Sentences with phrase «first black actor»

Sterling K. Brown, of «This is Us,» made history, becoming the first black actor to win the TV lead actor drama category.

After Sterling K. Brown became the first black man in 19 years to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series last year, the This Is Us actor continued his winning streak, becoming the first black actor ever to win the award for Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama.

For TV, Sterling K. Brown made history as the first black actor to take home the Best Actor award for his role in This Is Us.

Oprah recalled watching Sidney Poitier become the first black actor to win an Oscar in 1964, emphasized the importance of supporting journalists and the press and spoke of Recy Taylor, who died recently, but at 24 was kidnapped and raped by three white men.

He garnered national recognition for his performance as King Henry VI in the RSC's 2001 production, when he was cast as the first black actor to play an English king in a major production of Shakespeare.

He's the first black actor to win this SAG category; he also made history in the same category at the Golden Globes.

Sidney Poitier became the first black actor to win a competitive Oscar when he picked up the lead actor Academy Award for 1963's «Lilies of the Field.»

Sterling K. Brown of «This Is Us» became the first black actor to win the Globe for best actor in a TV drama, according to the AP.

While most of the talk was about progress in the sphere of gender, actor Sterling K. Brown of TV's This Is Us addressed progress of a different kind: he was the first black actor to win the Globe for best actor in a TV drama.

Emily Brontë described Heathcliff using words like «dusky» «swarthy» back in 1847, so Arnold cast the first black actor to play the role.