20th-century African-American male actors

The list 20th-century African-American male actors includes Brandon Quintin Adams, Randy Brooks, Richard Brooks, Jonathan Adams and Shaun Baker. The list consists of 924 members.

1.

Usher

American, Singer

Overview: Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He is recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music. In 1994, Usher first released ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Jennifer Goicoechea (Married)

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21st-century African-American male actors 991T

Musicians from Chattanooga, Tennessee 30T

Singers from Dallas 89T
2.

Will Smith

American, Actor

Overview: Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and film producer. He has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award ...

Date of birth: 25 September 1968

Age: 56

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Jada Pinkett Smith (Married)

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20th-century American male rappers 6T

Smith family (show business) 4T

American male sitcom actors 604T
3.

Wentworth Miller

Golden Globe-nominated British-born American actor

Overview: Wentworth Earl Miller III (born June 2, 1972) is an English-born American actor and screenwriter. He rose to prominence following his starring role as Michael Scofield in the Fox series Prison Break, for ...

Date of birth: 2 June 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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LGBT Black British people 63T

Male actors from Oxfordshire 38T

Male models from New York (state) 57T
4.

Tyrese Gibson

American, Actor

Overview: Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, author, rapper, actor, model, VJ, and screenwriter. After releasing several albums, he transitioned into films, with lead ...

Date of birth: 30 December 1978

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American video jockeys 53T

Male models from Los Angeles 10T

African-American male singer-songwriters 389T
5.

Tupac Shakur

American, Rapper

Overview: Tupac Amaru Shakur (TOO-pahk shə-KOOR; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and songwriter. Considered ...

Date of birth: 16 June 1971

Date of death: 13 September 1996

Age: 25 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Male actors from Manhattan 323T

20th-century African-American writers 784T

20th-century African-American musicians 882T
6.

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler (born 1972)

Overview: Dwayne Douglas Johnson (born May 2, 1972), also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor and retired professional wrestler. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of ...

Date of birth: 2 May 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Lauren Hashian (Married)

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Royal Rumble winners 32T

President William McKinley High School alumni 27T

World Tag Team Champions (WWE) 164T
7.

Shemar Moore

American actor (born 1970)

Overview: Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless (1994–2002, 2004–2005, 2014, 2019, 2023), Derek Morgan on Criminal ...

Date of birth: 20 April 1970

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Gunn High School alumni 26T

Male actors of Irish descent 681T

American people of Québécois descent 31T
8.

Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

Overview: Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation, Prince was known ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1958

Date of death: 21 April 2016

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 289T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T
9.

Jamie Foxx

American, Actor

Overview: Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, and comedian. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray (2004) ...

Date of birth: 13 December 1967

Age: 57

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Protestants from Texas 23T

African American adoptees 44T

Method actors 97T
10.

Shad Moss

American actor and rapper

Overview: Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and broadcaster. Moss' career began upon being ...

Date of birth: 9 March 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jade Pinkett (Dating)

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The Masked Singer (American TV series) contestants 55T

20th-century American male musicians 7,726T

People charged with battery 5T
11.

Lenny Kravitz

American, Singer

Overview: Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae ...

Date of birth: 26 May 1964

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American rhythm guitarists 182T

American lead guitarists 435T

21st-century African-American male actors 992T
12.

Jussie Smollett

American actor (born 1982)

Overview: Jussie Smollett (, born June 21, 1982) is an American actor and singer. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 debuting in The Mighty Ducks (1992). From 2015 to 2019, Smollett portrayed musician ...

Date of birth: 21 June 1982

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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American people convicted of making false statements 1T

21st-century American LGBT people 2,364T

20th-century American LGBT people 1,713T
13.

Michael B. Jordan

American actor (born 1987)

Overview: Michael Bakari Jordan (born February 9, 1987) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his film roles as shooting victim Oscar Grant in the drama Fruitvale Station (2013), boxer Donnie Creed ...

Date of birth: 9 February 1987

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Amber Jepson (Dating)

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Newark Arts High School alumni 27T

Male actors from Newark, New Jersey 59T

Male actors from Santa Ana, California 8T
14.

Tyler Perry

American actor and filmmaker (born 1969)

Overview: Tyler Perry (born Emmitt Perry Jr., September 13, 1969) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. In 2011, Forbes listed him as the highest-paid man in entertainment, earning US$130 million ...

Date of birth: 13 September 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 5" (196 cm)

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Television producers from Georgia (U.S. state) 7T

American male television writers 2,052T

21st-century American male writers 5,185T
15.

Snoop Dogg

American rapper

Overview: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, record p ...

Date of birth: 20 October 1971

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Shante Broadus (Married)

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American people acquitted of murder 131T

African-American former Muslims 17T

American Twitch (service) streamers 263T
16.

Shaquille O'Neal

American basketball player and analyst (born 1972)

Overview: Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( shə-KEEL; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as Shaq ( SHAK), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the ...

Date of birth: 6 March 1972

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Basketball

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 11" (211 cm)

Partner: Laticia Rolle (Engaged)

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Law enforcement officials from Los Angeles County, California 15T

Law enforcement officials from Florida 23T

NBA championship–winning players 589T
17.

Ray J

American singer, songwriter, rapper, television personality, actor, and entrepreneur (born 1981)

Overview: William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, television personality, actor, and entrepreneur. Born in McComb, Mississippi ...

Date of birth: 17 January 1981

Age: 44

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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21st-century American rappers 2,145T

American contemporary R&B singers 537T

Singers from Mississippi 176T
18.

Wesley Snipes

American actor (born 1962)

Overview: Wesley Trent Snipes (born July 31, 1962) is an American actor, film producer, and martial artist. His prominent film roles include Major League (1989), New Jack City (1991), Jungle Fever (1991), White ...

Date of birth: 31 July 1962

Age: 62

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Nikki Park (Married)

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Jones High School (Orlando, Florida) alumni 17T

Volpi Cup for Best Actor winners 78T

People acquitted of fraud 12T
19.

Michael Ealy

American actor

Overview: Michael Brown (born August 3, 1973), professionally known as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Barbershop (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man ...

Date of birth: 3 August 1973

Age: 51

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Khatira Rafiqzada (Married)

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21st-century African-American people 4,712T

20th-century African-American people 5,534T

Male actors from Maryland 99T
20.

Eddie Murphy

American actor and comedian (born 1961)

Overview: Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He shot to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984 ...

Date of birth: 3 April 1961

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Paige Butcher (Married)

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Comedians from Brooklyn 125T

Male actors from Brooklyn 308T

LGBT-related scandals 9T