Colman Domingo reflected on years of discouragement in his attempt to break into the film and television industry in a profile by the New York Times, opening up about getting passed over for a role on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” because he wasn’t “light-skinned.”
Domingo, the star of this year’s biopic “Rustin” and a supporting role in the Warner Bros. blockbuster “The Color Purple,” discussed his challenging years breaking into the industry.
The actor recounted a specific instance, a callback for HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” which left him so discouraged that he contemplated leaving acting behind altogether.
