It’s important to note that while the leads in Selma and 12 Years a Slave are British, many of these examples employed black American actors in leading and supporting roles.

Black British actors are commonly found in popular Black American films about race. Both earning over $50 million at the box office, 12 Years a Slave and Selma have Black British leads and ...

As African-American actors push away from Hollywood’s classic stereotypes, the pigeonholes they once accepted for themselves are no longer. But, increasing diversity isn’t a static goal. Black British ...

Mastering an American accent has become a rite of passage for British and Australian actors, and assorted other former British colonies. It’s an interesting phenomenon: in America we send most ...

Some say the seeming influx of black British actors is a result of limited opportunity in the U.K. Morgan Freeman made this point as far back as 2012, when he told the Telegraph that he knew at ...

*Larenz Tate shares his opinion about the debate over Black British actors landing plush roles in American film and television. “I don’t look at it as a competition. I look at the collective ...

After he drew controversy for criticizing the casting of black British actors in American films on Monday, Samuel L. Jackson clarified his thoughts on the matter.. Jackson denied having implied ...

With their flawless American accent, viewers were not able to recognise they were British. We have come up with a list of such actors who you might not guess are British in real life. 1.

The English-American actor moved to Toronto, Canada, with his mum as a teenager and later to the United States. ... Sir Lenny Henry is among the best black male British actors over 60.

Remember when Samuel L. Jackson accused Black British actors of taking roles from their African-American colleagues? “They don’t cost as much,” he said earlier in the year. “Unless you ...

Elba joins a handful of other actors and actresses who’ve previously given their two cents on the debate as well including fellow Black British actor and Snowfall actor Damson Idris, his costar ...