American actor, playwright and director(born 1969)
Colman Domingo
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Born
| Colman Jason Domingo
(
1969-11-28
)
November 28, 1969
(age 54)
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Education
| Temple University
(
BA
)
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Occupations
| - Actor
- playwright
- director
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Years active
| 1995?present
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Works
| Performances
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Spouse
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Raul Domingo
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m.
2014)
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Awards
| Full list
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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
.
Early life and education
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]
Domingo was born and raised as the third of four children in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
[3]
Domingo was raised by his mother Edith Bowles and her husband
[4]
[5]
in a working-class household.
[3]
His mother was a homemaker and worked in a bank,
[6]
his stepfather Clarence
[7]
sanded floors for a living.
[3]
Edith passed away in 2006, the day after Domingo's audition for the theater musical
Passing Strange
.
[4]
[8]
His stepfather had died a few months earlier.
[8]
Domingo's biological father was from
Belize
with relatives from
Guatemala
.
[9]
He left the family when Domingo was nine years old.
[3]
Domingo had a speech impediment, a lisp,
[10]
as a child and was sent to speech therapy classes by his mother.
[8]
Domingo attended
Overbrook High School
and later
Temple University
,
[11]
[12]
where he majored in journalism. Soon thereafter he moved to San Francisco, California, where he started acting, mainly in theatre productions.
[12]
[13]
Career
[
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1994?2010: Early roles
[
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Domingo starred as Mr. Franklin Jones, Joop, and Mr. Venus in the critically acclaimed rock musical
Passing Strange
,
[14]
which, after a successful 2007 run at
The Public Theater
, opened on
Broadway
on February 28, 2008. He received an
Obie Award
[15]
in spring 2008 as part of the ensemble of
Passing Strange
Off-Broadway and reprised his roles in the film version of
Passing Strange
, directed by
Spike Lee
, which made its premiere at the
Sundance Film Festival
in January 2009. In 2010, Domingo's self-penned, one-man autobiographical play
A Boy and His Soul
premiered Off-Broadway at the
Vineyard Theatre
, for which he won a
Lucille Lortel Award
for Outstanding Solo Show.
[16]
He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award
[17]
and a Drama League Award.
[18]
Domingo starred as a replacement role as
Billy Flynn
in
Chicago
, the longest running revival on
Broadway
.
[19]
During this time Domingo also acted in numerous television series. He made his television debut in the police procedural
Nash Bridges
in 1997 and made numerous appearances on the series. He took a small role in
Clint Eastwood
's
True Crime
(1999) and acted in the independent films
Desi's Looking for a New Girl
(2000),
Kung Phooey
(2003), and the crime drama
Freedomland
(2006). He also took minor roles in
Law & Order
,
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
, and
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
. He also acted in the sketch series
The Big Gay Sketch Show
from 2008 to 2010.
2011?2017: Rise to prominence
[
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]
Domingo earned acclaim in the final collaboration by Kander and Ebb,
The Scottsboro Boys
,
[20]
directed by
Susan Stroman
on Broadway in Fall 2010. For that role he was nominated for the
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
in May 2011.
[21]
When
The Scottsboro Boys
[22]
opened in London in Fall 2013, Domingo was nominated
[23]
for the
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
in April 2014. He was nominated for the Fred Astaire Award for Best Principal Dancer on Broadway in 2011.
Domingo collaborated with
Spike Lee
appearing in his films
Miracle at St. Anna
(2008) and
Red Hook Summer
(2012). He appeared as Private Harold Green in
Steven Spielberg
's historical epic
Lincoln
(2012). The following year he appeared in the
civil rights
films
42
(2013) playing Lawson Bowman and
The Butler
(2013) as Freddie Fallows. In 2014 he appeared in
Ava DuVernay
's
civil rights
film
Selma
portraying activist and Baptist minister
Ralph Abernathy
.
In 2015, Domingo began appearing in a recurring role on
AMC's
post-apocalyptic, zombie series
Fear the Walking Dead
, as a character named
Victor Strand
. In December 2015, it was announced that Domingo was promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the series.
[24]
That same year he had a recurring role as Dr. Russell Daniels in the
Cinemax
series
The Knick
. The following year he made appearances on
Lucifer
and
Louis C.K.
's self-streaming show
Horace and Pete
. In 2017, Domingo joined the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
as a member of the Actors' Branch.
[25]
In 2018, Domingo joined the
Directors Guild of America
[26]
as a director of episode 12 of season 4 of
Fear The Walking Dead
.
[27]
He is the first ever actor in
The Walking Dead
universe to helm an episode.
[28]
In 2020, Domingo signed a first-look deal with
AMC Networks
.
[29]
2018?present: Established actor
[
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]
In 2018 he appeared in
Barry Jenkins
'
If Beale Street Could Talk
, a film adaptation of the
James Baldwin
1974 novel of the same name
. In the film he plays Tish's father, Joseph Rivers. His on-screen wife is played by
Regina King
who received the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
. That same year he collaborated with
Sam Levinson
, acting in the black comedy film
Assassination Nation
playing Principal Turrell. The following year Levinson cast Domingo in a recurring role as Ali, a recovering drug addict in the
HBO
drama series
Euphoria
. In 2020 he received acclaim for his role as Cutler in the
Netflix
adaptation of
August Wilson
's play
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
starring
Viola Davis
and
Chadwick Boseman
. He also received attention for his role as X, a ruthless
pimp
in the crime film
Zola
directed by
Janicza Bravo
. For his role as X he received a nomination for the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
. In 2022 he received the
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
for his role in
Euphoria
.
Domingo starred as
civil rights
activist
Bayard Rustin
in the 2023
Netflix
film
Rustin
directed by
George C. Wolfe
. Upon the announcement of his being cast in the lead role, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, an
LGBTQIA
safe-space
, community activist center, and educational bridge dedicated to honoring Bayard Rustin through their mission and good works, voiced their approval directly to Domingo, espousing that "Your powerful voice helps amplify Bayard Rustin, Godfather of Intersectionality, Planned the
March
, Brought non-violence to the Movement, Inspired the
Freedom Riders
, Lost to history because of who he loved, Who he was. Angelic Troublemakers unite!"
[30]
For his performance he received nominations for the
Academy Award
,
BAFTA Award
,
Golden Globe Award
, and
Screen Actors Guild Award
for Best Actor.
Also in 2023, he appeared as Mister in the movie musical adaptation of
The Color Purple
directed by
Blitz the Ambassador
. The film received positive reviews along with a nomination for the
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
. He also voiced the
DC Comics
superhero
Batman
in the
Spotify
scripted podcast
The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark
.
[31]
Domingo portrayed John "Divine G" Whitfield in the film
Sing Sing
which premiered at the
2023 Toronto International Film Festival
and which was picked up by
A24
for distribution in 2024.
Upcoming projects
[
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In 2024 it was announced that Domingo was cast to play
Joe Jackson
in the musical biopic
Michael
(2025) about the life of singer
Michael Jackson
.
[32]
It was also announced Domingo is set to direct and star in the leading role of a untitled
Nat King Cole
biopic from a script he co-wrote.
[33]
Teaching
[
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Domingo has taught at the
O'Neill National Theater Institute
,
[34]
University of Texas at Austin
,
[35]
and
University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
[36]
Personal life
[
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]
Domingo is gay. He met his husband, Raul Domingo, in 2005 and they married 9 years later, in 2014.
[37]
[38]
Filmography
[
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Awards and nominations
[
edit
]
Domingo has received a
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
for his role as a drug addict in the
HBO
series
Euphoria
(2022). Domingo also received
Tony Award
and
Laurence Olivier Award
nominations for his supporting performance in the musical
The Scottsboro Boys
. For his role in
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
he received
Screen Actors Guild Award
and
Independent Spirit Award
nominations. He received the
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
for his performance as an abusive pimp in
Zola
(2022).
References
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Kravitz, Lenny (April 17, 2024).
"The 100 Most Influential People of 2024: Colman Domingo"
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Time
. Retrieved
April 30,
2024
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Goldberg, Lesley (December 3, 2015).
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'Fear the Walking Dead' Promotes Colman Domingo to Series Regular for Season 2"
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The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
October 17,
2016
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Rose, Steve (November 24, 2023).
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'Are the Secret Service gonna come get me?': Colman Domingo on Rustin, Zendaya and touching Obama"
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The Guardian
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ISSN
0261-3077
. Retrieved
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2024
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"How Colman Domingo's Late Mother Helped Him Bond with Oprah Winfrey: 'It's Magically Eerie' (Exclusive)"
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Peoplemag
. Retrieved
March 23,
2024
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"Colman Domingo's time is now"
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The Seattle Times
. November 20, 2023
. Retrieved
March 23,
2024
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Schulman, Michael (August 16, 2021).
"Colman Domingo Honors a Fabulous Friend"
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The New Yorker
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ISSN
0028-792X
. Retrieved
March 23,
2024
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Kuchwara, Michael; Press, The Associated (September 24, 2009).
"Colman Domingo defines life by music of his youth"
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The San Diego Union-Tribune
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March 23,
2024
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McGee, Celia (September 2, 2009).
"Heartfelt Loss Pervades His Triumphs"
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The New York Times
. Retrieved
March 23,
2024
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Thompson, Tessa (March 20, 2016).
"Colman Domingo"
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Interview
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Davids, Brian (August 27, 2021).
"
'Candyman' Star Colman Domingo on Jordan Peele's "Beautiful Invitation" and His Key 'Zola' Scene"
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The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
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2024
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Roberts, Kimberly C. (October 14, 2011).
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'A Boy and His Soul' defies stereotypes"
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2017
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.
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.
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2021
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2017
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2017
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2017
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'Fear the Walking Dead' Promotes Colman Domingo to Series Regular for Season 2"
.
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. Retrieved
October 17,
2016
.
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.
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. Retrieved
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2018
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'Colman Domingo Directs Upcoming 'Fear The Walking Dead' Episode"
.
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. Retrieved
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2018
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"
'Colman Domingo is back in the director's chair for Fear TWD 603"
.
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. Retrieved
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2022
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'Fear the Walking Dead' Co-Star Colman Domingo Inks First-Look Deal With AMC Studios"
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. Retrieved
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"Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Audra McDonald, Glynn Turman All Tapped for Upcoming Bayard Rustin Biopic"
.
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.
Archived
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. Retrieved
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2021
.
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Couch, Aaron (September 23, 2023).
"Colman Domingo to Voice Batman Opposite Hasan Minhaj's Riddler in Spotify Series"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
.
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"Colman Domingo To Play Patriarch Joe Jackson In Lionsgate & Universal's Michael Jackson Biopic 'Michael'
"
.
Deadline Hollywood
. January 25, 2024
. Retrieved
January 25,
2024
.
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"Colman Domingo to Direct and Star in Nat King Cole Biopic (Exclusive)"
.
Variety
. January 25, 2024
. Retrieved
January 25,
2024
.
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"NTI Semester"
Archived
January 15, 2015, at the
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, The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.
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"Performance Lecture by Colman Domingo"
, The University of Texas at Austin.
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"UOWM Schedule"
. Artsextract.com
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2016
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Wolf, Cam (February 23, 2021).
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. Retrieved
March 8,
2021
.
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"Candyman Star Colman Domingo on Being Out and Ready for His Close-Up"
.
advocate.com
. September 15, 2021.
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