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1. Wood Harris

Harris was born Sherwin David Harris in Chicago, Illinois, to John and Mattie Harris. However, he works under his nickname, "Wood". Attended New York University Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School. Has performed in many films and various stage productions including plays by August Wilson, ...

2. Donald Faison

Actor | Scrubs

Donald Faison was born on June 22, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Scrubs (2001), Clueless (1995) and Skyline (2010). He has been married to Cacee Cobb since December 15, 2012. They have two children. He was previously married to Lisa Askey.

3. Keiynan Lonsdale

Actor | The Flash

Keiynan Lonsdale (born 19 December 1991) is an Australian actor, singer, and dancer. He is known for his role as Wally West aka Kid Flash in CW's 'The Flash' & 'Legends Of Tomorrow', Uriah in Lionsgate's 'The Divergent Series', and most recently Bram in the critically acclaimed FOX feature film '...

4. Morris Chestnut

Actor | Kick-Ass 2

A tall, handsome, and versatile American actor, Morris Chestnut was born in Cerritos, California, to Shirley (Wynn) and Morris Chestnut, Sr. He first came to be recognized by moviegoers starring as Ricky in Boyz n the Hood (1991), a role where he played a high school running back using his football...

5. Rome Flynn

Actor | How to Get Away with Murder

Rome Flynn was born on November 25, 1991 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for How to Get Away with Murder (2014), With Love (2021) and Raising Dion (2019).

6. Regé-Jean Page

Actor | Bridgerton

Regé-Jean Page is a British actor mostly known for his work in television. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, in the first season of Netflix drama series Bridgerton (2020).

Before his breakout role in Bridgerton (2020), Page appeared in the miniseries ...

7. Kit Young

Actor | Shadow and Bone

Kit Young was born on October 24, 1994. He is an actor, known for Shadow and Bone (2021), The School for Good and Evil (2022) and Out of Darkness (2022).

8. Bless Amada

Actor | Kitz

Bless Amada was born on May 29, 1997 in Lomé, Togo. He is an actor, known for Kitz (2021), Beckenrand Sheriff (2021) and Police Call 110 (1971).

9. Keith Powers

Actor | The Tomorrow War

Keith Powers was born on August 22, 1992 in Sacramento, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for The Tomorrow War (2021), Before I Fall (2017) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).

10. Kevin Hart

Actor | Ride Along

Kevin Darnell Hart is an African-American comedian and actor who is known for his roles in the Jumanji sequels including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) and Jumanji: The Next Level (2019), Undeclared (2001), Scary Movie 3 (2003), Think Like a Man (2012), Ride Along (2014), The Secret Life of ...

11. Denzel Washington

Actor | Fences

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. was born on December 28, 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York. He is the middle of three children of a beautician mother, Lennis, from Georgia, and a Pentecostal minister father, Denzel Washington, Sr., from Virginia. After graduating from high school, Denzel enrolled at ...

12. Michael B. Jordan

Actor | Black Panther

Michael B. Jordan, the middle of three children, was born in Santa Ana, California and raised in Newark, New Jersey. He is the son of Donna (Davis), a high school counselor, and Michael A. Jordan. His middle name, Bakari, means "noble promise" in Swahili. (He is not related to, or named after, ...

13. Jermaine Fowler

Actor | Sorry to Bother You

Jermaine Fowler was born on May 16, 1988 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Sorry to Bother You (2018), Coming 2 America (2021) and The Drop (2022).

14. LaKeith Stanfield

Actor | Sorry to Bother You

LaKeith Lee Stanfield is an actor and rapper from Victorville, California. At the age of fifteen, LaKeith began attending the John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center in Orange County. A few years later, he auditioned for Destin Cretton's then college thesis film Short Term 12 (2008). Later, the ...

15. Daveed Diggs

Actor | Hamilton

Daveed Daniele Diggs is an actor, singer, producer, writer and rapper. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Diggs originated the role of, and won a Grammy and Tony for, the Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson in the 2015 musical Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

16. Tip 'T.I.' Harris

Actor | Ant-Man

T.I. was born Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. on September 25, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Violeta Morgan and Clifford "Buddy" Harris, Sr. He is also known as T.I.P. and "Rubberband Man". T.I. is from the streets of Westside Bankhead Zone 1 in Atlanta. His original stage name, T.I.P., it stems from ...

17. Waly Dia

Actor | Osmosis

Waly Dia was born on December 6, 1988 in Grenoble, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Osmosis (2019), Mawie-Théwèze and Commissariat Central (2016).

18. Derek Luke

Actor | Antwone Fisher

Derek Luke was born on April 24, 1974 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. He is an actor, known for Antwone Fisher (2002), Glory Road (2006) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). He has been married to Sophia Adella Luke since April 4, 1999. They have one child.

19. Alphonso McAuley

Actor | Glory Road

Alphonso McAuley was born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Glory Road (2006), Walk of Shame (2014) and Fat Albert (2004).

20. Mehcad Brooks

Actor | Desperate Housewives

From bringing dynamic characters to life on screen to producing and writing films, award winning actor Mehcad Brooks has become known in the entertainment industry for his raw and refined talent, charisma, and moving presence. This year, Mehcad can be seen starring as Jackson 'Jax' Briggs, a ...

21. Damaine Radcliff

Producer | A Hip Hop Story

Damaine Radcliff, is the CEO of Raining Giants. raised in NYC - specifically the Highbridge section of the northern Bronx borough -he has always been a veritable 'renaissance man.' In elementary school, he was part of a nationally ranked chess team while also studying music and Gymnastics. Later, ...

22. Mamoudou Athie

Actor | The Front Runner

Mauritanian-American actor and producer. He is best known for his roles in the films The Circle (2017), The Front Runner (2018), Unicorn Store (2017), Underwater (2020), and Uncorked (2020), as well as the television series The Get Down (2016-2017) and Sorry for Your Loss (2018-2019). Athie was ...

23. Anthony Anderson

Actor | The Departed

Anthony Anderson is an American actor, comedian and game show host who is known for playing Louis Booker from Kangaroo Jack, Glen Whitmann from Transformers, Ray Ray from The Proud Family and Antwon Mitchell from The Shield. He also acted in Blackish, Hoodwinked, The Departed, Agent Cody Banks 2 ...

24. Jordan Bolger

Actor | Tom and Jerry

Jordan Bolger was born on November 9, 1994 in Radford, Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK. He is an actor and director, known for Tom and Jerry (2021), The Woman King (2022) and iBoy (2017).

25. Mena Massoud

Actor | Aladdin

Mena was born in Cairo, Egypt and raised in Markham, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Toronto for Neuroscience before transferring to Ryerson University's notable theater program and graduating with a BFA in acting. He got his first big break starring in ABC Spark & Teen Nick's ...

26. Omari Hardwick

Actor | Kick-Ass

Omari Latif Hardwick was born in Savannah, Georgia, to Joyce (Johnson) and Clifford Hardwick III, and grew up in Decatur, GA. His parents gave him a name to set a precedent, "Omari" meaning "most high," and "Latif" meaning "gentle." He shares, "I in no way believe that I am the highest or most high...

27. Chadwick Boseman

Actor | Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman was an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of T'Challa / Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe from 2016 to 2019, particularly in Black Panther (2018), and for his starring roles as several pioneering Americans, Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on...

28. Yoson An

Actor | Mulan

Yoson An is a Chinese-born actor who immigrated to New Zealand at a young age.

Beginning his acting career in 2012, he has rapidly added an impressive collection of credits to his resume, having appeared in international feature films The Meg, Mortal Engines, and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, as ...

29. Giuseppe Dave Seke

Actor | Zero

Giuseppe Dave Seke is known for Zero (2021).

30. Haroun Fall

Actor | Prophecy

Haroun Fall is known for Prophecy, Zero (2021) and Space Monkeys (2022).

31. Jorge Lendeborg Jr.

Actor | Bumblebee

Jorge Lendeborg Jr. is known for Bumblebee (2018), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Night Teeth (2021).

32. Chiwetel Ejiofor

Actor | 12 Years a Slave

English actor, writer and director Chiwetel Ejiofor is renowned for his portrayal of Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He is also known for playing Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things...

33. André 3000

Actor | Four Brothers

André Lauren Benjamin (born May 27, 1975), better known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is best known for being a part of southern hip hop duo Outkast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi.

Benjamin has also acted in films and television series such ...

34. Anthony Mackie

Actor | The Hurt Locker

Anthony Mackie is an American actor. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Martha (Gordon) and Willie Mackie, Sr., who owned a business, Mackie Roofing. Anthony has been featured in feature films, television series and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays, including Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, ...

35. Damson Idris

Actor | Snowfall

Damson Idris is a British actor and producer. Born in 1991 in Peckham South East London to Nigerian parents, he is the youngest of six children. His parents arrived in the UK in search of a better life but he was raised by his single mother, who instilled in him ambition and hard work from a young ...

36. DeRon Horton

Actor | Dear White People

DeRon Horton was born in Texas and raised in Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where he majored in Performing Arts. While attending school, he starred in the short film LIONS AND LAMBS. Horton landed his first leading role in the independent feature ...

37. Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Actor | Luce

Kelvin Harrison Jr. was born on July 23, 1994 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Luce (2019), Monsters and Men (2018) and It Comes at Night (2017).

38. A$AP Rocky

Actor | Dope

American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Rakim is a member of the hip hop collective A$AP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. Rocky released his debut mix-tape Live. Love. A$AP, in 2011. The success of his mix-tape led to a record deal with Polo Grounds Music, RCA Records, and Sony Music ...

39. John David Washington

Actor | Tenet

John David Washington is an American actor, producer, and former professional football player. He played college football at Morehouse College and signed with the St. Louis Rams as an Undrafted free agent in 2006. Professionally, Washington spent four years as the running back for the United ...

40. Jeffrey Wright

Actor | The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun

Born and raised in Washington DC, Jeffrey Wright graduated from Amherst College in 1987. Although he studied Political Science while at Amherst, Wright left the school with a love for acting. Shortly after graduating he won an acting scholarship to NYU, but dropped out after only two months to ...

41. Shameik Moore

Actor | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Born in Atlanta of Jamaican descent, Shameik Moore booked his first lead role of Malcolm in Rick Famuyiwa's Dope (2015), produced by Forest Whitaker and Nina Yang Bongiovi. The film, which is narrated by Forest Whitaker, also stars Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons, Zoë Kravitz, Kimberly Elise and A$...

42. Emilio Sakraya

Actor | V8 - Du willst der Beste sein

Emilio Sakraya started his career at the age of nine with several appearances in film productions. In his childhood years, he discovered his passion for music, karate, kung fu and parkour. He won the German Championship in "Full-Contact Karate" twice.

2010 he had his cinema debut in the film "Zeiten...

43. Pallance Dladla

Actor | Shadow

Pallance Dladla is known for Shadow (2019), Isibaya (2014) and Dam (2021).

44. Caio Cabral

Actor | Acampamento de Magia para Jovens Bruxos

Caio Cabral is known for Acampamento de Magia para Jovens Bruxos (2023), A Life Worth Living (2019) and Confessions of an Invisible Girl (2021).

45. Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...

46. Jascha Washington

Actor | Enemy of the State

Jascha Washington was born on June 21, 1989 in Kings County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Enemy of the State (1998), Big Momma's House (2000) and Snow Dogs (2002).

47. Sisqó

Actor | Get Over It

This distinctive silver-haired singer established his performing credentials as a founding member of highly successful urban R&B quartet Dru Hill, who enjoyed transatlantic hits in the late 90s with singles such as 'How Deep Is Your Love' and 'These Are The Times'. The four members of Dru Hill set ...

48. John Amos

Actor | Coming to America

A native of New Jersey and son of a mechanic, African-American John Amos has relied on his imposing build, eruptive nature and strong, forceful looks to obtain acting jobs, and a serious desire for better roles to earn a satisfying place in the annals of film and TV. He has found it a constant ...

49. Walker Howard

Actor | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Walker Howard is known for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), The Express (2008) and Painkiller Jane (2005).

50. Lil' Zane

Actor | BMF: Black Mafia Family

Actor/rapper Lil' Zane was named after his dad and grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He has been writing and rhyming since he was 10. When he was 11 he approached Worldwide Entertainment CEO Kevin Wales outside an Atlanta talent show and told him he wanted to be a star. Zane got his big break on 112's "...

51. Oren Williams

Writer | Millennials

Oren Williams is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. His first role was on the award-winning series "ER" with Eriq La Salle. That same year at the age of five he went on to co-star in Ice Cube's film "The Player's Club" with Jamie Foxx and LisaRaye. Other films include "Kingdom Come"...

52. Martin Lawrence

Actor | Martin

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an African-American comedian, producer, writer, director and actor. He is known for his roles in the Bad Boys trilogy, Martin, Def Comedy Jam, Big Momma's House, Open Season, House Party, Boomerang, Wild Hogs, What's Happening Now!!, Nothing to Lose, Life and Blue ...

53. Gus Hoffman

Actor | Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Grew up in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He moved to California with his mom and three pets in the car. He has been in many local plays and decided to go professional. He loves to go to movies and hang out with his friends.

54. Lawrence Gilliard Jr.

Actor | The Waterboy

Lawrence Gilliard Jr. was born on September 22, 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Waterboy (1998), Walk of Shame (2014) and One Night in Miami... (2020). He is married to Michelle Paress.

55. Spoken Reasons

Actor | The Heat

Spoken Reasons was born on December 19, 1988 in Bradenton, Florida, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Heat (2013), Relationship Games: Part 2 (2013) and The Do's & Don'ts of Sharing an Apartment (2017).

56. Robert S. Powell

Actor | Atlanta

Robert S. Powell is known for Atlanta (2016), Laff Mobb's We Got Next (2014) and Comic Edge (2016).

57. Eddie Murphy

Actor | The Nutty Professor

Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...

58. Orlando Jones

Actor | Evolution

Orlando Jones was born on April 10, 1968 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Evolution (2001), The Time Machine (2002) and Drumline (2002). He has been married to Jacqueline Staph since January 2, 2009. They have two children.

59. Eddie Griffin

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Eddie Griffin was born on July 15, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), John Q (2002) and Norbit (2007).

60. Nick Cannon

Actor | Drumline

Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American television host, rapper, actor, and comedian. Cannon began in television as a teenager on "All That" before going on to host "The Nick Cannon Show", 'Wild 'n Out", 'America's Got Talent", 'Lip Sync Battle Shorties", and "The Masked Singer." He acted in the films...

61. Jason Weaver

Actor | The Jacksons: An American Dream

Born on July 18, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois, Jason Weaver has always been surrounded by the world of entertainment. His mother Kitty Haywood, a legendary studio singer, was a staple in his young life and encouraged his pursuit of singing as well as acting. In being surrounded by the some of the best...

62. Leonard Roberts

Actor | Drumline

Leonard Roberts was born on November 17, 1972 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Drumline (2002), American Sniper (2014) and Savages (2012).

63. Hector Duran

Actor | McFarland, USA

A Los Angeles native, Hector Duran started acting when he was just 9 years old. Growing up with a love for theater, he developed a desire to entertain at a young age. He has worked on many series, including Showtime's Shameless, Netflix's Maron and NBC's Downwardly Mobile; a Sitcom Pilot where ...

64. Suraj Sharma

Actor | Life of Pi

Suraj was born and raised in New Dehli, India. His mother, Shailaja Sharma, is an economist and his father, Gokul Churai, is a software engineer. He has a brother and sister who are both younger than he. His father is from Thalassery, Kerala and his mother is from Palakkad, Kerala.

Suraj was one of ...

65. Donald Glover

Actor | Solo: A Star Wars Story

The multi-talented Donald Glover is a writer, actor, musician, comedian, producer and director, who performs under the stage names Childish Gambino and mcDJ. He was born Donald McKinley Glover at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia. His mother, Beverly (...

66. Jordan Calloway

Actor | Black Lightning

Jordan Calloway was born on October 18, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Black Lightning (2018), Riverdale (2017) and Countdown (2019).

67. Charles Gitonga Maina

Actor | The Air Up There

Charles Gitonga Maina is known for The Air Up There (1994) and SeaQuest 2032 (1993).

68. Andrew Bachelor

Actor | When We First Met

Over the last few years, Andrew Bachelor, better known as King Bach, has quickly parlayed from one of the most influential names on the internet to being an in-demand actor, producer, and content creator. His comedy has spawned national catchphrases, captured a global audience, and has launched him...

69. Chris Rock

Actor | Top Five

Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.

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70. Chris Tucker

Actor | Rush Hour 2

At one point in time, Chris Tucker was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.

Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Mary Louise (Bryant) and Norris Tucker, who owned a janitorial service. After graduating from high school, Tucker made a change to move to Hollywood from Georgia to pursue a career in ...

71. Rami Malek

Actor | Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Said Malek (born May 12, 1981) is an American actor. He won a Critics' Choice Award and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his lead role as Elliot Alderson in the USA Network television series Mr. Robot. He also received Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors ...

72. Corbin Bleu

Actor | High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Cobin Bleu was born Corbin Bleu Reivers on February 21, 1989 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Martha (Callari) and David Reivers, an actor. His mother is of Italian descent and his father is Jamaican.

Corbin began appearing in television commercials at the age two, for products such as Life cereal, ...

73. Chris Warren

Actor | Grand Hotel

Chris Warren was born on January 15, 1990 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Grand Hotel (2019), Sistas (2019) and The Fosters (2013). He has been married to Layla Warren since May 23, 2019.

74. Damson Idris

Actor | Snowfall

Damson Idris is a British actor and producer. Born in 1991 in Peckham South East London to Nigerian parents, he is the youngest of six children. His parents arrived in the UK in search of a better life but he was raised by his single mother, who instilled in him ambition and hard work from a young ...

75. Jessie T. Usher

Actor | The Boys

Jessie was born in a leap year on 2/29/92. He leap his way through school earning academic excellence from elementary to college as a top honor student. He graduated high school as class salutatorian before moving straight to the Dean's List in college, studying culinary arts and earning the honor ...

76. Mario

Actor | Freedom Writers

Mario is an American R&B singer who since his mid-teens has developed a convincingly strong career. Born and raised in Baltimore and now living in New Jersey, he was signed to the New York label 3rd Street/J Records, working with producer Clive Davis. After contributing to the soundtrack of Dr. ...

77. Toby Onwumere

Actor | The Matrix Resurrections

Toby Onwumere is known for The Matrix Resurrections (2021), Empire (2015) and Sense8 (2015).

78. Malik Yoba

Actor | Cool Runnings

Malik Yoba was born on September 17, 1967 in Bronx, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Cool Runnings (1993), New York Undercover (1994) and Cop Land (1997). He has been married to Cat Wilson since December 21, 2003. He was previously married to Trisha Mann.

79. Tobias Truvillion

Actor | Brooklyn's Finest

Tobias Truvillion was born on October 1, 1975 in Flushing, New York, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Brooklyn's Finest (2009), One Life to Live (1968) and Hitch (2005).

80. Taye Diggs

Actor | House on Haunted Hill

Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Rochester, New York. He is the son of Marcia (Berry), a teacher and actress, and Andre Young, a visual artist. When he was a child, his mother married Jeffries Diggs, whose surname Taye took. He received a BFA degree in musical theater ...

81. Bryshere Y. Gray

Actor | Empire

Bryshere Y. Gray is known for Empire (2015), The New Edition Story (2017) and Canal Street (2018).

82. Bernard Gilbert

Actor | The Chi

Bernard Gilbert is known for The Chi (2018), Utopia (2020) and The Big Leap (2021).

83. Akron Watson

Actor | Miss Juneteenth

Akron Watson is known for Miss Juneteenth (2020), Empire (2015) and Oprah Goes to Broadway: The Color Purple (2015).

84. Terrence Howard

Actor | Crash

Terrence Howard was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Anita Jeanine Williams (née Hawkins) and Tyrone Howard. He was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His love for acting came naturally, through summers spent with his great-grandmother, New York stage actress Minnie Gentry. He later began his acting career ...

85. Juan Antonio

Actor | Sacrifice

PRODUCER - ACTOR - WRITER - DIRECTOR

From humble beginnings in Chicago, Illinois, Juan Antonio has worked with Details, Cosmopolitan, and both the American and French Editions of GQ. His breakout acting role came as the lead in Beyonce's "Best Thing I Never Had" video, starring opposite the female ...

86. Skylan Brooks

Actor | The Darkest Minds

Skylan Brooks is an American actor born on February 12, 1999 in Torrance, California, USA. His breakthrough role was The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013) featuring recording artist and Academy Award winning actress Jennifer Hudson. Skylan can also be seen in the boxing drama Southpaw (...

87. Tyrese Gibson

Actor | Baby Boy

Tyrese Darnell Gibson was born December 30, 1978 in Watts, Los Angeles, California, where he was raised. He is an R&B singer, songwriter, actor, author, television producer and model. He is well known for his actor role as Roman Pearce in the The Fast and Furious movie franchise. Other popular ...

88. Luke James

Actor | Star

Luke James was born on June 13, 1984 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Star (2016), Black Nativity (2013) and Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018).

89. Elijah Kelley

Actor | Hairspray

Elijah Kelley was born on August 1, 1986 in LaGrange, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Hairspray (2007), Strange Magic (2015) and The Butler (2013).

90. Harold Perrineau

Actor | Romeo + Juliet

Harold Perrineau is an American actor best known for his roles as Michael Dawson on the television series Lost (2004-2008; 2010), Augustus Hill in the television series Oz (1997-2003), Link in The Matrix franchise (2003), and Mercutio in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet (1996). He has also starred in ...

91. Mahershala Ali

Actor | Leave the World Behind

Mahershala Ali is fast becoming one of the freshest and most in-demand faces in Hollywood with his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging background in film, television, and theater.

He can be seen in the independent feature film, Moonlight, as well as reprising his role in The Hunger ...

92. Dewshane Williams

Actor | Defiance

Dewshane Williams is known for Defiance (2013), The Story of Luke (2012) and The Expanse (2015).

93. Sterling K. Brown

Actor | Black Panther

The Emmy Award-winning actor stars in NBC's Emmy and Golden Globe nominated drama series This Is Us (2016). For his role as Randall Pearson, Brown won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, as well as a Golden Globe, becoming the first African-American actor to win his category in ...

94. Jahi Di'Allo Winston

Actor | The Dead Don't Die

Jahi Di'Allo Winston was born on November 30, 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia USA. He is an actor, known for The Dead Don't Die (2019), Queen & Slim (2019) and We Have a Ghost (2023).

95. Niles Fitch

Actor | This Is Us

Niles Fitch, an Atlanta native, follows his passion for connecting with others through stage, print, commercials, television, film, and voice over. He loves to model, sing, dance, act, and make you laugh.

His father (a financial advisor) and his mother(an attorney), encouraged his excitement of ...

96. Tyler James Williams

Actor | Dear White People

Tyler James Williams is an American actor, most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005) and songwriter Cyrus DeBarge in the Disney Channel movie Let It Shine (2012). He became known for playing the lead role in the show ...