Colman Domingo 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 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).
† | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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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 † | Wolfe | Voice role; post-production |
Michael † | Joseph Jackson | Post-production |
Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Nash Bridges | Reggie Harell | |
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" | |
2018 | American Dad! | Stiles | Voice role; episode: "(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right" |
2019–2022 | Euphoria | Ali | Recurring role, 7 episodes [1] 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 |
Year | Project | Role | Notes |
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2023 | The Riddler: Secrets in the Dark | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Scripted podcast [24] |
2024 | Batman Unburied: Fallen City | Scripted podcast |
Year | Show | Season | Episode number | Episode name |
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2018 | Fear the Walking Dead | Season 4 | Episode 12 [25] | "Weak" |
2019 | Season 5 | Episode 3 [26] | "Humbug's Gulch" | |
2020 | Season 6 | Episode 3 [27] | "Alaska" |
Year | Title | Playwright | Venue |
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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 [28] |
1999 | Single Black Female | Lisa B. Thompson | Theatre Rhinoceros [29] |
2001 | Rhinoceros | Eugène Ionesco | Theatre Rhinoceros [30] |
2004 | Single Black Female | Lisa B. Thompson | Flight Theatre at the Complex Hollywood [31] |
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 [32] |
2006 | Single Black Female | Lisa B. Thompson | New Professional Theatre at Peter JaySharp Theater Playwrights Horizons [33] |
2008 | Single Black Female | Lisa B. Thompson | New Professional Theatre at The Duke on 42nd St New 42nd Street [34] |
2009 | Exit Cuckoo | Lisa Ramirez | Working Theater at Clurman Theater at Theatre Row [35] |
2015 | A Band of Angels | Myla Churchill | New York City Children's Theater [36] |
2015 | Seven Guitars | August Wilson | Actors Theatre of Louisville [37] |
2016 | Barbecue | Robert O'Hara | Geffen Playhouse [38] |
2017 | A Guide for the Homesick | Ken Urban | Huntington Theatre Company [39] |
2019 | Dot | Colman Domingo | People's Light and Theatre Company [40] |
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