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.
Born in the 2010s Janice LeAnn Brown,actress Blue Ivy Carter, voice actress and singer Ravi Cabot-Conyers, actor Celestina Harris ,actress Melody Hurd, actress, dancer, and model Jaidyn Triplett, actress and singer North West (musician) , voice actress, rapper and singer Keivonn Woodard,actor
Born in the 2000s Micah Abbey, actor (Ghanaian father) Halle Bailey, actress and singer Bailey Bass, actress (African-American father) Iman Benson, actress Asante Blackk , actor Marissa Bode, actress (African-American mother) Miles Brown, actor Shamon Brown Jr., actor Seth Carr, actor Lonnie Chavis, actor Chloe Coleman, actress (African-American father) Kyliegh Curran, actress Jonathan Daviss, actor Michael V. Epps, actor Priah Ferguson, actress Demetrius Flenory Jr., actor Benjamin Flores Jr., actor and rapper Jalyn Hall, actor Caleel Harris, actor Alex R. Hibbert, actor Arica Himmel, actress Chase Infiniti, actress (African-American father) Skai Jackson, actress Chosen Jacobs, actor and singer Chandler Kinney, actress Leah Sava Jeffries, actress Calah Lane, actress Adrian Lyles, actor and musician Marsai Martin, actress JD McCrary, actor and singer Caleb McLaughlin, actor Jaden Michael, actor Maleah Joi Moon, actress Michael Rainey Jr., actor Terrell Ransom Jr., actor Dara Reneé, actress Storm Reid, actress Ruth Righi, actress Izabela Rose, actress Marcus Scribner, actor Sayeed Shahidi, actor Yara Shahidi, actress and Harvard graduate (African-American mother) Savannah Lee Smith, actress Willow Smith, actress Trinitee Stokes, actress Daniella Taylor, actress (African-American father) Myles Truitt, actor Lexi Underwood, actress Quvenzhané Wallis, actress Keith L. Williams, actor Jahi Di'Allo Winston, actor Shahadi Wright Joseph, actress Sofia Wylie, actress Dallas Dupree Young, actor Laila Lockhart Kraner, actress (Dominican Dad)
Born in the 1990s
Jordan Alexander, actress Ajiona Alexus, actress Chloe Bailey, actress and singer Madison Bailey, actress Jabari Banks, actor Jaylen Barron, actress (African-American father) Zazie Beetz, actress (African-American mother) Denée Benton, actress and singer Rhyon Nicole Brown, actress Jasmin Savoy Brown, actress Jordan Calloway, actor Sierra Capri, actress Chance The Rapper, rapper Kiersey Clemons, actress (African-American father) Zendaya Coleman, actress (African-American father) Dexter Darden, actor Aisha Dee, actress (African-American father) Dee Dee Davis, actress Ariana DeBose, actress Teala Dunn, actress Ayo Edebiri, actress Reign Edwards, actress Jimmie Fails, actor Roshon Fegan, actor Dominique Fishback, actress Jordan Fisher, actor Hampton Fluker, actor Rome Flynn, actor Tati Gabrielle, actress Antonia Gentry, actress Jacob Gibson, actor Raven Goodwin, actress Carlacia Grant, actress Brett Gray, actor Bryshere Gray, actor Imani Hakim, actress Kelvin Harrison Jr., actor Helena Howard, actress (African-American father) Paige Hurd, actress (African-American father) O'Shea Jackson Jr., actor and rapper Paris Jackson, actress (African-American father) Trevor Jackson, actor Carlon Jeffery, actor and rapper Sarah Jeffery, actress Nadji Jeter, actor Camrus Johnson, actor Coco Jones actress and singer Malcolm David Kelley, actor Jak Knight, actor, writer, and comedian Jacob Latimore, actor Jayme Lawson, actress Kiana Ledé, actress and singer (African-American father) Denny Love, actor Michael Luwoye, actor Christopher Massey, actor Kyle Massey, actor Miranda Rae Mayo, actress China Anne Mcclain, actress and singer Shane Paul McGhie, actor Parker McKenna Posey, actress Aeriel Miranda, actress Shameik Moore, actor and musician Laci Mosley actress and comedian Kiara Muhammad, actress Normani, singer Brittany O'Grady, actress (African-American mother) Keke Palmer, actress Serayah (actress) , actress Sydney Park, actress (African-American mother) Madison Pettis, actress (African-American father) Solea Pfeiffer, actress (African-American mother) Taylor Polidore, actress Nathaniel Potvin, actor Keith Powers, actor Trevante Rhodes, actor Tequan Richmond, actor Zeno Robinson, voice actor Lee Rodriguez, actress and singer Kara Royster, actress Kylee Russell, actress Alyah Chanelle Scott, actress Doc Shaw, actor Alexandra Shipp, actress (African-American father) Diggy Simmons, actor Lovie Simone, actress Jaz Sinclair, actress Paulina Singer, actress (African-American father) Algee Smith, actor Jaden Smith, actor and singer Lakeith Stanfield, actor Amandla Stenberg, actress (African-American mother) Coy Stewart, actor Joy Sunday, actress Chelsea Tavares, actress Leon Thomas III, actor Dominique Thorne, actress Tyler The Creator, actor Diamond White, voice actress and singer Tyler James Williams, actor Tyrel Jackson Williams, actor Arif Zahir, actor, musician and internet personality
Born in the 1980s
Quinton Aaron, actor Lloyd Banks, actor Malcolm Barrett, actor Fantasia Barrino, actress and singer Jurnee Smollett-Bell, actress Beyoncé, actress and singer B.G., rapper Ser'Darius Blain, film and television actor Tiffany Boone, actress Steelo Brim, actor and comedian Danielle Brooks, actress Mehcad Brooks, actor Neil Brown Jr., actor Rob Brown, actor Logan Browning, actress Quinta Brunson, actress, producer and screenwriter Hannibal Buress, actor and comedian Trai Byers, actor Nick Cannon, actor Chingy, rapper Tanya Chisholm, actress and dancer Monique Coleman, actress Emayatzy Corinealdi, (African-American mother) Yaya DaCosta, actress Charles Michael Davis, actor Daveed Diggs, rapper and actor Drake, actor Edwina Findley, actress Jennifer Freeman, actress Darrell Britt-Gibson, actor Donald Glover, actor Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress writer, and producer (African-American father) Meagan Good, actress Elena Goode, actress (African-American father) Kat Graham, actress and singer Shalita Grant, actress Sonequa Martin-Green, actress Lance Gross, actor (African-American mother) Demetrius Grosse, actor Ilfenesh Hadera, actress William Jackson Harper, actor and comedian Corey Hawkins, actor Brian Tyree Henry, actor Jillian Hervey, singer and dancer Marques Houston, actor Jennifer Hudson, actress Amber Iman, actress Brandon T. Jackson, actor Bryton James, actor Terrence Jenkins, actor Sam Jones III, actor Michael B. Jordan, actor Wiz Khalifa, actor Christel Khalil, actress (African-American mother) Aja Naomi King, actress Zoe Kravitz, actress and filmmaker Lil Scrappy, rapper Lauren London, actress (African-American mother) Peter Macon, actor Jonathan Majors, actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, actor Kelly McCreary, actress Jason Mitchell, actor Monica, actress Victoria Monét, R&B singer (African-American mother) Lamorne Morris, actor Aaron Moten, actor Ashleigh Murray, actress Naturi Naughton, actress Angel Parker, actress Teyonah Parris, actress Candice Patton, actress Jay Pharoah, actor Kyla Pratt, actress Issa Rae, actress (African-American mother) Emmy Raver-Lampman, actress Rihanna, singer Sam Richardson, actor Amber Riley, actress and singer Naya Rivera, actress, singer and model (d. 2020) Evan Ross, actor and musician (African-American mother) Kelly Rowland actress and singer Amanda Seales, actress (African-American father) Gabourey Sidibe, actress Brian Michael Smith, actor Jussie Smollett, actor Jordin Sparks, actress Tika Sumpter, actress Raven-Symoné, actress, singer and director Jessica Szohr, actress Tessa Thompson, actress Norman Towns, actor, comedian, and producer T.I., actor Tru Valentino, actor Amanda Warren, actress John David Washington, actor Damon Wayans Jr., actor and comedian Lil Wayne, actor Erinn Westbrook, actress Samira Wiley, actress Jessica Williams, actress Nafessa Williams, actress Lee Thompson Young, actor Young Buck, rapper Cynthia Addai-Robinson, actress(Ghanaian Mother)
Born in the 1970s
Aaliyah, singer, actress (d. 2001) Flex Alexander, actor Mahershala Ali, actor Anthony Anderson, actor Essence Atkins, actress Sharif Atkins, actor Joseph Awinongya, actor & Boxer Rochelle Aytes, actress Tyra Banks, actress, model Lamont Bentley, actor (d. 2005) Ahmed Best, actor, comedian and musician Big Gipp, rapper Stephen Bishop, actor De'Aundre Bonds, actor Bone Crusher, Hip Hop rapper Chadwick Boseman, actor (d. 2020) Wayne Brady, actor, comedian Golden Brooks, actress Cocoa Brown, actress Sterling K. Brown, actor Yvette Nicole Brown, actress Joy Bryant, actress Busta Rhymes, actor Wyatt Cenac, (African-American mother) Dave Chappelle, actor and comedian Chi-Ali, rapper Deon Cole, actor Mike Colter, actor Common, actor Laverne Cox, transgender actress D-Nice, actor Merle Dandridge, actress (African-American father) Taye Diggs, actor DMX, actor, rapper (d. 2021) Snoop Dogg, actor Omar Dorsey, actor Ava DuVernay, film director Michael Ealy, actor Nelsan Ellis, actor (d. 2017) Mike Epps, comedian and actor Omar Epps, actor Fat Joe, actor Keith Ferguson, voice actor Jaimee Foxworth, actress Ghostface Killah, rapper Tyrese Gibson, actor Lawrence Gilliard Jr., actor Omar Gooding, actor Kimberly Hébert Gregory, actress (d. 2025) Tiffany Haddish, actress Pooch Hall, actor Regina Hall, actress Cory Hardrict, actor Omari Hardwick, actor Kevin Hart, actor Darrin Henson, actor Taraji P. Henson, actress Taral Hicks, actress, singer Dulé Hill, actor and tap dancer André Holland, actor Russell Hornsby, actor Inspectah Deck, rapper Janelle James, comedian, actress, and writer Ja Rule, rapper Barry Jenkins, director, producer, screenwriter Dwayne Johnson, actor April Parker Jones, actress Jill Marie Jones, actress Rashida Jones, actress (African-American father) Richard T. Jones, actor Tamala Jones, actress Rhoda Jordan, actress Germany Kent, print and broadcast journalist, television personality, former beauty queen, actress, businesswoman, producer, philanthropist, and author Keegan-Michael Key, actor, comedian Khujo, rapper Killer Mike, rapper Regina King, actress Boris Kodjoe, actor Sanaa Lathan, actress Bianca Lawson, actress Sharon Leal, actress ( biological father was African-American ) John Legend, singer, actor, producer Lil Jon, rapper Loni Love, comedienne Ludacris, actor/rapper Anthony Mackie, actor Vincent Mason (rapper), disc jockey and actor Darius McCrary, actor and singer Method Man, actor Windell Middlebrooks, actor (d. 2015) Omar Benson Miller, actor Wentworth Miller, actor Kel Mitchell, actor, comedian Shemar Moore, actor Ali Shaheed Muhammad, actor/musician Niecy Nash, actress Tariq Nasheed, film producer Nelly, rapper Brandy Norwood, actress Shaquille O'Neal, actor Nicole Ari Parker, actress Paula Patton (African-American father), actress Khary Payton, actor Pete Rock, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer Jordan Peele, actor, comedian, filmmaker (African-American father) Mekhi Phifer, actor Q-Tip, actor and Hip Hop producer Questlove, disc jockey and Hip Hop producer Queen Latifah, rapper, actress Raekwon, rapper Corey Reynolds, actor Lauren Ridloff, actress Leonard Roberts, actor Bumper Robinson, actor Craig Robinson, actor, comedian Anika Noni Rose, actress Tracee Ellis Ross, actress, model, comedian (African-American mother) Maya Rudolph, actress (African-American mother) Zoe Saldaña, actress Sherri Saum, actress (African-American father) Tupac Shakur, actor, rapper (d. 1996) Shanice, singer Beanie Sigel, rapper Henry Simmons, actor IronE Singleton, actor Sisqo, rapper singer Jada Pinkett Smith, actress, singer-songwriterhttps://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000586/bio Octavia Spencer, actress Larenz Tate, actor The Game, rapper Charlize Theron, actress