Colman Domingo
Acting
Born: November 28, 1969 (age 56) · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
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.
Known for
Lucifer
2016
Euphoria
2019
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
Lincoln
2012
Michael
2026
The Butler
2013
BoJack Horseman
2014
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
2021
American Dad!
2005
Selma
2014
42
2013
Photos (7)
Movies (49)
Disclosure Day
Hugo Wakefield
Michael
Joseph Jackson
The Running Man
Bobby T.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Unicron (voice)
Wicked: For Good
The Cowardly Lion (voice)
The Electric State
Wolfe (voice)
Dead Man's Wire
Fred Temple
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
Arthur Gillman (voice)
Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
Pastor West
Lincoln
Private Harold Green
42
Lawson Bowman (uncredited)
If Beale Street Could Talk
Joseph Rivers
Candyman
William Burke
Drive-Away Dolls
The Chief
True Crime
Wally Cartwright
The Color Purple
Mister
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Cutler
The Butler
Freddie Fallows
Assassination Nation
Principal Turrell
Sing Sing
John 'Divine G' Whitfield
The Birth of a Nation
Hark
Freedomland
Male Patient
Selma
Ralph Abernathy
Miracle at St. Anna
West Indian Postal Customer
Rustin
Bayard Rustin
Zola
X
Fearless
Hospital patient with nail in hand (uncredited)
Lucy in the Sky
Frank Paxton
The God Committee
Father Dunbar
Time Out of Mind
Mr. Oyello
First Match
Coach Castile
Red Hook Summer
Blessing Rowe
Hairbrained
Finals Moderator
All Is Bright
Nzomo
Barbecue
James T
400 Boys
Talon
Kung Phooey!
Roy Lee
Chapter 51
Christopher Demy
Superbloom
2026
Beautiful Something
Drew
New Moon
Storyteller
Around the Fire
Trace
Desi's Looking for a New Girl
Mother
Passing Strange
Mr.Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus
A Long Walk
Older Paul
King of the Bingo Game
Sonny
North Star
2022
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
2022
Newlyweeds
Chico
TV Shows (22)
Law & Order
Donnie · 1 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Ronald Gumer · 1 eps
American Dad!
Stiles (voice) · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Andre Lanier · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sergeant Ev Sides · 1 eps
Euphoria
Ali · 10 eps
Lucifer
Father Frank Lawrence · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Eddie (voice) · 1 eps
Fear the Walking Dead
Victor Strand · 113 eps
Nash Bridges
Trumpet Player · 1 eps
Nash Bridges
Desmond Kenner · 1 eps
Nash Bridges
Hassam · 1 eps
Timeless
Bass Reeves · 1 eps
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Norman Osborn (voice) · 10 eps
The Twilight Zone
Carl Weaber · 1 eps
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Gus Johnson · 1 eps
The Four Seasons
Danny · 16 eps
The Madness
Muncie Daniels · 8 eps
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Colman Domingo · 1 eps
Horace and Pete
Dr. Evers · 10 eps
Cinema Toast
Barrington · 10 eps
The Big Gay Sketch Show
25 eps
Self / Appearances (40)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 3 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Last Meals
Self · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 2 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Halloween Wars
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
SElf · 1 eps
Euphoria: A Look Back
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self - Host · 22 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 1 eps
Bear Grylls is Running Wild
Self · 1 eps
The X Change Rate
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
FULL DISCLOSURE: THE REALITY BEHIND SPIELBERG'S DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
Encountering the Unknown: Inside DISCLOSURE DAY
Himself
Oprah & The Color Purple Journey
Self
You Are Here
Self · 4 eps
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Self
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Self
Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough: The Making of Michael
Self
Upcoming (2)
Directing (2)
Writing (1)
Producing (10)
Fear the Walking Dead
Producer
Dead Man's Wire
Executive Producer
It's What's Inside
Executive Producer
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Executive Producer
Sing Sing
Executive Producer
New Moon
Producer
North Star
Executive Producer
National Theatre Live: Retrograde
Producer
When My Sleeping Dragon Woke
Executive Producer
Leylak
Executive Producer