Born on November 29, 1976, in Anderson, South Carolina, he was an influential American actor known for portraying iconic African American figures in film. He gained widespread acclaim for playing Jackie Robinson in "42", James Brown in "Get on Up", and Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall". His role as T'Challa in Marvel's "Black Panther" became a cultural phenomenon. A Howard University graduate, he was celebrated for his talent, grace, and dedication to social issues. He passed away on August 28, 2020, after a private battle with cancer.
42
42 is a biographical sports drama film about the life of baseball player Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. The...
MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is a tense drama set in a 1927 Chicago recording studio, where legendary blues singer Ma Rainey conducts a session with her...
BLACK PANTHER
Black Panther is a groundbreaking superhero film set in the technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda. The story follows T'Challa, who...
GET ON UP
Get on Up is a biographical drama film that follows the life of James Brown, a legendary musician known as the 'Godfather of Soul'. The movie...
MARSHALL
Marshall is a biographical legal drama that chronicles an early case in the career of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court...
21 BRIDGES
An aging NYC detective, Andre Davis (Chadwick Boseman), hunts four criminals who murder police officers after a drug deal goes wrong. To stop them he...