Person · Actor · Active 2002–2020
Chadwick Boseman
1976–2020, Anderson
American actor, born in Anderson. Won the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Appeared in 12 films on this site, including Black Panther (2018), Captain America: Civil War (2016) and Gods of Egypt (2016). Of the actors and directors on this site, Chadwick Boseman shares the most films with Stan Lee (2 films), Viola Davis (2) and Scarlett Johansson (1) (66 in all).
Boseman won a Drama League Directing Fellowship and an acting AUDELCO, along with receiving a Jeff Award nomination for his 2005 play Deep Azure.
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He continued to portray historical figures, starring as singer James Brown in Get on Up (2014) and as Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017).
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In their own words
I was waiting to hear about 42. Nobody had called me. Nobody had told me anything.
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Partners by shared films
Who Chadwick Boseman made films with
Directors
One film together
Co-stars
- 2Stan Lee actorCaptain America: Civil War, Black Panther
- 2Viola Davis actressGet on Up, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
One film together
- The Express 2008Dennis Quaid, Clancy Brown
- 42 2013Harrison Ford, John C. McGinley, Alan Tudyk, Christopher Meloni, Lucas Black, T. R. Knight
- Draft Day 2014Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Combs, Rosanna Arquette, Terry Crews, Tom Welling, Frank Langella, Sam Elliott, Jim Brown, Wade Williams
- Get on Up 2014Octavia Spencer, Dan Aykroyd
- Captain America: Civil War 2016Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, William Hurt, Don Cheadle, Marisa Tomei
- Gods of Egypt 2016Geoffrey Rush, Gerard Butler, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Rufus Sewell
- Message from the King 2016Tom Felton, Alfred Molina, Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer
- Marshall 2017Kate Hudson, Sophia Bush, James Cromwell, Dan Stevens, Josh Gad, Sterling K. Brown
- Black Panther 2018Andy Serkis, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, Angela Bassett, Martin Freeman, Michael B. Jordan, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright
- 21 Bridges 2019Sienna Miller, J. K. Simmons, Keith David, Taylor Kitsch
- Da 5 Bloods 2020Jean Reno, Delroy Lindo
Films in this guide
Best known
- Black Panther 2018actor, as T’Challa/Black Panther
- Captain America: Civil War 2016actor, as T’Challa / Black Panther
- Gods of Egypt 2016actor, as Thoth
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020actor, as Levee Green
- 42 2013actor, as Jackie Robinson
- Da 5 Bloods 2020actor
2000s
- The Express (2008)actor
2010s
- 42 (2013)actor, as Jackie Robinson
- Draft Day (2014)actor
- Get on Up (2014)actor
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)actor, as T’Challa / Black Panther
- Gods of Egypt (2016)actor, as Thoth
- Message from the King (2016)actor
- Marshall (2017)actor
- Black Panther (2018)actor, as T’Challa/Black Panther
- 21 Bridges (2019)actor, producer
2020s
- Da 5 Bloods (2020)actor
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)actor, as Levee Green