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Alton Fitzgerald White
ActorBorn September 10, 1960 (64 years)
Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.
Filmography
| 2024 | The Girls on the Bus (TV Series) · as Emmanuel Kenrick |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny · as Hotel Porter |
| 2023 | Dear Edward (TV Series) · as Dr. Garrity |
| 2022 | Let the Right One In (TV Series) · as Mr. Andrews |
| 2021 | Who Is Christmas Eve? · as Mr. Fuller |
| 2021 | Dexter: New Blood (TV Series) · as Morris Cooper |
| 2021 | FBI: International (TV Series) · as Fbi Deputy Director Julian Adell |
| 2020 | Power Book II: Ghost (TV Series) · as Priest |
| 2019 | The Goldfinch · as Social Worker |
| 2019 | Rent: Live · as Ensemble |
| 2018 | The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot · as George |
| 2018 | Asher · as Berenger |
| 2018 | FBI (TV Series) · as Asac Joe Franklin |
| 2018 | Manifest (TV Series) · as Dr. Bier |
| 2017 | MINDHUNTER (TV Series) · as Tim |
| 2017 | The Good Fight (TV Series) · as Funeral Director |
| 2016 | Bull (2016) (TV Series) · as Judge Tahani |
| 2015 | Code Black (TV Series) · as Lawrence |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary (TV Series) · as Jonah Bramble |
| 2013 | The Blacklist (TV Series) · as Steve Gorrell |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Parole Officer |
| 2009 | The Invention of Lying · as Angelo Badsmith |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Nick Monroe |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Deputy Warden Harris |