All the actors are black men. On the Dark Side: Top Black Actors

In anticipation of the release of a wonderful film on ivi " Hidden Figures”(the premiere is expected on April 12), we decided to touch on such an interesting and almost unknown issue in our area as a cult black movie, as well as the most interesting black actors and actresses.

That one-of-a-kind Jules, the preaching gangster in " pulp fiction". Born in Chatnuga, Tennessee. His father left the family, and little Sam was raised by his mother and grandparents. In general, there was little to indicate that Samuel would become Hollywood star and even a cult one. Except " pulp fiction"On his account there are still such tapes as" Django Unchained", several parts " star wars», « Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and " Hateful Eight».

Once upon a time, this guy could be called the No. 1 black actor - the peak of his popularity came in the 80s. He is still listed as the best and most important black comedy actor of our time. He is best known for his role as Axel Foley in the film series Beverly Hills Cop", as well as the main roles in the films "Swap Places", "Boomerang", " Dr. Dolittle», « Trip to America», « How to steal a skyscraper"and others. Murphy also recorded music albums and voiced several cartoon characters, including Donkey in the cartoon " shrek and its sequels.

Halle Berry is the first black actress in film history to win an Oscar for Best Actress. She is also a Golden Globe and Emmy winner. In her filmography there are such super-pictures as " Cloud Atlas”, several parts of“ X-Men ”,“ The Perfect Stranger», « Die but not now"and others. She is also a model, a shark charmer, Catwoman and just a beauty.

At the beginning of his career, everyone perceived this guy as their comedic merry fellow. The men in black and a hip-hop artist. But after the release of a wonderful film " The Pursuit of Happyness”, it turned out that he was a wonderful dramatic actor (something that did not work out, for example, Eddie Murphy). Then there was another biographical drama " Ali", a philosophical picture " Seven lives"and one of his last works" ghostly beauty».

Yes, in Russia, unfortunately, this actress is not as well known as she deserves. First, she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for " servant". Secondly, where she just didn’t star: these are the series “ Ambulance», « Secret materials”, “C.S.I. Crime scene", " The Big Bang Theory", and more than a hundred films, among which" Divergent», « Seven lives" and of course " Hidden Figures».

We fell in love with this guy as soon as he appeared in the legendary drama " The Shawshank Redemption". He was even nominated for an Oscar in the category "Best Actor" for this film, but received it only 10 years later for his role in the film " baby in a million". It is simply impossible to count his cult roles - there are several dozen of them. This is an absolutely legendary actor and we are sure that someday he will be given an Oscar for special achievements.

The same guy who will remain in our hearts forever, like the guy who played the role of Driss in the movie " 1+1 for which he received the Cesar Award. He has a lot in common with his main character - Omar was born in the family of a cleaning lady and a worker from Senegal, as expected, in a poor area, the 4th of 8 children. He has also worked in such films as " Chocolate», « X-Men: Days of Future Past" and etc.

The queen of comedy, despite the color of her skin, is universally and popularly loved by Whoopi ... And how can one not love her at all ?! She has never had a standard beauty, but her talent overshadows all possible limits and standards of cinema. One of the few celebrities who has won four major American prestigious awards: Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony. Her collection of awards also includes two Golden Globes, a BAFTA and a Star on the Walk of Fame. Undoubtedly, Whoopi Goldberg is one of the brightest black Hollywood stars of all time.

This modest guy with a charming smile became the fourth African American to receive an Oscar for Best Actor. The award went to him for his role as President of Uganda, General Idi Amin, in the film " Last King of Scotland”, for the last of which she was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress second plan. Well, global success came to her thanks to the role of Cookie Lyon, the main character in the series " Empire". The role earned her a Golden Globe.

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I often read irritated remarks about the presence of blacks in films in my friend tape. What type they don’t know how to play and stick them in castes only because of political correctness. Yes, yes, I do not argue, excesses happen with political correctness, but this is America, gentlemen. Freedom country. The country whose film production is your main cultural diet. This movie has its own rules. And you can spit all you want, but you will continue to watch this movie, because it is the best in the world.

And yes, there will always be blacks, Latinos, Asians, Indians, Indians. Humble yourself already, my pale-skinned brothers and sisters, and turn your anger on someone else.

So, about the lack of acting talent among blacks - this is all bullshit, you know. It just so happened that there are far fewer black actors than white ones. And the percentage of mediocrity and talent, I think, is the same everywhere. So, my top are blacks. And don't tell me they're bad actors.

10 Jamie Foxx I remember this guy from "Accomplice", "Marines" and "Law Abiding Citizen". In addition, he received an Oscar for "Ray" and is going to star in a western with Quentin Tarantino. In general, everything goes as it should.

9. Chiwetel Ejiofor. I will not even try to translate this name into Russian. This dude does supporting roles, but he does it masterfully. He made a great villain in Mission Serenity and memorable characters in 2012 and Salt.

8 Laurence Fishburne Already with one role of Morpheus in The Matrix, he erected a miraculous monument to himself. For this we love.

7. Bernie Mac. Whoever watched "Bad Santa" at least once will always remember this virtuoso. He's great.

6 Denzel Washington Until recently, until he was enslaved by Tony Scott, Denzel was the most successful black actor in Hollywood. And he is certainly talented and can play a wide range of roles. But harsh tough guys, marked with the seal of intelligence, he does best.

5. Will Smith That's who gave the palm Denzel. And Smith deserves it. From a jerk in black, he has grown into a serious actor who can confidently play and dramatic role, and action hero.

4. Eternal grandfather Morgan Freeman. Charming, charismatic, soft, harsh, tragic. He is different. And it's always Morgan Freeman. Without it, as without a quality mark, it is impossible to imagine modern Hollywood.

3. Gorgeous Forest Whitaker. I can't remember any bad roles from him. He is given to each role entirely, and this is remembered.

2. Samuel L. Jackson. He instantly gained popularity, and since then it has not lost it. His characters are charming, energetic and expressive. Bulging eyes, an infernal snow-white smile and devilish laughter - this is the image beloved by millions.

1. Idris Elba. Until recently, I didn't even know it existed. But admiring reviews for the British TV series Luther began to appear everywhere, and then I watched a teaser for the second season in which a dude with eyes full of bottomless sadness and pain, in a fit of rage, smashes his office to smithereens. And I realized that this is one hundred percent mine. Needless to say, after watching the series, the question of the favorite of this top disappeared by itself.

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Black actors have long occupied important place in modern cinema. The times of racial intolerance are long gone, and today they, along with everyone else, are fighting for the most prestigious film awards in the world. We will talk about the best of them in this article.

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman is considered the standard among black actors. He became famous thanks to his characteristic calm voice and the skill of the storyteller, which he repeatedly demonstrated in many paintings. He was repeatedly nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The actor has one statuette "Oscar" for Best Supporting Actor in Clint Eastwood's sports drama "Million Dollar Baby". In 1990, he received the Golden Globe for Best Actor in dramatic comedy Bruce Beresford "Driving Miss Daisy".

Most viewers know him from Frank Darabont's drama The Shawshank Redemption, David Fincher's thriller Seven, and Paul McGuigan's crime thriller. Lucky number Slevin" and Rob Reiner's tragicomedy "Until I Played the Box".

Freeman tried himself as a director. In 1993, he directed the drama "Bopha!". This is a political detective, which takes place in one of the South African cities. Main character is a black cop who faces a difficult choice. Riots begin in the city due to the unjustified aggressiveness of a white officer. The key character will have to decide which side to take: to support his son, who is an ardent supporter of the fight against apartheid, or to choose a job in the importance and justice of which he believes?

Denzel Washington

Another black Hollywood actor is Denzel Washington. On the big screen, he made his debut in 1974 in Michael Winner's detective "Death Wish". The picture is dedicated to rampant crime in New York in the 70s.

Washington received his first Oscar nomination in 1988. AT biographical drama"Freedom Cry" he played the role of Steve Biko. This is a real-life fighter for the rights of blacks. The action of the picture takes place in the 1970s in the Republic of South Africa. The film details the struggle against the ruling regime, which is pursuing an aggressive policy of racial segregation. At the same time, almost the entire tape was filmed in Zimbabwe.

He did not receive the award that year. The statuette was awarded for his role in Brian de Palma's crime drama The Untouchables. Washington received his first Oscar in 1990 for his portrayal of Private Trip in Edward Zwick's historical military drama Glory. In 2000, the black actor won a Golden Globe and a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his role as boxer Rubin Carter in Norman Jewison's sports drama The Hurricane.

Samuel Leroy Jackson

Among black male actors, one of the leaders in the number of film roles is Samuel Leroy Jackson. He has more than 120 films to his credit. He first appeared in films in 1972. It was a little-known tape "Together Forever". Universal recognition for the black actor came in 1991 after Spike Lee's drama Tropical Fever. Jackson became a superstar after playing in Quentin Tarantino's black comedy Pulp Fiction. For this work, he received the BAFTA Award and the Independent Spirit Award.

Jackson has since collaborated regularly with Tarantino. He played in his films "Django Unchained", "Jackie Brown", "The Hateful Eight".

Laurence Fishburne

The list of black actors who have earned fame and recognition includes Laurence Fishburne. In the history of world cinema, he left his name by playing in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's drama "Othello" in 1995. Most viewers remember his name after filming in the Wachowski brothers' sci-fi action movie The Matrix. For his role in this cult tape, he received an MTV award in the nomination "Best Fight".

In 1994, Fishburne was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of the American blues musician Ike Turner in "What Love Can Do" As a result, the award went to Tom Hanks for the legal drama Philadelphia. He also has many theater roles in his career.

Wing Rhames

Among the black actors in Hollywood (men), Ving Rhames plays a prominent role. He began his career with Broadway productions. In the mid-80s he came to television. His first notable work was the role of the father of the writer James Baldwin, which he performed in the autobiographical drama Go Speak from the Mountain. Rhames often starred in Vietnamese westerns. He played in the dramatic mystical thriller by Adrian Lyne "Jacob's Ladder".

Glory to him, like to Jackson, came after "Pulp Fiction" by Quentin Tarantino. Perhaps Rhames' most notable starring role is as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible action film series. In total, the actor has more than a hundred film roles. It is still active to this day. In 2017, he starred in Lawrence Sher's comedy Who's Our Dad, Dude? and James Gunn's sci-fi action movie Guardians of the Galaxy.

Eddie Murphy

Not a single selection of photos of black actors is complete without a mention. He came out at the peak of his popularity in the 80s. His first big screen success was Martin Brest's action comedy Beverly Hills Cop. universal love he was brought roles in the John Landis comedy "Swap Places", a comedy melodrama by Tom Shadyak " Nutty Professor", Betty Thomas' comedy "Doctor Dolittle", Ron Underwood's fantasy action movie "The Adventures of Pluto Nash", Bill Condon's dramatic musical "Dream Girls", Rob Minkoff's family comedy fantasy "Haunted Mansion".

Perhaps this is the most famous black man. In addition to successes, there were many failures in his career. The actor was repeatedly nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award. Even became its owner. For example, in 2008 he received an award for the worst male role in Brian Robinska's comedy melodrama Norbit's Tricks. And in 2010 he got the "Golden Raspberry" in the nomination of the decade "for a series of unsuccessful works.

Will Smith

Another successful black actor is Will Smith. He was twice nominated for an Oscar in his career. In 2002, Smith was nominated for the best actor award in Michael Mann's biographical sports drama Ali, dedicated to boxer Cassius Clay. But the victory that year went to Denzel Washington for the dramatic thriller Training Day.

In 2007, Smith once again claimed an Oscar for his work in Gabriele Muccino's drama The Pursuit of Happyness. But even then, he didn't get the award. won for leading role in historical drama Kevin McDonald" The last king Scotland". Will Smith won popular love after the release of Barry Sonnefeld's fantastic action comedy "Men in Black". And then the second part of this film. Since then, many have known him as an agent of James Darrell Edwards.

Black actresses attract the attention of men. Their photos on the Web are popular, and directors pay attention to them, inviting bright beauties to play the roles. The list of the most beautiful black actresses is in the material.

American film actress replenishes all the tops of African American actresses. Fans love the artist not only for starring in films about, as well as “”, “Cloud Atlas” and “Their Eyes Have Seen God”, but also for the beauty that Berry is happy to share with subscribers.

Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union looks great even at 45 and regularly pleases fans with new photos in in social networks. Union is the owner of a slim and athletic figure. Thanks to this, when the actress was young, she worked as a model.

Famous actress, singer, model and dancer. Her most striking role is Bonnie Bennet in the TV series "". In 2018, a number of projects with the participation of Graham are being prepared for the premiere, including the post-apocalyptic series How It Ends from Netflix.

More than 4.5 million people have subscribed to her photoblog, who regularly write compliments to her in the comments.

The famous American actress Keke Palmer, who prefers to act in films of the comedy genre, also adds to the list of African American beauties. Her actor career began with small episodes, but thanks to her talent and bright appearance, young Palmer began to be noticed by directors and called for larger roles.

She became popular thanks to her roles in the films "Crash", "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Mission Impossible 2". Men pay attention to her thanks to her chiseled figure and attractive appearance. She has English roots on her father's side and African American roots on her mother's.

British-Nigerian actress Ashley Madekwe rose to fame after her roles in the TV series Revenge and The Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Madekwe is attractive and has an amazing sense of style. Fans admire her sophisticated and feminine images in the photos that the celebrity publishes on social networks.

Actress Pam Grier became famous for her roles in exploitation films, as well as the courage that allowed Grier to appear on the screen in explicit images. According to the results of a social survey, the star was recognized as one of the most charming actresses of the 20th century.

Pam Grier became the first black actress to make it onto the cover of MS. Magazine.

Snipes made his screen debut with Michael Jackson's "Bad" video, directed by cult director Martin Scorsese. After such a successful work, success and attention were not long in coming. Movie roles literally rained down on Wesley. So, at the beginning of his professional career, he starred in such films as “ Major League", "King of New York", "Blues o a better life”, “New Jack City” and “Dance on the Water”. And the role in the film "Passenger 57" received high marks from film critics and the public in general. In general, the actor's filmography consists of many films, but Snipes is most remembered by the audience for his role as a vampire in the science fiction film Blade. For a Brazilian martial artist, this look was just perfect. It would seem that luck was on the side of the Hollywood actor, but in 2008 the actor went to jail for tax evasion. However, this unpleasant fact did not affect Snipes' career so much. He also continues to act in films, and his loyal fans believe that the idol will again please them with bright works.

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Will Smith

Will Smith is perhaps one of the most recognizable and beloved black people. Hollywood actors. Together with irrepressible charm and charisma, this talented actor seems to have easily won the love of the public, and in particular the entire female audience. By the way, Smith, it is worth noting, owes his fame solely to his strengths and abilities. So, he does not hide the fact that since childhood he had the nickname "Prince", meaning that he could easily get out of any trouble thanks to his flexibility and charm. His attractiveness to a large extent helped to achieve success in the acting field. Will Smith has several nominations for Oscar, Golden Globe, as well as a Grammy statuette. In addition, the man has repeatedly been among the most beautiful and richest people on the planet.