It’s no secret that Black actors here in America are some of the best artists onstage and onscreen, but we can’t sleep on our melanated brothers and sisters from across the pond in England who are taking over the scene too.

Whether belting out iconic notes in movie musicals like Cynthia Erivo or fighting supervillains at the end of time like Wunmi Mosaku or breathing new life into a classic like Aaron Pierre—let’s take a look at a handful of Black British actors who taking over Hollywood!

Cynthia Erivo

Notable Projects: “Wicked,” “Harriet,” “Widows”

 

Aaron Pierre

Notable Projects: “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Rebel Ridge,” “Genius: MLK/X”

Damson Idris

Notable Projects: “Snowfall,” “Outside the Wire,” “Farming”

 

Idris Elba

Notable Projects: “Luther,” “The Wire,” “Hijack”

John Boyega

Notable Projects: “They Cloned Tyrone,” “Attack the Block,” “The Last Jedi”

Lashana Lynch

Notable Projects: “The Woman King,” “No Time to Die,” “Captain Marvel”

Daniel Kaluuya

Notable Projects: “Get Out,” “Nope,” “Judas and the Black Messiah”

Jodie Turner-Smith

Notable Projects: “Queen & Slim,” “The Acolyte,” “The Agency”

David Oyelowo

Notable Projects: “Lawman: Bass Reeves,” “Selma,” “The Butler”

Wunmi Mosaku

Notable Projects: “Lovecraft Country,” “Loki,” “Luther”

Lucien Laviscount

Notable Projects: “Emily in Paris,” “Waterloo Road,” “This Time Next Year”

Michaela Coel

Notable Projects: “I May Destroy You,” “Chewing Gum,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”

Kingsley Ben-Adir

Notable Projects: “Bob Marley: One Love,” “Secret Invasion,” “One Night in Miami”

Regé-Jean Page

Notable Projects: “Bridgerton,” “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves,” “The Gray Man”