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Colman Domingo
Domingo atSXSWin 2024
Born
Colman Jason Domingo

(1969-11-28)November 28, 1969(age 54)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,U.S.
EducationTemple University(BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • playwright
  • director
Years active1995–present
WorksFull list
Spouse
Raúl Domingo
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(m.2014)​
AwardsFull list

Colman Jason Domingo(born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and director. Prominenton both screen and stage,he has receivedvarious accolades,including aPrimetime Emmy Award,and nominations for anAcademy Awardand twoTony Awards.Timemagazine named him one of the100 most influential people in the worldin 2024.[1]

Domingo's earlyBroadwayroles include the 2005 playWelland the 2008 musicalPassing Strange.He gained acclaim for his role as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musicalThe Scottsboro Boys(2011), for which he was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical.He reprised the role in the 2014West Endproduction, being nominated for theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical.In 2018, he wrote the book for the Broadway musicalSummer: The Donna Summer Musical.

After early roles in various incarnations of theLaw & Orderseries and as part of the main cast forThe Big Gay Sketch Show,he had his breakthrough playingVictor Strandin theAMCseriesFear the Walking Dead(2015–2023).[2]He won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Seriesfor his performance as the recovering drug addict Ali on theHBOseriesEuphoria(2019–present).

Domingo's film appearances include supporting roles inLincoln(2012),Selma(2014),If Beale Street Could Talk(2018),Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020), andThe Color Purple(2023). For his role as a ruthlesspimpinJanicza Bravo'sZola(2021), he was nominated for anIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.His portrayal ofcivil rightsactivistBayard Rustinin theNetflixfilmRustin(2023) earned him a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actor.

Early life and education

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Domingo was born and raised as the third of four children inPhiladelphia, 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 musicalPassing Strange.[4][8]His stepfather had died a few months earlier.[8]

Domingo's biological father was fromBelizewith relatives fromGuatemala.[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 is a 1987Overbrook High Schoolgraduate[11]and later attendedTemple University,[12][13][14]where he majored in journalism. Soon thereafter he moved to San Francisco, California, where he started acting, mainly in theatre productions.[13][15]

Domingo has taught at theO'Neill National Theater Institute,[16]University of Texas at Austin,[17]andUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison.[18]

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 musicalPassing Strange,[19]which, after a successful 2007 run atThe Public Theater,opened onBroadwayon February 28, 2008. He received anObie Award[20]in spring 2008 as part of the ensemble ofPassing StrangeOff-Broadway and reprised his roles in the film version ofPassing Strange,directed bySpike Lee,which made its premiere at theSundance Film Festivalin January 2009. In 2010, Domingo's self-penned, one-man autobiographical playA Boy and His Soulpremiered Off-Broadway at theVineyard Theatre,for which he won aLucille Lortel Awardfor Outstanding Solo Show.[21]He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award[22]and a Drama League Award.[23]Domingo starred as a replacement role asBilly FlynninChicago,the longest running revival onBroadway.[24]

During this time Domingo also acted in numerous television series. He made his television debut in the police proceduralNash Bridgesin 1997 and made numerous appearances on the series. He took a small role inClint Eastwood'sTrue Crime(1999) and acted in the independent filmsDesi's Looking for a New Girl(2000),Kung Phooey(2003), and the crime dramaFreedomland(2006). He also took minor roles inLaw & Order,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,andLaw & Order: Trial by Jury.He also acted in the sketch seriesThe Big Gay Sketch Showfrom 2008 to 2010.

2011–2017: Rise to prominence

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Domingo in 2015

Domingo earned acclaim in the final collaboration by Kander and Ebb,The Scottsboro Boys,[25]directed bySusan Stromanon Broadway in Fall 2010. For that role he was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musicalin May 2011.[26]WhenThe Scottsboro Boys[27]opened in London in Fall 2013, Domingo was nominated[28]for theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musicalin April 2014. He was nominated for the Fred Astaire Award for Best Principal Dancer on Broadway in 2011.

Domingo collaborated withSpike Leeappearing in his filmsMiracle at St. Anna(2008) andRed Hook Summer(2012). He appeared as Private Harold Green inSteven Spielberg's historical epicLincoln(2012). The following year he appeared in thecivil rightsfilms42(2013) playing Lawson Bowman andThe Butler(2013) as Freddie Fallows. In 2014 he appeared inAva DuVernay'scivil rightsfilmSelmaportraying activist and Baptist ministerRalph Abernathy.

In 2015, Domingo began appearing in a recurring role onAMC'spost-apocalyptic, zombie seriesFear the Walking Dead,as a character namedVictor Strand.In December 2015, it was announced that Domingo was promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the series.[29]That same year he had a recurring role as Dr. Russell Daniels in theCinemaxseriesThe Knick.The following year he made appearances onLuciferandLouis C.K.'s self-streaming showHorace and Pete.In 2017, Domingo joined theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciencesas a member of the Actors' Branch.[30]In 2018, Domingo joined theDirectors Guild of America[31]as a director of episode 12 of season 4 ofFear The Walking Dead.[32]He is the first ever actor inThe Walking Deaduniverse to helm an episode.[33]In 2020, Domingo signed a first-look deal withAMC Networks.[34]

2018–present: Established actor

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In 2018 he appeared inBarry Jenkins'If Beale Street Could Talk,a film adaptation of theJames Baldwin1974 novel of the same name.In the film he plays Tish's father, Joseph Rivers. His on-screen wife is played byRegina Kingwho received theAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress.That same year he collaborated withSam Levinson,acting in the black comedy filmAssassination Nationplaying Principal Turrell. The following year Levinson cast Domingo in a recurring role as Ali, a recovering drug addict in theHBOdrama seriesEuphoria.In 2020 he received acclaim for his role as Cutler in theNetflixadaptation ofAugust Wilson's playMa Rainey's Black BottomstarringViola DavisandChadwick Boseman.He also received attention for his role as X, a ruthlesspimpin the crime filmZoladirected byJanicza Bravo.For his role as X he received a nomination for theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male.In 2022 he received thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Seriesfor his role inEuphoria.

Domingo in 2018

Domingo starred ascivil rightsactivistBayard Rustinin the 2023NetflixfilmRustindirected byGeorge C. Wolfe.Upon the announcement of his being cast in the lead role, the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, anLGBTQIAsafe-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 theMarch,Brought non-violence to the Movement, Inspired theFreedom Riders,Lost to history because of who he loved, Who he was. Angelic Troublemakers unite! "[35]For his performance he received nominations for theAcademy Award,BAFTA Award,Golden Globe Award,andScreen Actors Guild Awardfor Best Actor. The Academy Award nomination made him the first Afro-Latino to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor,[36]as well as the second openly gay man, afterIan McKellen,and the first American openly gay man, to receive an Academy Award nomination for playing a gay character.[37][38]

Also in 2023, he appeared as Mister in the movie musical adaptation ofThe Color Purpledirected byBlitz the Ambassador.The film received positive reviews along with a nomination for theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.He also voiced theDC ComicssuperheroBatmanin theSpotifyscripted podcastThe Riddler: Secrets in the Dark.[39]Domingo portrayed John "Divine G" Whitfield in the filmSing Singwhich premiered at the2023 Toronto International Film Festivaland which was picked up byA24for distribution in 2024.

In 2024 it was announced that Domingo was cast to playJoe Jacksonin the musical biopicMichael(2025) about the life of singerMichael Jackson.[40]It was also announced Domingo is set to direct and star in the leading role of a untitledNat King Colebiopic from a script he co-wrote.[41]

Personal life

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Domingo isgay.He met his husband, Raúl Domingo, in 2005 and they married 9 years later, in 2014.[42][43]

Filmography

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Main article:Colman Domingo on screen and stage

Awards and nominations

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Main article:List of awards and nominations received by Colman Domingo

Domingo has received aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Seriesfor his role as a drug addict in theHBOseriesEuphoria(2022). Domingo also receivedTony AwardandLaurence Olivier Awardnominations for his supporting performance in the musicalThe Scottsboro Boys.For his role inMa Rainey's Black Bottomhe receivedScreen Actors Guild AwardandIndependent Spirit Awardnominations. He received theIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Malefor his performance as an abusive pimp inZola(2022). He was also nominated for theScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureforThe Color Purple.

References

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  8. ^abcMcGee, Celia (September 2, 2009)."Heartfelt Loss Pervades His Triumphs".The New York Times.RetrievedMarch 23,2024.
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  23. ^"Drama League Nominees Include Addams Family, American Idiot, Enron, Next Fall, Night Music".Playbill.April 20, 2010.RetrievedOctober 25,2017.
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  30. ^Thompson, Anne (June 28, 2017)."Barry Jenkins and Jordan Peele Among the 774 Invited to Join the Academy As It Pushes for Inclusion".Indiewire.
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  32. ^Davis, Brandon (May 14, 2018)."'Colman Domingo Directs Upcoming 'Fear The Walking Dead' Episode ".ComicBook.com.RetrievedMay 15,2018.
  33. ^Pollock, Sarabeth (April 14, 2017)."'Colman Domingo is back in the director's chair for Fear TWD 603 ".Fansided.com.RetrievedJanuary 29,2022.
  34. ^Andreeva, Nellie (February 24, 2020)."'Fear the Walking Dead' Co-Star Colman Domingo Inks First-Look Deal With AMC Studios ".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedMay 29,2020.
  35. ^Genai, Shanelle (October 6, 2021)."Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Audra McDonald, Glynn Turman All Tapped for Upcoming Bayard Rustin Biopic".The Root.Archivedfrom the original on December 6, 2021.RetrievedDecember 16,2021.
  36. ^"Oscars 2024: Colman Domingo is first Afro-Latino to be nominated for Best Actor".ABC7 Chicago.February 28, 2024.
  37. ^Salam, Maya (January 23, 2024)."Colman Domingo's Oscar Nomination Is Only the Second of Its Kind"– via NYTimes.com.
  38. ^https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/british-actor-ian-mckellen-recovering-after-falling-off-london-stage-2024-06-18/[bare URL]
  39. ^Couch, Aaron (September 23, 2023)."Colman Domingo to Voice Batman Opposite Hasan Minhaj's Riddler in Spotify Series".The Hollywood Reporter.
  40. ^"Colman Domingo To Play Patriarch Joe Jackson In Lionsgate & Universal's Michael Jackson Biopic 'Michael'".Deadline Hollywood.January 25, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  41. ^"Colman Domingo to Direct and Star in Nat King Cole Biopic (Exclusive)".Variety.January 25, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 25,2024.
  42. ^Wolf, Cam (February 23, 2021)."How Euphoria's Colman Domingo Found True Love... on Craigslist".GQ.RetrievedMarch 8,2021.
  43. ^"Candyman Star Colman Domingo on Being Out and Ready for His Close-Up".advocate.com.September 15, 2021.
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