List of African-American actors
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This is a list of African-American actors by birth order.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article and/or references showing the person is African American and a notable actor. The list is organized chronologically, grouping actors by their birth year.
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1800 – 1859
- Ira Aldridge - 1807-1867
- James Hewlett - fl. 1821-1849
- Anna Madah Hyers - ca. 1855-1929
- Emma Louise Hyers - ca. 1857-1901
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1860s
- Ernest Hogan - 1865-1909
- Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones (also known as The Black Patti) - 1868-1933
- George H. Reed - 1866-1952
- Bob Cole - 1868-1911
- Florence Hines - 1868-1924
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1870s
- Madame Sul-Te-Wan - 1873-1959
- George Walker - 1873-1911
- Bert Williams - 1874-1922
- Irving Jones - 1874-1932
- John Larkin - 1877-1936
- Bill Robinson - 1878-1949
- Jesse Graves - 1879-1949
- Andrew Tribble - 1879-1935
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1880s
- Noble Johnson - 1881-1978
- Clinton Rosemond - 1881-1996
- Frank H. Wilson - 1885-1956
- Sam McDaniel - 1886-1962
- Dooley Wilson - 1886-1953
- Spencer Bell - 1887-1935
- Tim Moore - 1887-1958
- Clarence Muse - 1889-1979
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1890s
- Oscar Micheaux - 1884-1951
- Charles R. Moore - 1893-1947
- Ernest Whitman - 1893-1954
- Hattie McDaniel - 1893-1952
- Spencer Williams Jr. - 1893-1969
- Rex Ingram - 1895-1969
- Bill Walker - 1896-1992
- Amanda Randolph - 1896-1967
- Ethel Waters - 1896-1977
- Evelyn Preer - 1896-1932
- Juano Hernandez - 1896-1970
- Johnny Lee - 1898-1965
- Paul Robeson - 1898-1976
- Lillian Randolph - 1898-1980
- Blue Washington - 1898-1970
- Oscar Polk - 1899-1949
- Duke Ellington - 1899-1974
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1900s
- Ruby Dandridge - 1900-1987
- Etta Moten - 1901-2004
- Adelaide Hall - 1901–1993
- Jester Hairston - 1901-2000
- Louis Armstrong - 1901-1971
- Louise Beavers - 1902-1962
- Everett Brown - 1902-1953
- Stepin Fetchit - 1902-1985
- Mantan Moreland - 1902-1973
- Fredi Washington - 1903-1994
- James Baskett - 1904-1948
- Pigmeat Markham - 1904-1981
- Eddie Anderson - 1905-1977
- Frederick O'Neal - 1905-1992
- Lillian Yarbo - 1905-1996<ref>Parsons, Louella. "News and Gossip of the World: Magic in a Name". The Lexington Herald. May 3, 1938. Page 3. Retrieved January 28, 2021.</ref>
- Dudley Dickerson - 1906-1968
- Josephine Baker - 1906-1975
- Theresa Harris - 1906-1985
- Ernestine Wade - 1906-1983
- Fred Toones - 1906-1962
- Victoria Spivey - 1906-1976
- Alvin Childress - 1907-1986
- Cab Calloway - 1907-1994
- Canada Lee - 1907-1952
- Louis Jordan - 1908-1975
- Helen Martin - 1909-2000
- Katherine Dunham - 1909-2006
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1910s
- Robert Earl Jones - 1910-2006
- Nick Stewart (also known as Nicodemus or Nick O'Demus) - 1910-2000
- Scatman Crothers - 1910-1986
- Napoleon Whiting - 1910-1984
- Muriel Rahn - 1911-1961
- Rosetta LeNoire - 1911-2002
- Butterfly McQueen - 1911-1995
- Nina Mae McKinney - 1912-1967
- Ernest Morrison - 1912-1989
- Willie Best (also known as Sleep 'n' Eat) - 1913-1962
- Herb Jeffries - 1913-2014
- Anise Boyer - 1914-2008
- Roy Glenn - 1914-1971
- Woody Strode - 1914-1994
- Juanita Moore - 1914-2014
- Fayard Nicholas - 1914-2006
- Francine Everett - 1915-1999
- Jeni Le Gon - 1916-2012
- Ossie Davis - 1917-2005
- Lena Horne - 1917-2010
- Davis Roberts - 1917-1993
- Isabel Sanford - 1917-2004
- Ella Fitzgerald - 1917-1996
- Montrose Hagins - 1917-2012
- James Edwards - 1918-1970
- Pearl Bailey - 1918-1990
- Nipsey Russell - 1918-2005
- Nat 'King' Cole - 1919-1965
- Joe Seneca - 1919-1996
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1920s
- Hazel Scott - 1920-1981
- Allen "Farina" Hoskins - 1920-1980
- LaWanda Page - 1920-2002
- Esther Rolle - 1920-1998
- Beah Richards - 1920-2000
- Harold Nicholas - 1921-2000
- Arnold Johnson - 1921-2000
- Ruby Dee - 1922-2014
- Dorothy Dandridge - 1922-1965
- Redd Foxx - 1922-1991
- Roscoe Lee Browne - 1922-2007
- Muriel Smith - 1923-1985
- Julius Harris - 1923-2004
- Cicely Tyson - 1924-2021
- Ella Jenkins - 1924
- William Horace Marshall - 1924-2003
- Matthew "Stymie" Beard - 1925-1981
- Sammy Davis Jr. - 1925-1990
- Earle Hyman - 1926-2017
- Dorothy Steel - 1926-2021
- Rudy Ray Moore - 1927-2008
- Harry Belafonte - 1927-2023
- Rupert Crosse - 1927-1973
- Robert Guillaume - 1927-2017
- Brock Peters - 1927-2005
- Sidney Poitier - 1927-2022
- Eartha Kitt - 1927-2008
- Maya Angelou - 1928-2014
- Leonard Jackson - 1928-2013
- Moses Gunn - 1929-1993
- Roxie Roker - 1929-1995
- Mel Stewart - 1929-2002
- Susie Garrett - 1929-2002
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1930s
- Abbey Lincoln - 1930-2010
- Raymond St. Jacques - 1930-1990
- Whitman Mayo - 1930-2001
- Geoffrey Holder - 1930-2014
- James McEachin - 1930
- James Earl Jones - 1931
- Della Reese - 1931-2017
- Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas - 1931-1980
- Ivan Dixon - 1931-2008
- Marla Gibbs - 1931
- Carl Gordon - 1932-2010
- Nichelle Nichols - 1932-2022
- Melvin Van Peebles - 1932-2021
- Rosey Grier - 1932
- J. A. Preston - 1932
- Max Julien - 1933-2022
- Godfrey Cambridge - 1933-1976
- Adolph Caesar - 1933-1986
- Greg Morris - 1933-1996
- Flip Wilson - 1933-1998
- Gloria Foster - 1933-2001
- Wilbert "Bill" Cobbs - 1934
- Ketty Lester - 1934
- Dick Anthony Williams - 1934-2012
- Big Black - 1934
- Diahann Carroll - 1935-2019
- Gail Fisher - 1935-2000
- Lou Myers - 1935-2013
- Irma P. Hall - 1935
- Jim Brown - 1936-2023
- Louis Gossett Jr. - 1936
- Mary Alice - 1936-2022
- Garrett Morris - 1937
- Tony Burton - 1937-2016
- Billy Dee Williams - 1937
- Morgan Freeman - 1937
- Johnny Brown - 1937-2022
- Bill Cosby - 1937
- Ron O'Neal - 1937-2004
- Albert Hall - 1937
- Robert Hooks - 1937
- Sherman Hemsley - 1938-2012
- Fred Williamson - 1938
- Madge Sinclair - 1938-1995
- Jason Bernard - 1938-1996
- Rosalind Cash - 1938-1995
- Roger E. Mosley - 1938-2022
- Reuben Greene - 1938
- Hal Williams - 1938
- John Amos - 1939
- Ron Rich - 1939
- Cleavon Little - 1939-1992
- Clarence Williams III - 1939-2021
- Yaphet Kotto - 1939-2021
- Bernie Casey - 1939-2017
- Thalmus Rasulala - 1939-1991
- Paul Winfield - 1939-2004
- Tina Turner - 1939-2023
- Camille Yarbrough - 1939
- Barbara Montgomery - 1939
- Ed Bernard - 1939
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1940s
- Richard Pryor - 1940-2005
- Reynaldo Rey - 1940-2015
- Rosalind Miles - 1940-2022
- Dionne Warwick - 1940
- Willie Tyler - 1940
- Paul Mooney - 1941-2021
- Frank McRae - 1941-2021
- Mittie Lawrence - 1941
- Darlene Love - 1941
- Hope Clarke - 1941
- Harrison Page - 1941
- Ron Pinkard - 1941
- D'Mitch Davis - 1941
- Chas. Floyd Johnson - 1941
- John Witherspoon - 1942-2019
- Aretha Franklin - 1942-2018
- Paula Kelly - 1942-2020
- Art Evans - 1942
- Richard Roundtree - 1942-2023
- Isaac Hayes - 1942-2008
- Lola Falana - 1942
- Ernestine Jackson - 1942
- Freda Payne - 1942
- Henry G. Sanders - 1942
- Al White - 1942
- Renny Roker - 1942
- Bill Duke - 1943
- Leslie Uggams - 1943
- Richard Gant - 1943
- Georg Stanford Brown - 1943
- Marilyn McCoo - 1943
- Gloria Gaynor - 1943
- Carol Woods - 1943
- Annazette Chase - 1943
- Henry Kingi - 1943
- Margaret Avery - 1944
- Tim Reid - 1944
- Patti LaBelle - 1944
- Diana Ross - 1944
- Dwan Smith - 1944
- Jean Bell - 1944
- Tucker Smallwood - 1944
- Roscoe Orman - 1944
- Larry Marshall - 1944
- Beau Billingslea - 1944
- Lou Bellamy - 1944
- Ja'net Dubois - 1945-2020
- Charlie Robinson - 1945-2021
- Vonetta McGee - 1945-2010
- James Avery - 1945-2013
- Ernie Hudson - 1945
- Carol Speed - 1945-2022
- Melba Moore - 1945
- Bubba Smith - 1945-2011
- Hattie Winston - 1945
- Diahnne Abbott - 1945
- Marilyn Joi - 1945
- Earl Billings - 1945
- Clifton Davis - 1945
- Carl Anderson - 1945-2004
- Danny Glover - 1946
- Alaina Reed Hall - 1946-2009
- Michael Warren - 1946
- Herbert Jefferson Jr. - 1946
- James Reynolds (actor) - 1946
- Demond Wilson - 1946
- Ronnie Eckstine - 1946
- Jim Kelly - 1946-2013
- Gregory Hines - 1946-2003
- Ben Vereen - 1946
- Glynn Turman - 1947
- Joe Morton - 1947
- Meshach Taylor - 1947-2014
- Jimmie Walker - 1947
- O. J. Simpson - 1947
- Terry Alexander - 1947
- Arthur Burghardt - 1947
- Richard Lawson - 1947
- Vivian Reed - 1947
- Trina Parks - 1947
- Glory Van Scott - 1947
- Sheila Wills - 1947
- Shirley Hemphill - 1947-1999
- Grace Jones - 1948
- Carl Weathers - 1948-2024
- Phylicia Rashad - 1948
- Avery Brooks - 1948
- Samuel L. Jackson - 1948
- Veronica Redd - 1948
- Anna Maria Horsford - 1948
- Clamma Dale - 1948
- Sheila Frazier - 1948
- Mariann Aalda - 1948
- Telma Hopkins - 1948
- Daphne Maxwell Reid - 1948
- Lynne Thigpen - 1948-2003
- Nell Carter - 1948-2003
- Badja Djola - 1948-2005
- Ted Lange - 1948
- Ilunga Adell - 1948
- Carol Douglas - 1948
- Azizi Johari - 1948
- Ken Foree - 1948
- Pam Grier - 1949
- Philip Michael Thomas - 1949
- Frankie Faison - 1949
- Kene Holliday - 1949
- Ernest Lee Thomas - 1949
- Gloria Hendry - 1949
- Loretta Devine - 1949
- Stephen McKinley Henderson - 1949
- Brenda Sykes - 1949
- Seret Scott - 1949
- Harold Sylvester - 1949
- Franklyn Ajaye - 1949
- Ahmad Rashad - 1949
- Damon Evans - 1949
- Jim Moody - 1949
- Wayne Woodson - 1949
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1950s
- Howard E. Rollins Jr. - 1950-1996
- Dorian Harewood - 1950
- Debbie Allen - 1950
- Ben Powers - 1950-2015
- Jo Marie Payton - 1950
- Thomas Jefferson Byrd - 1950-2020
- Thom Barry - 1950
- Obba Babatundé - 1951
- Charles S. Dutton - 1951
- Roz Ryan - 1951
- Dan Martin - 1951
- William Stanford Davis - 1951
- Carl Lumbly - 1951
- Fred Berry - 1951-2003
- Alfre Woodard - 1952
- Delroy Lindo - 1952
- Reginald VelJohnson - 1952
- Julius Carry III - 1952-2008
- Michael Dorn - 1952
- George Wallace - 1952
- Toukie A. Smith - 1952
- Tom Wright - 1952
- Clarke Peters - 1952
- S. Epatha Merkerson - 1952
- Steve James - 1952-1993
- Stan Shaw - 1952
- Lynn Whitfield - 1953
- Robin Harris - 1953-1990
- Robert Wisdom - 1953
- Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs - 1953
- Bill Nunn - 1953-2016
- Charlayne Woodard - 1953
- Bern Nadette Stanis - 1953
- Francesca P. Roberts - 1953
- Oprah Winfrey - 1954
- Marsha Warfield - 1954
- Dennis Haysbert - 1954
- Ella Joyce - 1954
- James Pickens Jr. - 1954
- Tony Todd - 1954
- Robert Gossett - 1954
- Denzel Washington - 1954
- Shari Belafonte - 1954
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. - 1954
- Lonette McKee - 1954
- Roger Guenveur Smith - 1955
- Whoopi Goldberg - 1955
- Kevin Peter Hall - 1955-1991
- Clarence Gilyard - 1955-2022
- Clifton Powell - 1956
- David Alan Grier - 1956
- Janet Hubert - 1956
- Keith David - 1956
- Debbi Morgan - 1956
- Sinbad - 1956
- Arsenio Hall - 1956
- T. K. Carter - 1956
- Sheryl Lee Ralph - 1956
- Michael Wright - 1956
- Jackée Harry - 1956
- Khandi Alexander - 1957
- Robert Townsend - 1957
- Levar Burton - 1957
- Bernie Mac - 1957-2008
- Steve Harvey - 1957
- Spike Lee - 1957
- Mario Van Peebles - 1957
- Michael Clarke Duncan - 1957-2012
- Mykelti Williamson - 1957
- Jenifer Lewis - 1957
- Suzzanne Douglas - 1957-2021
- Vanessa Bell Calloway - 1957
- Michael Jackson - 1958-2009
- Angela Bassett - 1958
- Reg E. Cathey - 1958-2018
- Giancarlo Esposito - 1958
- Denise Dowse - 1958-2022
- Keenen Ivory Wayans - 1958
- Michael Winslow - 1958
- Tommy Lister Jr. - 1958-2020
- Tony Cox - 1958
- Ice-T - 1958
- Terrence C. Carson - 1958
- Don "D.C." Curry - 1958
- Prince - 1958-2016
- Sabrina Le Beauf - 1958
- Willard E. Pugh - 1958
- Tamara Tunie - 1959
- Victoria Rowell - 1959
- Charlie Murphy - 1959-2017
- Irene Cara - 1959-2022
- Ving Rhames - 1959
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1960s
- Regina Taylor - 1960
- Courtney B. Vance - 1960
- Haywood Nelson - 1960
- Anne-Marie Johnson - 1960
- Damon Wayans Sr. - 1960
- Rusty Cundieff - 1960
- Stoney Jackson - 1960
- Adele Givens - 1960
- John Henton - 1960
- Glenn Plummer - 1961
- Penny Johnson Jerald - 1961
- Larry Wilmore - 1961
- Gretchen Palmer - 1961
- Mark Curry - 1961
- Chandra Currelley-Young - 1961
- Eddie Murphy - 1961
- Forest Whitaker - 1961
- Laurence Fishburne - 1961
- Dawnn Lewis - 1961
- Kim Wayans - 1961
- Tico Wells - 1961
- Kym Whitley - 1961
- Tim Meadows - 1961
- Kasi Lemmons - 1961
- Larry B. Scott - 1961
- Ralph Carter - 1961
- Lance Reddick - 1962-2023
- T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh - 1962
- Leon Robinson (usually credited as simply Leon) - 1962
- Michael Jace - 1962
- Kim Coles - 1962
- Eriq La Salle - 1962
- Wesley Snipes - 1962
- Tyra Ferrell - 1962
- Tonya Pinkins - 1962
- Jasmine Guy - 1962
- Richard Brooks - 1962
- Michael Potts - 1962
- Kevin Grevioux - 1962
- Dwight Henry - 1962
- Andre Braugher - 1962-2023
- Tommy Davidson - 1963
- Adrienne-Joi Johnson - 1963
- Michael Beach - 1963
- Wendell Pierce - 1963
- Dorien Wilson - 1963
- Whitney Houston - 1963-2012
- Isaiah Washington - 1963
- Vanessa L. Williams - 1963
- Vanessa Estelle Williams - 1963
- Darryl M. Bell - 1963
- Harold Perrineau - 1963
- Jennifer Beals - 1963
- D.L. Hughley - 1963
- Rocky Carroll - 1963
- Norm Lewis - 1963
- Lela Rochon - 1964
- Harry Lennix - 1964
- Khalil Kain - 1964
- Christopher B. Duncan - 1964
- Vivica A. Fox - 1964
- Djimon Hounsou - 1964
- Lenny Kravitz - 1964
- Kimberly Russell - 1964
- Taimak Guarriello - 1964
- Wanda Sykes - 1964
- Cedric the Entertainer - 1964
- Shari Headley - 1964
- Theresa Randle - 1964
- Robin Givens - 1964
- Mark Christopher Lawrence - 1964
- Blair Underwood - 1964
- Miguel A. Núñez Jr. - 1964
- Sonja Sohn - 1964
- LisaGay Hamilton - 1964
- Thomas Mikal Ford - 1964-2016
- Kevin Michael Richardson - 1964
- Don Cheadle - 1964
- Christopher Judge - 1964
- J. B. Smoove - 1965
- Viola Davis - 1965
- K. Todd Freeman - 1965
- Jean-Claude La Marre - 1965
- Chris Rock - 1965
- Anthony Johnson - 1965-2021
- Deezer D - 1965-2021
- Martin Lawrence - 1965
- Jeffrey Wright - 1965
- Kadeem Hardison - 1965
- Bill Bellamy - 1965
- Duane Martin - 1965
- Steve Harris - 1965
- Todd Bridges - 1965
- Dr. Dre - 1965
- The Lady of Rage - 1966
- Gina Ravera - 1966
- Janet Jackson - 1966
- Hill Harper - 1966
- Kristoff St. John - 1966-2019
- Gary Anthony Williams - 1966
- Gary Dourdan - 1966
- Halle Berry - 1966
- Michael Michele - 1966
- Michelle Hurd - 1966
- Shanésia Davis-Williams - 1966
- Karyn Parsons-Rockwell - 1966
- Sommore - 1966
- Rachel True - 1966
- Tone Lōc - 1966
- Michael Kenneth Williams - 1966-2021
- David Mann - 1966
- Tamela Mann - 1966
- Jeffrey D. Sams - 1966
- Elise Neal - 1966
- LaVan Davis - 1966
- Toni Braxton - 1967
- Stacey Dash - 1967
- Malik Yoba - 1967
- Phil LaMarr - 1967
- Sherri Shepherd - 1967
- Leslie Jones - 1967
- Michael Jai White - 1967
- Lisa Bonet - 1967
- Salli Richardson - 1967
- Kimberly Elise - 1967
- LisaRaye McCoy - 1967
- Jamie Foxx - 1967
- Melissa De Sousa - 1967
- Wendy Raquel Robinson - 1967
- Mo'Nique - 1967
- Seth Gilliam - 1968
- Tisha Campbell - 1968
- Allen Payne - 1968
- Matthew St. Patrick - 1968
- Cuba Gooding Jr. - 1968
- Orlando Jones - 1968
- Eddie Griffin - 1968
- Terry Crews - 1968
- Phill Lewis - 1968
- Will Smith - 1968
- Tracy Morgan - 1968
- Alex Désert - 1968
- LL Cool J - 1968
- Gary Coleman - 1968-2010
- Andre Royo - 1968
- Mari Morrow - 1968
- Kimberly Brooks - 1968
- Michelle Thomas - 1968-1998
- Faizon Love - 1968
- Paula Jai Parker - 1969
- Jesse L. Martin - 1969
- Erika Alexander - 1969
- Morris Chestnut - 1969
- Ice Cube - 1969
- Colman Domingo - 1969
- Terrence Howard - 1969
- Mariah Carey - 1969
- Tyler Perry - 1969
- Sean Combs - 1969
- Gina Torres - 1969
- Chandra Wilson - 1969
- Cree Summer - 1969
- D.B. Woodside - 1969
- Dondre Whitfield - 1969
- Bobby Brown - 1969
- Reginald C. Hayes - 1969
- Tichina Arnold - 1969
- Carl Anthony Payne II - 1969
- Wood Harris - 1969
- Victoria Dillard - 1969
- Kim Fields - 1969
- Aunjanue Ellis - 1969
- Trina McGee - 1969
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1970s
- Queen Latifah - 1970
- Cress Williams - 1970
- Aisha Tyler - 1970
- Octavia Spencer - 1970
- Anthony Anderson - 1970
- Shemar Moore - 1970
- Taraji P. Henson - 1970
- Audra McDonald - 1970
- Walter Emanuel Jones - 1970
- Stephen Bishop - 1970
- Henry Simmons - 1970
- Nicole Ari Parker - 1970
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner - 1970
- Mike Epps - 1970
- Golden Brooks - 1970
- Regina Hall - 1970
- Niecy Nash - 1970
- DMX - 1970-2021
- Nia Long - 1970
- N'Bushe Wright - 1970
- Anthony "Treach" Criss - 1971
- Taye Diggs - 1971
- Regina King - 1971
- Kenya Moore - 1971
- Erykah Badu - 1971
- Renée Elise Goldsberry - 1971
- Rozonda Thomas - 1971
- Fredro Starr - 1971
- Tasha Smith - 1971
- Shavar Ross - 1971
- Method Man - 1971
- Lamman Rucker - 1971
- Sanaa Lathan - 1971
- Jada Pinkett Smith - 1971
- Chris Tucker - 1971
- Shawn Wayans - 1971
- Katt Williams - 1971
- Mary J. Blige - 1971
- Tupac Shakur - 1971-1996
- Snoop Dogg - 1971
- Keegan-Michael Key - 1971
- Michael-Leon Wooley - 1971
- Monica Calhoun - 1971
- Alfonso Ribeiro - 1971
- Desreta Jackson - 1971
- Richard T. Jones - 1972
- Darrin Henson - 1972
- Dwayne Johnson - 1972
- Common - 1972
- Khary Payton - 1972
- Maya Rudolph - 1972
- Jill Scott - 1972
- Sharon Leal - 1972
- Wentworth Miller - 1972
- Essence Atkins - 1972
- Wayne Brady - 1972
- Persia White - 1972
- Leonard Roberts - 1972
- Anika Noni Rose - 1972
- Marlon Wayans - 1972
- Gabrielle Union - 1972
- Deon Cole - 1972
- Charles Malik Whitfield - 1972
- Tracee Ellis Ross - 1972
- Tyrin Turner - 1972
- Gabriel Casseus - 1972
- Omar Epps - 1973
- Rockmond Dunbar - 1973
- Shawn Harrison - 1973
- Yasiin Bey - 1973
- Tempestt Bledsoe - 1973
- Dave Chappelle - 1973
- Kia Goodwin - 1973
- Kirk "Sticky" Jones - 1973
- Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins - 1973
- Michael Ealy - 1973
- Rob Morgan - 1973
- Keesha Sharp - 1973
- Bokeem Woodbine - 1973
- Brian Hooks - 1973
- Lamont Bentley - 1973-2005
- Mahershala Ali - 1974
- Donald Faison - 1974
- Russell Hornsby - 1974
- Bumper Robinson - 1974
- Tamala Jones - 1974
- Mekhi Phifer - 1974
- Derek Luke - 1974
- Joy Bryant - 1974
- Taral Hicks - 1974
- Omari Hardwick - 1974
- Chad L. Coleman - 1974
- De'Aundre Bonds - 1974
- Lark Voorhees - 1974
- Nakia Burrise - 1974
- Laz Alonso - 1974
- Isaiah Mustafa - 1974
- Nona Gaye - 1974
- Tunde Adebimpe - 1975
- Brian White - 1975
- Lauryn Hill - 1975
- Aisha Hinds - 1975
- Malinda Williams - 1975
- Aries Spears - 1975
- 50 Cent - 1975
- Tory Kittles - 1975
- Sharif Atkins - 1975
- Sharon Warren - 1975
- Paula Patton - 1975
- Cherie Johnson - 1975
- Karan Ashley - 1975
- Dulé Hill - 1975
- Coby Bell - 1975
- Larenz Tate - 1975
- Jill Marie Jones - 1975
- Andre Benjamin - 1975
- Antwan André Patton - 1975
- Omar Dorsey - 1975
- Sterling K. Brown - 1976
- Kellie Shanygne Williams - 1976
- Jaleel White - 1976
- Ion Overman - 1976
- Darius McCrary - 1976
- Rashida Jones - 1976
- Rochelle Aytes - 1976
- Omar Gooding - 1976
- Merlin Santana - 1976-2002
- Pooch Hall - 1976
- Mike Colter - 1976
- Mustafa Shakir - 1976
- Shar Jackson - 1976
- Chadwick Boseman - 1976-2020
- Keith Robinson - 1976
- Erica Ash - 1977
- Kerry Washington - 1977
- Chris Bridges - 1977
- Saycon Sengbloh - 1977
- RonReaco Lee - 1977
- Robbie Jones - 1977
- Kel Mitchell - 1978
- Wesley Jonathan - 1978
- Tia Mowry - 1978
- Tamera Mowry - 1978
- Tyrese Gibson - 1978
- Kenan Thompson - 1978
- Omar Benson Miller - 1978
- Nelsan Ellis - 1978-2017
- Karimah Westbrook - 1978
- Dana Davis - 1978
- Anthony Mackie - 1978
- Usher Raymond IV - 1978
- Countess Vaughn - 1978
- Danai Gurira - 1978
- Adepero Oduye - 1978
- Lauren Ridloff - 1978
- Deon Richmond - 1978
- Al Shearer - 1978
- Zoe Saldaña - 1978
- Aaliyah - 1979-2001
- Lil Rel Howery - 1979
- Jason Weaver - 1979
- Kevin Hart - 1979
- Nate Parker - 1979
- Tatyana Ali - 1979
- Keshia Knight Pulliam - 1979
- André Holland - 1979
- Brandy Norwood - 1979
- Tituss Burgess - 1979
- Jordan Peele - 1979
- Cory Hardrict - 1979
- Rutina Wesley - 1979
- Tiffany Haddish - 1979
- Alphonso McAuley - 1979
- Bianca Lawson - 1979
- Damaine Radcliff - 1979
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1980s
- Mehcad Brooks - 1980
- Tika Sumpter - 1980
- Sean Nelson - 1980
- Arlen Escarpeta - 1980
- Malcolm Barrett - 1980
- Damien Dante Wayans - 1980
- Nick Cannon - 1980
- Lamorne Morris - 1980
- Neil Brown Jr. - 1980
- William Jackson Harper - 1980
- T.I. - 1980
- Amin Joseph - 1980
- Emayatzy Corinealdi - 1980
- Marques Houston - 1981
- Ray J - 1981
- Jennifer Hudson - 1981
- Alicia Keys - 1981
- Meghan Markle - 1981
- Demetrius Grosse - 1981
- Brooklyn Sudano - 1981
- Beyoncé Knowles - 1981
- Leslie Odom Jr. - 1981
- Nnamdi Asomugha - 1981
- Betty Gabriel - 1981
- Jesse Williams - 1981
- Lance Gross - 1981
- Meagan Good - 1981
- Hosea Chanchez - 1981
- Amanda Warren - 1982
- Simone Missick - 1982
- Daveed Diggs - 1982
- DeRay Davis - 1982
- Brandon Scott - 1982
- Damon Wayans Jr. - 1982
- Columbus Short - 1982
- Terrence Jenkins - 1982
- Ron Funches - 1982
- Wolé Parks - 1982
- Jussie Smollett - 1982
- Danielle Deadwyler - 1982
- Eric André - 1983
- Hannibal Buress - 1983
- Donald Glover - 1983
- Brian Tyree Henry - 1983
- Sam Jones III - 1983
- Gabourey Sidibe - 1983
- Parker Sawyers - 1983
- Trai Byers - 1983
- Robert Ri'chard - 1983
- Arjay Smith - 1983
- Tessa Thompson - 1983
- DeVaughn Nixon - 1983
- Yvonne Orji - 1983
- J. Lee - 1984
- Lauren London - 1984
- Janeshia Adams-Ginyard - 1984
- McKinley Belcher III - 1984
- John David Washington - 1984
- Omarion Grandberry - 1984
- Rob Brown - 1984
- Sam Richardson - 1984
- Xosha Roquemore - 1984
- Brandon T. Jackson - 1984
- Quinton Aaron - 1984
- Scott Mescudi - 1984
- Charles Michael Davis - 1984
- Naturi Naughton - 1984
- Lee Thompson Young - 1984-2013
- Dewanda Wise - 1984
- Lena Waithe - 1984
- Fantasia - 1984
- George O. Gore II - 1984
- Sonequa Martin-Green - 1985
- Janelle Monáe - 1985
- Sydney Morton - 1985
- Sydelle Noel - 1985
- Jennifer Freeman - 1985
- Edwin Hodge - 1985
- Raven-Symoné - 1985
- Aja Naomi King - 1985
- Jon Michael Hill - 1985
- Issa Rae - 1985
- Giovonnie Samuels - 1985
- Nicole Beharie - 1985
- Sinqua Walls - 1985
- Ciara - 1985
- Vella Lovell - 1985
- Collins Pennie - 1985
- Ilfenesh Hadera - 1985
- Justin Hires - 1985
- Krystal Joy Brown - 1986
- Bryton James - 1986
- Tahj Mowry - 1986
- Sasheer Zamata - 1986
- Aldis Hodge - 1986
- Elijah Kelley - 1986
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II - 1986
- Condola Rashad - 1986
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph - 1986
- Jurnee Smollett - 1986
- Marcus T. Paulk - 1986
- Amber Stevens West - 1986
- Kyla Pratt - 1986
- Kali Hawk - 1986
- Natalie Paul - 1986
- Samira Wiley - 1987
- Bre-Z - 1987
- Margot Bingham - 1987
- Michael B. Jordan - 1987
- Jerrod Carmichael - 1987
- Ray Fisher - 1987
- Jermaine Fowler - 1987
- Jay Pharoah - 1987
- Shad Moss - 1987
- Jason Mitchell - 1987
- Naya Rivera - 1987-2020
- Teyonah Parris - 1987
- Samira Wiley - 1987
- Christel Khalil - 1987
- Orlando Brown - 1987
- Corey Hawkins - 1988
- Evan Ross - 1988
- Zoe Kravitz - 1988
- Jazz Raycole - 1988
- Melvin Gregg - 1988
- Jovan Adepo - 1988
- Jordin Sparks - 1989
- Tristan Wilds - 1989
- Danielle Brooks - 1989
- Logan Browning - 1989
- Jonathan Majors - 1989
- Jake Smollett - 1989
- Nafessa Williams - 1989
- Kat Graham - 1989
- Shareeka Epps - 1989
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1990s
- Chris Warren - 1990
- Christopher Massey - 1990
- Trevante Rhodes - 1990
- Jeremy Suarez - 1990
- Jasmine Richards - 1990
- Lil' JJ - 1990
- Moses J. Moseley - 1990-2022
- Dewayne Perkins - 1990
- Camille Winbush - 1990
- Jordan Calloway - 1990
- Marc John Jefferies - 1990
- Tom Williamson - 1990
- Denzel Whitaker - 1990
- Tristin Mays - 1990
- Ciara Renée - 1990
- Kristinia DeBarge - 1990
- Shaunette Renée Wilson - 1990
- Rye Rye - 1990
- Taylour Paige - 1990
- Camille Winbush - 1990
- Teyana Taylor - 1990
- Laura Harrier - 1990
- Lakeith Stanfield - 1991
- Zora Howard - 1991
- Dominique Fishback - 1991
- Rome Flynn - 1991
- Kyle Massey - 1991
- Kiki Layne - 1991
- O'Shea Jackson Jr. - 1991
- Roshon Fegan - 1991
- Daniel Curtis Lee - 1991
- Cole Hawkins - 1991
- Quincy - 1991
- Maestro Harrell - 1991
- Ryan Coleman - 1991
- Clark Moore - 1991
- Edred Utomi - 1991
- Broderick Hunter - 1991
- Tyler, the Creator - 1991
- Mya Taylor - 1991
- Zazie Beetz - 1991
- Ariana DeBose - 1991
- Laci Mosley - 1991
- Lex Scott Davis - 1991
- Hannah Hodson - 1991
- Sukihana - 1991
- Michaela Jaé Rodriguez - 1991
- Samantha Marie Ware - 1991
- Alexandra Grey - 1991
- Azealia Banks - 1991
- Jermaine Crawford - 1992
- Doc Shaw - 1992
- Malcolm David Kelley - 1992
- Jessie T. Usher - 1992
- Jacob Artist - 1992
- Tyler James Williams - 1992
- Doc Shaw - 1992
- Tequan Richmond - 1992
- Rhyon Nicole Brown - 1992
- Paige Hurd - 1992
- Tiffany Evans - 1992
- Diona Reasonover - 1992
- Alexis Jordan - 1992
- Zainab Johnson - 1992
- Brianna Perry - 1992
- Ashley Romans - 1992
- Loren Lott - 1992
- Phyllis Yvonne Stickney - 1992
- Keith Powers - 1992
- Paige Hurd - 1992
- Raven Goodwin - 1992
- Leon Thomas III - 1993
- Antoinette Robertson - 1993
- Keke Palmer - 1993
- Imani Hakim - 1993
- Bryshere Y. Gray - 1993
- Shane Paul McGhie - 1993
- Phylicia Pearl Mpasi - 1993
- Joseph David-Jones - 1993
- Mishon Ratliff - 1993
- Brandon Micheal Hall - 1993
- Marcus Carl Franklin - 1993
- Carlos Knight - 1993
- Jak Knight - 1993-2022
- Desi Banks - 1993
- Kiersey Clemons - 1993
- Tayla Parx - 1993
- Skye Townsend - 1993
- Alexis Floyd - 1993
- Pepi Sonuga - 1993
- Isabelle McCalla - 1993
- Christiani Pitts - 1993
- Kaye Singleton - 1993
- Kelvin Harrison Jr. - 1994
- Algee Smith - 1994
- Solea Pfeiffer - 1994
- Ebony Obsidian - 1994
- Eli Goree - 1994
- Na-Kel Smith - 1994
- Mandela Van Peebles - 1994
- Sierra McClain - 1994
- Jimmie Fails - 1994
- Ryan Jamaal Swain - 1994
- Isaac Cole Powell - 1994
- Jordan Donica - 1994
- Arif Zahir - 1994
- Travis Bennett - 1994
- Moses Ingram - 1994
- Corinne Foxx - 1994
- Aurora Perrineau - 1994
- Jasmin Savoy Brown - 1994
- Chanté Adams - 1994
- Moonbear - 1994
- Ahya Simone - 1994
- Taylor Russell - 1994
- Mica Burton - 1994
- Ryan Destiny - 1995
- Sasha Lane - 1995
- Shameik Moore - 1995
- Parker McKenna Posey - 1995
- Justine Skye - 1995
- Justice Smith - 1995
- Ashton Sanders - 1995
- RJ Cyler - 1995
- Jake Cannavale - 1995
- Noah Gray-Cabey - 1995
- Philip Daniel Bolden - 1995
- Khalid Moultrie - 1995
- Nicholas L. Ashe - 1995
- Serayah - 1995
- Ryan Destiny - 1995
- Zoë Soul - 1995
- Rachel Hilson - 1995
- Ayo Edebiri - 1995
- Zendaya - 1996
- Ajiona Alexus - 1996
- Teala Dunn - 1996
- Dee Dee Davis - 1996
- Tati Gabrielle - 1996
- Trevor Jackson - 1996
- Jacob Latimore - 1996
- Mason Gooding - 1996
- Michael Evans Behling - 1996
- Bobbe J. Thompson - 1996
- Jamia Simone Nash - 1996
- Cymphonique Miller - 1996
- Brittany O'Grady - 1996
- Astro - 1996
- C. J. Sanders - 1996
- Nadji Jeter - 1996
- Khylin Rhambo - 1996
- Rickey Thompson - 1996
- Jason Ivy - 1996
- Shanice Williams - 1996
- Brittany O'Grady - 1996
- Reign Edwards - 1996
- Eva Reign - 1996
- Aleyse Shannon - 1996
- Tyrel Jackson Williams - 1997
- Jaafar Jackson - 1997
- Jaylen Barron - 1997
- Lauryn McClain - 1997
- Sydney Park - 1997
- Quintessa Swindell - 1997
- Dominique Thorne - 1997
- H.E.R. - 1997
- Jharrel Jerome - 1997
- Brett Gray - 1997
- Jayme Lawson - 1997
- Zoe Renee - 1997
- Alyah Chanelle Scott - 1997
- Zoe Renee - 1997
- Chloe Bailey - 1998
- Jaden Smith - 1998
- Coco Jones - 1998
- Lovie Simone - 1998
- China Anne McClain - 1998
- Amandla Stenberg - 1998
- Madison Pettis - 1998
- Coy Stewart - 1998
- Khamani Griffin - 1998
- Paris Jackson - 1998
- Olly Sholotan - 1998
- Rachel Crow - 1998
- Kiara Muhammad - 1998
- Anjelika Washington - 1998
- Antonia Gentry - 1998
- Jaylen Barron - 1998
- Helena Howard - 1998
- Leeah D. Jackson - 1998
- Lorna Courtney - 1998
- Cameron Boyce - 1999-2019
- Diamond White - 1999
- Nathaniel J. Potvin - 1999
- Hailey Kilgore - 1999
- Jadagrace - 1999
- Lee Rodriguez - 1999
- Genneya Walton - 1999
[edit]
2000s
- Halle Bailey - 2000
- Daniella Perkins - 2000
- Marcus Scribner - 2000
- Yara Shahidi - 2000
- Willow Smith - 2000
- Maliq Johnson - 2000
- Iman Benson - 2000
- Celia Rose Gooding - 2000
- Riele Downs - 2001
- Caleb McLaughlin - 2001
- Tylen Jacob Williams - 2001
- Chosen Jacobs - 2001
- Niles Fitch - 2001
- Jahking Guillory - 2001
- Khalil Everage - 2001
- Skai Jackson - 2002
- Myles Truitt - 2002
- Kida Burns - 2002
- Troi Zee - 2002
- Bailey Bass - 2003
- Sydney Mikayla - 2003
- Storm Reid - 2003
- Quvenzhané Wallis - 2003
- Terrell Ransom Jr. - 2003
- Caleel Harris - 2003
- Sayeed Shahidi - 2003
- Jahi Di'Allo Winston - 2003
- Marsai Martin - 2004
- Alex R. Hibbert - 2004
- Miles Brown - 2004
- Sofia Wylie - 2004
- Kaci Walfall - 2004
- Mia Isaac - 2004
- Shahadi Wright Joseph - 2005
- Arica Himmel - 2005
- Kyliegh Curran - 2005
- Issac Ryan Brown - 2005
- Trinitee Stokes - 2006
- Priah Ferguson - 2006
- Jalyn Hall - 2006
- JD McCrary - 2006
- Dallas Dupree Young - 2006
- Faithe Herman - 2007
- Lonnie Chavis - 2007
- Saniyya Sidney - 2006
- Demi Singleton - 2007
- Seth Carr - 2007
- Keith L. Williams - 2007
- Chloe Coleman - 2008
- Calah Lane - 2009
- Jahzir Bruno - 2009
- Leah Jeffries - 2009
- Samaya Clark-Gabriel - 2009
- Madalen Mills 2009
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See also
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