Actor Colman Domingo

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Colman Jason Domingo (born November 28, 1969) is an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his performances on stage and screen. He gained acclaim for his performance as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys in 2011 for which he earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He is also known for his performances in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012), Ava DuVernay’s Selma (2014), Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk (2019), George C. Wolfe’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Janicza Bravo’s Zola (2021). He is also known for his performances on television as Ali on Euphoria and Victor Strand in AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead.

Life and career

Domingo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father is from Belize, and is from a Guatemalan family. Domingo attended Overbrook High School and later Temple University, where he majored in journalism. Soon thereafter he moved to San Francisco, California, where he started acting, mainly in theatre productions.

Domingo starred as Mr. Franklin Jones, Joop, and Mr. Venus, in the critically acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange, which, after a successful 2007 run at The Public Theater, opened on Broadway on February 28, 2008. He received an Obie Award in spring 2008 as part of the ensemble of Passing Strange Off-Broadway and reprised his roles in the film version of Passing Strange, directed by Spike Lee, which made its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2009. In 2010, Domingo’s self-penned, one-man autobiographical play A Boy and His Soul premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, for which he won a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Solo Show. He was also nominated for a Drama Desk Award and a Drama League Award.

Domingo starred as Billy Flynn in Chicago, the longest running revival on Broadway, and in the final collaboration by Kander and Ebb of The Scottsboro Boys, directed by Susan Stroman on Broadway in Fall 2010. For the latter role, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical in May 2011. When The Scottsboro Boys opened in London in Fall 2013, Domingo was nominated for the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical in April 2014. He was nominated for the Fred Astaire Award for Best Principal Dancer on Broadway in 2011.

In 2015, Domingo began appearing in a recurring role on AMC’s post-apocalyptic, zombie series Fear the Walking Dead, as a character named Victor Strand. In December 2015, it was announced that Domingo was promoted to series regular for Season 2 of the series.

In 2017, Domingo joined Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as a member of the Actors’ Branch.

In 2018, Domingo joined the Director’s Guild of America as a director of episode 12 of season 4 of Fear The Walking Dead. He is the first ever actor in The Walking Dead universe to helm an episode.

In 2020, Domingo signed a first-look deal with AMC Networks.

Domingo has taught at the O’Neill National Theater Institute, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Domingo is openly gay, and has been married to his husband, Raúl Domingo, since 2014.

Works

As writer

  • Up Jumped Springtime (Premiered at Theatre Rhinoceros in San Francisco, 1998)

  • A Boy and His Soul (Premiered at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City, 2009; earlier version of the play premiered at the Thick Description Theater in San Francisco in 2005, and produced in 2008 as a part of Thick Description’s 20th Anniversary Season; produced as a one night only performance at Joe’s Pub in New York City in 2008; produced in Tricycle Theatre in London, UK in 2013; produced at Brisbane Powerhouse in Brisbane, Australia, in 2014)

  • Wild With Happy (Premiered at The Public Theater in New York City in 2012; produced at TheatreWorks in Menlo Park, CA, in 2013; produced at Baltimore Center Stage in 2014; produced at City Theatre (Pittsburgh) in Pittsburgh, PA, in 2017

  • Dot (Premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays in 2015; produced at the Vineyard Theatre in New York City in 2016; produced at Detroit Public Theatre in November 2016; produced at Everyman Theatre, Baltimore in December 2016; produced at New Venture Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA, in March 2017; produced at True Colors Theatre Company in Atlanta, GA, in April 2017; produced at St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre in St. Louis, MO, in September 2017; produced at PlayMakers Repertory Company in Chapel Hill, NC, in November 2017; produced at Park Square Theatre in St. Paul, MN, in November 2017; produced at The Billie Holiday Theatre in New York City in October 2018; produced at People’s Light and Theatre Company in Malvern, PA in September 2019; produced at Soul Rep Theatre Company in Dallas, TX in December 2019)

  • Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (book co-written with Robert Cary and Des McAnuff) (Premiered at La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, CA, in November 2017; produced on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre with opening in Spring 2018)

  • Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole (co-written with Patricia McGregor) (Produced at People’s Light and Theatre Company in Malvern, PA, in September 2017, it premiered on the West Coast in February 2019 at the Geffen Playhouse)

  • West Philly, Baby (developed with Alisa Tager and AMC Networks/ALLBLK for television)

    • As director

    Year Show Season Episode number Episode name
    2018 Fear the Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 12 “Weak”
    2019 Season 5 Episode 3 “Humbug’s Gulch”
    2020 Season 6 Episode 3 “Alaska”
    Year Title Playwright Venue Notes
    1998 Pieces of the Quilt – 3 Erin Cressida Wilson, Maria Irene Fornes, Herbert Siguenza, Greg Sarris, John Steppling, Migdalia Cruz, Rhodessa Jones Solo Mio at Bayfront Theater
    1999 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson Theatre Rhinoceros
    2001 Rhinoceros Eugène Ionesco Theatre Rhinoceros
    2004 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson Flight Theatre at the Complex Hollywood
    2004 Once on This Island book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty The College at Brockport, State University of New York at Geva Theatre Center
    2006 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson New Professional Theatre at Peter JaySharp Theater Playwrights Horizons
    2008 Single Black Female Lisa B. Thompson New Professional Theatre at The Duke on 42nd St New 42nd Street
    2009 Exit Cuckoo Lisa Ramirez Working Theater at Clurman Theater at Theatre Row
    2015 A Band of Angels Myla Churchill New York City Children’s Theater
    2015 Seven Guitars August Wilson Actors Theatre of Louisville
    2016 Barbecue Robert O’Hara Geffen Playhouse
    2017 A Guide for the Homesick Ken Urban Huntington Theatre Company
    2019 Dot Colman Domingo People’s Light and Theatre Company

    As actor

    Year Film Role Notes
    1995 Timepiece Khris
    1998 Around the Fire Trace
    1999 King of the Bingo Game Sonny
    True Crime Wally Cartwright
    2000 Desi’s Looking for a New Girl Mother
    2003 Kung Phooey! Roy Lee
    2006 Freedomland Male Patient
    2008 Miracle at St. Anna West Indian Postal Customer
    2012 Lincoln Private Harold Green
    Red Hook Summer Blessing Rowe
    2013 All Is Bright Nzomo
    42 Lawson Bowman
    Hair Brained Finals Moderator
    The Butler Freddie Fallows
    2014 400 Boys Talon
    Time Out of Mind Mr. Oyello
    Selma Ralph Abernathy
    2015 Beautiful Something Drew
    2016 The Birth of a Nation Hark Turner
    2018 Assassination Nation Principal Turrell
    First Match Coach Castile
    If Beale Street Could Talk Joseph Rivers
    2019 Lucy in the Sky Frank Paxton
    2020 Zola X
    Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Cutler
    2021 Without Remorse Pastor West
    The God Committee Father Dunbar
    Candyman William Burke
    Year Show Role Episode name Notes
    1997 Nash Bridges Reggie Harell “Dirty Tricks” 4 episodes total
    1999 Hassam “Power Play”
    Desmond Kenner “Girl Trouble”
    2000 Trumpet Player “Skin Trade”
    2004 Law & Order Ronald Gumer “Hands Free” 2 episodes total
    2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Sergeant Ev Sides “To the Bone” 2 episodes total
    Law & Order: Trial by Jury Gus “Eros in the Upper Eighties”
    2008 Law & Order Donnie “Sweetie” 2 episodes total
    2008–2010 The Big Gay Sketch Show Various 16 episodes
    2009 Great Performances Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus/Joop “Passing Strange” Musical telecast
    2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Andre Lanier “Love Sick” 2 episodes total
    2015–present Fear the Walking Dead Victor Strand 51 episodes
    Guest (season 1)
    Main cast (season 2–present)
    2015 The Knick Dr. Russell Daniels Season 2 (Recurring role)
    2016 Lucifer Father Frank Lawrence “Priest Walks Into a Bar”
    Horace and Pete Dr. Evers “Episode 8”
    2017 Timeless Bass Reeves “The Murder of Jesse James”
    BoJack Horseman Eddie (Dragonfly) “The Old Sugarman Place” Voice role
    Miles from Tomorrowland Cember Voice role
    2018 American Dad! Stiles “(You Gotta) Strike for Your Right” Voice role
    2019–2020 Euphoria Ali Recurring role, 6 episodes (season 1)
    Starring (special episode: “Trouble Don’t Last Always”)
    2020 The Twilight Zone Carl “Downtime”
    2021 Cinema Toast Barrington “Kiss, Marry, Kill” Voice role
    Year Title Role Venue
    1994 Out of the Inkwell The Brown Bomber Theater Rhinoceros
    1995 Twelfth Night Antonio Theater Rhinoceros
    1995 Desk Set Sadel Theater Rhinoceros
    1996 Journey to the West Dragon King Berkeley Repertory Theatre/Huntington Theatre Company
    1997 Blade to the Heat Garnet Thick Description
    1997 Hurricane Ray Campo Santo at New Langton Arts
    1997 Blues for an Alabama Sky Guy TheatreWorks
    1997 Midsummer Night’s Dream Oberon, Theseus San Francisco Shakespeare Festival
    1998 Maleta Mulata Barbarito Campo Santo, Intersection for the Arts
    1998 Up Jumped Springtime Ensemble, also playwright Theater Rhinoceros
    1999 Romeo and Juliet Mercutio Shakespeare Santa Cruz
    1999 Two Gentlemen of Verona Speed Shakespeare Santa Cruz
    2000 Fences Gabriel TheatreWorks
    2000 Taming of the Shrew Lucentio California Shakespeare Theater
    2000 Sons of Don Juan Fernandito San Jose Repertory Theatre
    2000 Love’s Labour’s Lost Costard California Shakespeare Theater
    2001 Two Gentlemen of Verona Speed Geva Theatre Center
    2001 A Christmas Carol Mr. Fezziwig American Conservatory Theater
    2002 Midsummer Night’s Dream Lysander California Shakespeare Theater
    2002 Haroun and the Sea of Stories Mr. Sengupta, Khatham Shud the Cultmaster of Bezaban Berkeley Repertory Theatre
    2002 Winter’s Tale Autolycus California Shakespeare Theater
    2003 American Ma(u)l Thomas Jefferson Culture Project/ 45 Bleeker
    2003 Henry V Duke of Bourbon Delacorte Theater
    2004 All’s Well That Ends Well Lavatch California Shakespeare Theater
    2005 People’s Temple Eugene Smith and others Berkeley Repertory Theatre
    2005 A Boy and His Soul Self, also playwright Thick Description Theater
    2006 People’s Temple Eugene Smith and others Guthrie Theater
    2006 Passing Strange Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus Berkeley Repertory Theatre
    2007 Passing Strange Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus Joseph Papp Public Theater, Anspacher Theater
    2007 Well Jim and others Huntington Theatre
    2008 Passing Strange Mr. Franklin/Mr. Venus Broadway, Belasco Theatre
    2008 A Boy and His Soul Self, also playwright Thick Description Theater
    2009 Coming Home Alfred Witbooy Long Wharf Theatre
    2009 The Wiz The Wiz New York City Center Encores!
    2009 A Boy and His Soul Self, also playwright Vineyard Theatre
    2010 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones Vineyard Theatre
    2010 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones Guthrie Theater
    2010 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones Broadway, Lyceum Theatre
    2010, 2011 Chicago Billy Flynn Broadway, Ambassador Theatre
    2011 Blood Knot Zachariah Pietersen Signature Theatre
    2012 Wild with Happy Gil, also playwright Joseph Papp Public Theater, LuEsther Hall
    2013 Wild with Happy Gil, also playwright TheatreWorks, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts
    2013 A Boy and His Soul Self, also playwright Tricycle Theatre
    2013 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones The Young Vic
    2014 A Boy and His Soul Self, also playwright Brisbane Powerhouse
    2014 Guys and Dolls Rusty Charlie Carnegie Hall
    2014 Nothing Personal James Baldwin Live Ideas Festival at the New York Live Arts
    2014 The Scottsboro Boys Mr. Bones West End theatre, Garrick Theatre
    2019 A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger Broadway, American Airlines Theatre, One Night Only Benefit Staged Reading

    Awards and nominations

    Year Association Category Nominated work Result Ref
    1997 Dean Goodman Choice Award Blues for an Alabama Sky Won
    2006 Bay Area Critics Circle Award Ensemble Performance Passing Strange Won
    2008 Obie Award Performance Won
    Connecticut Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Play Coming Home Won
    2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Solo Performance A Boy and His Soul Nominated
    Drama League Award Distinguished Performance Nominated
    Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Solo Show Won
    ITBA Award Outstanding Solo Show Won
    Black Reel Award Best Ensemble Passing Strange Nominated
    2011 Fred and Adele Astaire Award Outstanding Male Dancer The Scottsboro Boys Nominated
    Tony Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Nominated
    2014 Whatsonstage.com Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Nominated
    Laurence Olivier Award Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Nominated
    San Diego Film Critics Society Best Ensemble Selma Nominated
    Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Ensemble Nominated
    2015 Black Reel Award Best Ensemble Won
    Off Broadway Alliance Award Best Family Show A Band of Angels Won
    2017 Scenie Award Outstanding Direction (Comedy, Larger Theater) Barbecue Won
    NAACP Theatre Award Best Director of a Play, Larger Theatre Nominated
    2018 ITVFest (Independent Television Festival) Best Drama Actor Nothingman Won
    Newport Beach Film Festival Artist of Distinction Award Won
    IRNE Award Best Director of a Play, Large Stage A Guide for the Homesick Nominated
    Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole Nominated
    Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theater Outstanding New Play/Musical Nominated
    Drama League Award Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical Summer: The Donna Summer Musical Nominated
    2019 NAACP Theatre Award Best Playwright, Larger Theatre Nominated
    2020 Boston Society of Film Critics Award Best Ensemble Cast Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Won
    NAACP Image Award Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Won
    Critics’ Choice Movie Award Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
    Florida Film Critics Circle Award Best Ensemble Nominated
    Independent Spirit Award Best Supporting Male Nominated
    NAACP Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
    Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
    2021 Hollywood Critics Association Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Movie Euphoria Nominated
    Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor – Television (Drama) Nominated

    External Links

    Actor Colman Domingo – Wikipedia

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