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This is a list of African-American actors by alphabetical 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 the surnames.

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List of actors

John Amos 2011
John Amos
James Avery
James Avery
Angela Bassett by Gage Skidmoe
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry by Gage Skidmore 2
Halle Berry
Chadwick Boseman by Gage Skidmore July 2017 (cropped)
Chadwick Boseman
Sterling K. Brown by Gage Skidmore
Sterling K. Brown
Yvette Nicole Brown July 2018 (cropped)
Yvette Nicole Brown
LeVar Burton July 2017
LeVar Burton
Diahann Carroll 1976
Diahann Carroll
Dave Chappelle (42791297960) (cropped)
Dave Chappelle
Don Cheadle UNEP 2011 (cropped)
Don Cheadle
Bill Cobbs (cropped)
Bill Cobbs
2011 Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Ice-Cube 2014-01-09-Chicago-photoby-Adam-Bielawski
Ice Cube
Keith David 3rd Annual ICON MANN POWER 50 event - Feb 2015 (cropped)
Keith David
Viola Davis (cropped)
Viola Davis
Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
R.I.P. The great Ruby Dee copyright 2002 john mathew smith (14405682574)
Ruby Dee
Michael Dorn by Gage Skidmore 2
Michael Dorn
MichaelClarkeDuncanJan09
Michael Clarke Duncan
CedrictheEntertainerHWOFMay2013
Cedric the Entertainer
Dave Fennoy by Gage Skidmore
Dave Fennoy
National Memorial Day Concert 2017 (34117818524) (cropped)
Laurence Fishburne
Jamie Foxx by Gage Skidmore
Jamie Foxx
Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman narrates for the opening ceremony (26904746425) (cropped) 3
Morgan Freeman
Danny Glover 2014
Danny Glover
Whoopi Goldberg at a NYC No on Proposition 8 Rally
Whoopi Goldberg
Louis Gossett Jr LF
Louis Gossett Jr.
Kevin Hart 2014 (cropped 2)
Kevin Hart
SteveHarveyHWOFMay2013 (cropped)
Steve Harvey
Dennis Haysbert 3 March 2015
Dennis Haysbert
Ernie Hudson by Gage Skidmore 2
Ernie Hudson
Samuel L. Jackson by Gage Skidmore 2
Samuel L. Jackson
Michael B. Jordan by Gage Skidmore 3
Michael B. Jordan
James Earl Jones (8516667383)
James Earl Jones
Regina King by Gage Skidmore
Regina King
Sanaa Lathan by Gage Skidmore 4
Sanaa Lathan
Phil LaMarr by Gage Skidmore
Phil LaMarr
MartinLawrenceHWOFJune2013
Martin Lawrence
Spike Lee at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival
Spike Lee
Tiny Lister 2010
Tommy Lister Jr.
BernieMacSoulMenMarch08
Bernie Mac
Tim Meadows at PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2014
Tim Meadows
PaulMooneyDec09 (cropped)
Paul Mooney
Tracy Morgan 3 Shankbone 2009 NYC
Tracy Morgan
CharlieMurphyDec09
Charlie Murphy
Eddie Murphy by David Shankbone
Eddie Murphy
Nichelle Nichols by Gage Skidmore
Nichelle Nichols
Khary Payton by Gage Skidmore
Khary Payton
Jordan Peele Peabody 2014 (cropped)
Jordan Peele
Richard Pryor (1986) (cropped)
Richard Pryor
Ving Rhames 2010 (4710601891) (cropped)
Ving Rhames
Kevin Michael Richardson by Gage Skidmore 4
Kevin Michael Richardson
Naya Rivera at 2012 ALMA Awards (cropped)
Naya Rivera
Craig Robinson 2009
Craig Robinson
Chris Rock WE 2012 Shankbone
Chris Rock
Richard Roundtree in Baltimore
Richard Roundtree
Jada Pinkett Smith at NY PaleyFest 2014 for Gotham
Jada Pinkett Smith
WillSmithMay10
Will Smith
Wesley Snipes by Gage Skidmore
Wesley Snipes
Chris Tucker by Gage Skidmore
Chris Tucker
Glynn Turman headshot
Glynn Turman
The Equalizer 07 (15127104638)
Denzel Washington
Carl Weathers Calgary 2015
Carl Weathers
Forest Whitaker by Gage Skidmore
Forest Whitaker
JaleelWhiteDec10
Jaleel White
FredWilliamsonJun10
Fred Williamson
Billy Dee Williams 2015
Billy Dee Williams
Omar Michael Williams 2012 Shankbone
Michael K. Williams
Oprah in 2014
Oprah Winfrey
Jeffrey Wright by Gage Skidmore 2
Jeffrey Wright
Alfre Woodard VES3125
Alfre Woodard

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