass in filmmaking. Its portrayal of female sex industry workers is eye-opening.
Candyman(2021)
The fourth installment in the eponymous franchise, supernatural slasher horrorCandyman, is a direct sequel to 1992’s identically-named movie. This one returns audiences to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood that started theCandymansaga and terrifyingly deepens the franchise’s mythology. Tony Todd capably reprises his iconic role as the titular character and is joined by an exceptionally talented cast, includingYahya Abdul-Mateen II,Teyonah Parris, andNathan Stewart-Jarrett.
Colman Domingo plays William “Billy” Burke, a Cabrini–Green housing project resident who informs Abdul-Mateen II’s Candyman-obsessed Anthony McCoy about the eponymous legend. He adds integral suspense to the film and progresses the narrative with his expertly delivered dialogue.Candymanis aesthetically gorgeous and surprisingly complex, boasting ample tension and scares. It’s a more than worthy addition to a massively underrated horror franchise.
Rustin(2023)
Biographical dramaRustinchronicles the life of Bayard Rustin, a leader in the social movements for civil rights, gay rights, socialism, and non-violence. Produced for Netflix byBarackandMichelle Obama’sproduction company Higher Ground, the film chronicles the racism and homophobia faced by Rustin in his efforts to alter the history of civil rights by organizing 1963’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Colman Domingo portrays Rustin in the eponymous role, and his sensational, complex, charming, warm, vibrant, and incredibly sympathetic performance has earned him a nomination for the Best Actor Oscar at the upcoming 96th Academy Awards – and he’s undoubtedly in with a shout of winning. It’s clear from his performance the film’s content is a subject close to his heart. With an esteemed supporting cast that includesChris Rock,Jeffrey Wright, and Audra McDonald,Rustinis a rousing, intelligent, superbly crafted movie that everyone should watch.
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Kevin Stewart is a full-time professional freelance writer and editor with 10 years of experience in the industry. He’s produced more than 2000 pieces of published work on sports and entertainment topics - work that includes listicles, news articles, feature articles, voice-over scripts, quizzes, opinion pieces, and more. He’s worked for the likes of NBC SYFY, Paste Magazine, FourFourTwo, Screen Rant, Digital Spy, CBR, WhatCulture, College Humor, The Richest, SportsKeeda, The Sportsman, and SugarScape. As an editor, he’s managed the work of teams of up to 45 writers. He’s a former business owner who’s educated to degree level and has a BA Hons in Business Management. He loves movies (especially horror, 80s films, and superhero flicks), football (Tottenham Hotspur fan), keeping fit, and travelling the world.
