Delroy Lindo

Also known as Delroy George Lindo

Delroy George Lindo is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 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), and Rodney Little in Clockers (1995)

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Born: Delroy George Lindo , ( 1952-11-18 ) 18 November 1952 (age 73) , London, England
Education: San Francisco State University ( BFA ) American Conservatory Theater ( MFA ) New York University ( MA )
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1975–present
Spouse: Nashormeh Lindo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1990 )

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Instance of: human
Given name: George
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Q2057625
Occupation: film actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Image: Delroy Lindo 2025.png

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date of birth: 1952-11-18
Commons category: Delroy Lindo
nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
name in native language: Delroy George Lindo
start of work period: 1976-00-00
social media followers: 3828
writing language: English language
archives at: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

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Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 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), and Rodney Little in Clockers (1995)

He gained further recognition for his role as Paul, a Vietnam War veteran in the film Da 5 Bloods (2020), he earned the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as blues player Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler's horror film Sinners (2025), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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