Colman Domingo Says ‘I Lost My Mind’ After Agent Revealed ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Rejected Him Because He Wasn’t Light-Skinned: ‘This Is Going to Kill Me’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Colman Domingo is having a banner year thanks to acclaimed performances in “Rustin” and “The Color Purple,” the latter of which opened to a triumphant $18 million on Christmas Day.
But things were considerably different for the actor back in 2014. Despite being a Tony nominee for “The Scottsboro Boys,” Domingo couldn’t get his screen acting career off the ground.
He recently told The New York Times he was stuck auditioning for “under-fives,” roles that only offered him a just line or two of dialogue.
Domingo figured one of these “under-five” roles might lead to a bigger break, and the most promising of them was for a bit part on an episode of “Boardwalk Empire.” The HBO drama series was looking for an actor to play the maître d’ at a Black-owned nightclub.
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