Biography
Who is Colman Domingo?
Early life and education
Colman Domingo was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up as the third of four children in a working class household with his mother Edith Bowles and stepfather Clarence. His biological father was from Belize and left the family when Colman was nine years old. As a child, Colman had a lisp and received speech therapy from his mother.
Colman graduated from Overbrook High School in 1987. He later attended Temple University to major in journalism. Soon after college, he moved to San Francisco, California, where he began acting primarily in regional theatre productions before expanding his career to Broadway and film.
Theatre and Broadway career
Colman built a strong reputation in theatre through various stage productions. He starred in the rock musical Passing Strange, which opened on Broadway in 2008 after a run at The Public Theater. For his work in the original Broadway and West End productions of The Scottsboro Boys, he earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2011 and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2014.
In addition to acting, Colman wrote the book for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical in 2018. He also co-produced Fat Ham in 2023, which received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Play. His theatrical work includes writing and starring in his own autobiographical play, A Boy and His Soul, at the Vineyard Theatre.
Television and film roles
On television, Colman portrayed Victor Strand in the AMC series Fear the Walking Dead from 2015 to 2023. He also played Ali Muhammad in the HBO series Euphoria, winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2022. He later earned two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role in the Netflix series The Four Seasons.
In film, Colman received consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best Actor. He earned his first nomination for playing civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the 2023 biopic Rustin and his second for playing a prison inmate in the 2024 drama Sing Sing. His other film appearances include Lincoln, Selma, and The Color Purple.
Birthday and age
Colman Domingo was born on November 28, 1969, which makes Colman 56 years old today. That birthday falls under the Sagittarius sign. Colman shares the date with 36 other famous people.
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