Colman Domingo Just Made Oscars History, So Let's Look at His Best Roles

In “42,” Domingo stars in a small role opposite the late Chadwick Boseman and Nicole Beharie.

In “Candyman” Domingo stars as Cabrini-Green neighbor William “Billy” Burke, starring opposite Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and Vanessa Williams/

In “The Color Purple” Domingo stars as “Mister,” starring opposite Fantasia Barrino-Taylor, Halle Bailey, and Danielle Brooks.

In “Selma,” Domingo stars as civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy, starring opposite David Oyelwo, Oprah Winfrey and Wendell Pierce.

In “If Beale Street Could Talk” Domingo stars as Joseph Rivers, father to Kiki Layne’s character Tish. In it, he stars opposite Layne, Stephan James, and Regina King.

In “Birth of a Nation,” Domingo stars as Hark Turner—another enslaved man who shared his vision of freedom.

In “Miracle at St. Anna,” Domingo stars in a small role as as West Indian postal customer, starrng opposite Derek Luke, Michael Ealy and Laz Alonso.

In “Zola,” Domingo stars as pimp Abegunde “X” Olawale, starring opposite Taylour Paige and Riley Keough.

In “Sing Sing,” Domingo stars as “Divine G”—an inmate who’s been falsely imprisoned at Sing Sing Correctional Facility but finds purpose by connecting with his cellmates thanks to theater in the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program.

In “Rustin,” Domingo stars as famous gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin who played a pivotal role in organizing the March on Washington in 1963.

In “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Domingo stars as trombone player and band leader “Cutler,” opposite the late Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis.

In “Euphoria,” Domingo stars as “Ali” sponsor to Zendaya’s character Rue.

In “Fear of the Walking Dead,” Domingo stars as Victor Strand a once shady conman who eventually sees the errors in his ways (well, almost).

In “King of the Bingo Game,” Domingo stars as Sonny is a struggling Black man who frequents the bingo parlor in a desperate attempt to provide for his family in Depression era New York.

In “The Madness,” Domingo stars as CNN reporter Muncie Daniels who must fight to prove his innocence after stumbling upon a murder of a white supremacist in the Poconos, all while trying to reconnect with his estranged family and his lost ideals.