Poll: Black Actors in Traditionally White Roles

A poll by yrnej

Results of 693 votes:

  1. 189

    Bernie Casey in Never Say Never Again (1983)

  2. 136

    Samuel L. Jackson in The Avengers (2012)

  3. 60

    Ludacris in Max Payne (2008)

  4. 46

    Pam Grier in Jackie Brown (1997)

  5. 43

    #11

  6. 33

    "Batman" Eartha Kitt 1967 ABC

  7. 31

    Laurence Fishburne in Hannibal (2013)

  8. 27

    Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

  9. 21

    Billy Dee Williams in Batman (1989)

  10. 17

    Jamie Foxx and Quvenzhané Wallis in Annie (2014)

  11. 16

    Michael Clarke Duncan in Daredevil (2003)

  12. 15

    Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad, Jill Scott, Adepero Oduye, and Dola Rashad in Steel Magnolias (2012)

  13. 11

    Ford Prefect (Mos Def).

  14. 9

    Michael B. Jordan in Fantastic Four (2015)

  15. 8

    Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood in Cinderella (1997)

  16. 8

    Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)

  17. 8

    #17

  18. 8

    Idris Elba in Thor (2011)

  19. 5

    Denzel Washington in The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

  20. 2

    Martin Lawrence and Chris Rock in Death at a Funeral (2010)

  21. 0

    #15

  22. 0

    Angel Coulby in Merlin (2008)

  23. 0

    Naomie Harris in Skyfall (2012)

  24. 0

    Will Smith as Jim West

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