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Domingo – WonderCon 2018 – “Fear the Walking Dead” Press Room – Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Avenue – Anaheim, CA, USA – Photo Credit: Carla Van Wagoner / PR Photos
Birth Name: Colman Jason Domingo
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 28, 1969
Ethnicity: * father – African-Guatemalan * mother – African-American
Colman Domingo is an American actor, writer, and television and stage director. He is known for his roles in the films Lincoln (2012), Red Hook Summer , All Is Bright , 42 , Lee Daniels’ The Butler , Selma , Assassination Nation , If Beale Street Could Talk , Lucy in the Sky , Zola , Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom , Without Remorse , Candyman (2021), Rustin , The Color Purple (2023), and Sing Sing , and, in voice role, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken ; on television’s Law & Order franchise, The Big Gay Sketch Show , Fear the Walking Dead , of which he has also directed episodes; and Euphoria ; and in many works on stage, particularly The Scottsboro Boys . He has also written the plays Up Jumped Springtime , Wild With Happy , and Dot , and co-written the book for Summer: The Donna Summer Musical , and Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole .
His mother, Edith, was African-American. His father is from Belize, and is of Guatemalan descent. He moved to San Francisco, California, after college, where he began his acting career.
Colman is married to Raúl Domingo.
A picture of Colman’s paternal grandmother can be seen here .
Colman’s maternal grandfather was named James Hawkins. James was born in Alabama.
Colman’s maternal grandmother was named Estella/Stelle/Stella. Estella was born in Georgia.
Sources: Colman’s mother on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Colman’s mother – https://www.findagrave.com