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Delroy Lindo

American actor (born 1952)

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Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in several Spike Lee films, playing West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran, in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.

📰 Related News (11)

🇺🇸 Delroy Lindo Shares First Public Comments On BAFTA’s Tourette’s Incident At NAACP Image Awards: “It’s A Classic Case Of Something That Could Be Very Negative Becoming Very Positive” (2026-03-01)
Delroy Lindo took a few moments to thank everyone for all the support following last week’s incident at the BAFTA Film Awards when an audience member ...
🇺🇸 Delroy Lindo Speaks Out on BAFTA Tourette’s Incident at NAACP Image Awards: “Something Negative Becoming Positive” (2026-03-01)
Taking the stage with writer-director Ryan Coogler to loud applause at the awards ceremony, Lindo offered just one of numerous allusions to the contro...
🇺🇸 NAACP Image Awards Audience Gives Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo Standing Ovation After BAFTA N-Word Controversy (2026-03-01)
It didn’t take long for the NAACP Image Awards to show “Sinners” stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo some love following an incident at last week...
🇺🇸 ‘Sinners’ Studio Warner Bros. Raised BAFTA Film Awards Racial Slur Immediately and Requested for It to Be Removed From Broadcast (2026-02-24)
Warner Bros. was quick to react following the BAFTA Film Awards N-word controversy on Sunday but reportedly saw their concerns ignored. According to a...
🇺🇸 BAFTA Jury Member Quits Over Handling of Tourette’s Tic at Film Awards: “Utterly Unforgivable” (2026-02-24)
Jonte Richardson posted on social media that he will not give his time to an organization "that has repeatedly failed to safeguard the dignity of its ...
🇺🇸 BAFTA Apologizes to Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo and Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for N-Word Outburst: ‘We Will Learn From This’ (2026-02-23)
The British Academy has addressed the controversy surrounding the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday night, where Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson made a ...
🇺🇸 Racial slur is shouted during BAFTAs while 'Sinners' actors are onstage (2026-02-23)
A racial slur was shouted during the BAFTAs while actors Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage. A spokesperson for the BBC attributed the ou...
🇺🇸 Racial slur shouted at 'Sinners' actors during BAFTAs (2026-02-23)
The BBC apologized for the “strong and offensive language” that was shouted during the taping of the British Academy Film Awards after a clip of an at...
🇺🇸 BAFTA and BBC Let the N-Word Air on Tape Delay — Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, the Tourette’s Community and Viewers Deserve an Apology (2026-02-23)
This cannot be overstated: BAFTA and the BBC failed us all. During the 79th BAFTA Film Awards, host Alan Cumming paused the ceremony to thank the audi...
🇺🇸 BBC says racial slur shouted at 'Sinners' actors during BAFTAs was result of Tourette syndrome (2026-02-23)
The BBC apologized Sunday for the “strong and offensive language” that was shouted during the taping of the British Academy Film Awards after a clip o...
🇺🇸 Delroy Lindo shares how his son told him he was nominated for his first Oscar (2026-02-18)
"Sinners" star Delroy Lindo speaks to "CBS Mornings" about being nominated for his first Oscar, saying "it's special. It is a big deal." He also admit...