It’s no secret that Black actors here in America are some of the best artists onstage and onscreen, but we can’t sleep on our melanated brothers and sisters from across the pond in England who are taking over the scene too.
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Whether belting out iconic notes in movie musicals like Cynthia Erivo or fighting supervillains at the end of time like Wunmi Mosaku or breathing new life into a classic like Aaron Pierre—let’s take a look at a handful of Black British actors who taking over Hollywood!
Cynthia Erivo
Notable Projects: “Wicked,” “Harriet,” “Widows”
Aaron Pierre
Notable Projects: “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Rebel Ridge,” “Genius: MLK/X”
Damson Idris
Notable Projects: “Snowfall,” “Outside the Wire,” “Farming”
Idris Elba
Notable Projects: “Luther,” “The Wire,” “Hijack”
John Boyega
Notable Projects: “They Cloned Tyrone,” “Attack the Block,” “The Last Jedi”
Lashana Lynch
Notable Projects: “The Woman King,” “No Time to Die,” “Captain Marvel”
Daniel Kaluuya
Notable Projects: “Get Out,” “Nope,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”
Jodie Turner-Smith
Notable Projects: “Queen & Slim,” “The Acolyte,” “The Agency”
David Oyelowo
Notable Projects: “Lawman: Bass Reeves,” “Selma,” “The Butler”
Wunmi Mosaku
Notable Projects: “Lovecraft Country,” “Loki,” “Luther”
Lucien Laviscount
Notable Projects: “Emily in Paris,” “Waterloo Road,” “This Time Next Year”
Michaela Coel
Notable Projects: “I May Destroy You,” “Chewing Gum,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”
Kingsley Ben-Adir
Notable Projects: “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Secret Invasion,” “One Night in Miami”
Regé-Jean Page
Notable Projects: “Bridgerton,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves,” “The Gray Man”
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