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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 (21)

🇺🇸 Final Oscar Predictions: Supporting Actor — Why Delroy Lindo Could Be This Year’s Marcia Gay Harden (2026-03-12)
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predicti...
🇺🇸 Oscars: Rose Byrne, Delroy Lindo, Wagner Moura to Round Out Show Presenters (2026-03-11)
The ceremony will air on Sunday with Conan O’Brien hosting....
🇬🇧 ‘Did I just hear what I thought I heard?’: Sinners’ Delroy Lindo on Bafta N-word controversy (2026-03-06)
<p>The actor says he had only ‘a nanosecond’ to process the racial slur shouted during the Baftas before continuing to present with co-star Michael B ...
🇺🇸 Everyone Seems in Favor of a ‘Sinners’ Winning Star an Oscar. Which Actor(s) Will It Be? (2026-03-04)
Momentum has built for the "Sinners" cast after the BAFTA and Actor Awards. Has it been enough for Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, and/or Delroy Lind...
🇺🇸 Host Alan Cumming Finally Addresses BAFTAs Tourette’s Incident: “A Trauma Triggering Sh*tshow” (2026-03-03)
Alan Cumming isn’t one to hold his tongue, but it’s been more than a week since an audience member with Tourette’s syndrome shouted a racial slur whil...
🇺🇸 BAFTA Host Alan Cumming Apologizes After John Davidson’s N-Word Outburst: ‘A Trauma Triggering S—show’ (2026-03-03)
BAFTAs host Alan Cumming took to Instagram on Monday to address the outburst of Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson at the 79th edition of the ceremon...
🇬🇧 Delroy Lindo thankful for ‘love and support’ after N-word incident at Baftas (2026-03-01)
<p>Lindo speaks out after man with Tourette syndrome shouted slur while actor was on stage with Michael B Jordan</p><p>British-American actor <a href=...
🇺🇸 ‘Sinners’ Star Jayme Lawson Speaks Out on BAFTA Incident: “That’s Exploitation” (2026-03-01)
"Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don't provide the necessary resources to keep them and everyone else in that room safe by them ...
🇺🇸 Delroy Lindo Addresses BAFTAs Incident at NAACP Image Awards (2026-03-01)
"It’s a classic case of something that could be very negative becoming very positive," Sinners actor says...
🇺🇸 Delroy Lindo makes first public comments following racial slur incident at BAFTAs (2026-03-01)
Actor Delroy Lindo made his first public comments Saturday night at the NAACP Impact Awards addressing the racial slurs hurled at himself and "Sinners...
🇺🇸 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...