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More than half of British films produced in the last 10 years do not include any black actors in named roles, new research says. The British Film Institute (BFI) said that 59 percent of U.K. films ...
Samuel L. Jackson is clarifying a comment he made earlier this week about black British actors, saying he didn’t mean for it to be a slam but it was rather directed at Hollywood as a whole ...
Earl Cameron, one of the first major Black actors in British cinema, died on Friday at his home in England, his representative confirmed to Variety. He was 102. Cameron was born in Pembroke ...
A prison drama anthology series, Time was created by Jimmy McGovern, who also co-wrote the show with Helen Black.Each three-part season follows a new story set in prison with an ensemble cast, the ...
TV David Harewood says Black British actors move to America for jobs because of ‘racism’ in U.K. film industry The “Homeland” star cited David Oyelowo, Idris Elba, and Daniel Kaluuya as ...
The British are coming! Lots of current and upcoming fall series star Brits, including Fox's "Prodigal Son" (Michael Sheen), Amazon's "Carnival Row" (Orlando Bloom, Cara Delavigne), HBO's ...
Be Careful What You Ask For – Black British Actor Says White Performers Should Play Black Roles. By Ny MaGee April 24, 2024; ... who are also then expected to promote said show.
Voices As a Black British actor, I’ve been stereotyped one too many times. I’m moving to America. Auditions where I’m handed a fake spliff as a prop and agents who tell me, ‘Diversity is ...
UPDATE, 12:30 PM: Samuel L. Jackson is clarifying comments he made earlier this week about the casting of British black actors in U.S. films that deal with race relations. He says he was ...
British actor David Oyelowo has criticised TV bosses for ignoring "the real" British history by not casting black actors in period dramas. The 38-year-old, who plays Martin Luther King in ...