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Colman Domingo

Colman Domingo

Actor and producer, also director · Born November 28, 1969 (56) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · Oscar nominee · Golden Globe nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, playwright, and director. Prominent on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and two Tony Awards. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024. Domingo's early Broadway roles include the 2005 play Well and the 2008 musical Passing Strange. He gained acclaim for his role as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys (2011), for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. He reprised the role in the 2014 West End production, receiving a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical. In 2018, he wrote the book for the Broadway musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical. After early roles in various incarnations of the Law & Order series and as part of the main cast for The Big Gay Sketch Show, Domingo had his breakthrough playing Victor Strand in the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead (2015–2023). He gained wider acclaim for his recurring role as the recovering drug addict Ali on the HBO series Euphoria (2019–present), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2022. Domingo received consecutive nominations in 2024 and 2025 for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayals of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the biopic Rustin and a prison inmate in the drama Sing Sing. His other notable film appearances include roles in Lincoln (2012), The Butler (2013), Selma (2014), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020), Zola (2021), and The Color Purple (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Colman Domingo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 28, 1969 (56)
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director
Titles
56 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 7% in 30 days

What are Colman Domingo's films like?

Across their 37 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
22%
Bonds
20%
Morality
16%
Society
15%
Power
12%
Survival
10%
Ideas
5%
Community9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 12 · Dark 13

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 14 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 9 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 4

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 16

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 7 of 20 analyzed roles.

Mentor
7 of 20
Shadow
5 of 20
Hero
3 of 20
Ally
2 of 20
Threshold guardian
1 of 20
Trickster
1 of 20
Herald
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
22
Melancholic
14
Hopeful
14
Contemplative
12
Warm
6
Other
32

How their films linger

Thought-provoking14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet20
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Colman Domingo's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 56 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Colman Domingo's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 56 with a MovieCove page; 37 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Comebacker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Chapter 51(2025)

    as Christopher Demy

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Disclosure Day(2026)

    as Hugo Wakefield

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Superbloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Michael(2026)

    as Joseph Jackson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dead Man's Wire(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Fred Temple

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever(2026)

    Producer

  • Wicked: For Good(2025)

    as The Cowardly Lion (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Running Man(2025)

    as Bobby T.

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • National Theatre Live: Retrograde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • The Four Seasons(2025)

    Show 16 episodes · Director · as Danny

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Electric State(2025)

    as Wolfe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Norman Osborn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • The Madness(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Muncie Daniels

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Sing Sing(2023)

    Executive Producer · as John 'Divine G' Whitfield

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Drive-Away Dolls(2024)

    as The Chief

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • It's What's Inside(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Color Purple(2023)

    as Mister

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Rustin(2023)

    as Bayard Rustin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken(2023)

    as Arthur Gillman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Transformers: Rise of the Beasts(2023)

    as Unicron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • When My Sleeping Dragon Woke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • New Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Producer · Writer · as Storyteller

  • North Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Candyman(2021)

    as William Burke

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The God Committee(2021)

    as Father Dunbar

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Zola(2020)

    as X

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Leylak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer

  • Without Remorse(2021)

    as Pastor West

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Cinema Toast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Barrington

  • Barbecue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as James T

  • Ma Rainey's Black Bottom(2020)

    as Cutler

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's(2020)

    Show 22 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucy in the Sky(2019)

    as Frank Paxton

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Colman Domingo

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Euphoria(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Ali

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • The Twilight Zone(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Weaber

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • If Beale Street Could Talk(2018)

    as Joseph Rivers

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Nothingman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Otis Tremmel

  • Assassination Nation(2018)

    as Principal Turrell

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • First Match(2018)

    as Coach Castile

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Culling Hens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Trader

  • Timeless(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Bass Reeves

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Birth of a Nation(2016)

    as Hark

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Horace and Pete (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 10 episodes · as Dr. Evers

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Frank Lawrence

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    as Mr. Oyello

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 113 episodes · Director · Producer · as Victor Strand

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Something(2015)

    as Drew

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Selma(2014)

    as Ralph Abernathy

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Eddie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • A Long Walk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Older Paul

  • Hair Brained(2013)

    as Finals Moderator

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Newlyweeds (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Chico

  • All Is Bright(2013)

    as Nzomo

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • The Butler(2013)

    as Freddie Fallows

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • 42(2013)

    as Lawson Bowman (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • 400 Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Talon

  • Lincoln(2012)

    as Private Harold Green

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Red Hook Summer(2012)

    as Blessing Rowe

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Passing Strange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus

  • Miracle at St. Anna(2008)

    as West Indian Postal Customer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Big Gay Sketch Show(2006)

    Show 25 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Freedomland(2006)

    as Male Patient

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Trial by Jury(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Gus Johnson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Stiles (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kung Phooey! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Roy Lee

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre Lanier · as Sergeant Ev Sides

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Desi's Looking for a New Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Mother

  • True Crime(1999)

    as Wally Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • King of the Bingo Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Sonny

  • Around the Fire(1998)

    as Trace

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Desmond Kenner · as Hassam · as Trumpet Player

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Fearless(1993)

    as Hospital patient with nail in hand (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Defense Attorney Ronald Gumer · as Donnie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • A Boy and His Soul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · Actor

  • An Innocent Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Scandalous! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Strange Arrivals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Barney Hill

  • The Servant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Barrett

  • True-ish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Unforgettable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer · as Nathaniel Adams Coles / Nat King Cole

  • Untitled The Princess and the Frog Live Action Spin-Off (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 82 titles, 73 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Michael (2026)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Sing Sing (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Disclosure Day (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19902026

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 15 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting76 of 82: 67 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thDirecting4 of 82: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 82: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing10 of 82: 4 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

82 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s27 · 27 acting · 1 crew2020s31 · 27 acting · 10 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 7% of 30 roles
061621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy from 19 major nominations, 2021–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
  2. 2025
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Lead Performance
  3. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
  5. 2021
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Colman Domingo's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of the 38 of 39 with a score; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

95thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 55 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up16
  • 50th to 74th15
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 55 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · actor, producer

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's (2020)

99th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Sing Sing (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 27 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Colman Domingo's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles30–87 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles10–56 · median 32 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity23 titles34–85 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs23 titles24–59 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense21 titles36–84 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Colman Domingo work with?

People who share at least 2 of Colman Domingo's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Raul Domingo shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles