From Amandla Stenberg To Viola Davis: Here's How 50 Black Actors Barely Changed From Their Very Earliest Red Carpet To Their Latest Red Carpet

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Here are 50 actors who person been successful the concern for decades and someway haven't aged a time since their archetypal reddish carpet appearances.

1. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 29 successful 2016 for Season 2 of Marvel's Daredevil:

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 39 successful 2026 for Marvel Television's Wonder Man, starring him arsenic the titular hero, aka Simon Williams:

2. Wunmi Mosaku's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 23 successful 2010 astatine the British Academy Television Craft Awards:

Wunmi Mosaku's latest carpet quality astatine property 39 successful 2026 astatine The National Board Of Review Annual Awards Gala for her enactment successful the critically acclaimed Ryan Coolger movie Sinners:

3. Whoopi Goldberg's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 29 successful 1985 astatine the 57th Annual Academy Awards, 1 twelvemonth earlier she was nominated for her relation arsenic Celie successful The Color Purple:

Whoopi Goldberg's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 70 successful 2026 astatine the New York premiere of Angel Studios' Solo Mio:

4. Tessa Thompson's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 22 successful 2005 astatine the Vibe Awards:

Tessa Thompson's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 42 successful 2026 during the Sundance Film Festival, celebrating the Sundance Institute: A Tribute To Founder Robert Redford:

5. Thandiwe Newton's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 25 successful 1998 for the LA premiere of the adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved:

Thandiwe Newton's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 53 successful 2025 astatine the LA premiere of 1 her latest movies with Jack Black and Paul Rudd, Anaconda:

6. Zoe Saldaña's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 21 successful 2001 astatine the premiere of her archetypal movie, Center Stage:

Zoe Saldaña's latest reddish carpet astatine property 47 successful 2025 astatine the Miami peculiar screening of Avatar: Fire and Ash, the 3rd movie of James Cameron's epic franchise that helped her go 1 of the highest-grossing actors of all-time:

7. Kerry Washington's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 23 successful 2001 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of 1 of her archetypal movies, Save The Last Dance:

Kerry Washington's latest reddish carpet quality astatine 49 successful 2026 astatine the Apple TV Press Day for her upcoming tv play bid Imperfect Women, starring Kerry and Elisabeth Moss:

8. Regina Hall's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 29 successful 2000 astatine the New York City premiere of Scary Movie, which became her archetypal relation that helped her emergence to prominence arsenic a comedic actor:

Regina Hall's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 55 successful 2025 astatine the peculiar vacation screening of The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants:

9. Taraji P. Henson's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 30 successful 2001 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of The Brothers:

Taraji P. Henson's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 55 successful 2026 astatine the Miss Sohee Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer amusement during Paris Fashion Week:

10. Sterling K. Brown's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 33 successful 2009 astatine the This is Tisch! Gala to payment the Tisch School of the Arts:

Sterling K. Brown's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 49 successful 2026 astatine the 83rd Annual Golden Globes, wherever helium received a information for Best Performance by a Male Actor successful a Television Series for his relation successful Hulu's Paradise:

11. Cynthia Erivo's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 26 successful 2013 astatine the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, astir the clip she archetypal starred successful the London accumulation of The Color Purple:

Cynthia Erivo's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 39 successful 2026 astatine the 46th Critics' Circle Film Awards:

12. Keke Palmer's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 11 successful 2005 astatine the 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards:

Keke Palmer's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 32 successful 2026 astatine the premiere lawsuit of Peacock's The 'Burbs:

13. Regina King's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 27 successful 1998 astatine the Hollywood premiere of How Stella Got Her Groove Back:

Regina King's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 54 successful 2025 astatine the Franca Fund Gala astatine the Museum of Islamic Art:

14. Giancarlo Esposito's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 37 successful 1995 astatine the New York City premiere of Smoke:

Giancarlo Esposito's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 67 successful 2026 astatine the premiere of The Only Living Pickpocket astatine the Sundance Film Festival:

15. Colman Domingo's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 38 successful 2008 astatine the 1st NewNowNext Awards astatine MTV Studios:

Colman Domingo's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 56 successful 2026 astatine the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, wherever helium presented the grant for Best Performance by a Male Actor successful a Motion Picture – Drama:

16. Zoë Kravitz's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 8 successful 1997 astatine the MTV VMAs with her dad, Lenny Kravitz:

Zoë Kravitz's latest reddish carpet astatine property 37 successful 2026 astatine the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, wherever she presented the grant for Best Performance by a Male Actor successful a Television Series — Musical oregon Comedy:

17. Idris Elba's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 29 successful 2002 astatine the New York City premiere of Season 4 of The Sopranos:

Idris Elba's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 53 successful 2026 astatine a New York City screening for Apple TV's Hijack Season 2, wherever helium stars arsenic the pb character:

18. Donald Glover's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 25 successful 2009 astatine the premiere of Mystery Team astatine the Sundance Film Festival, erstwhile helium was inactive portion of the net sketch drama radical Derrick Comedy:

Donald Glover's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 42 successful 2025 astatine the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony:

19. Halle Berry's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 25 successful 1992 astatine the 8th yearly Soap Opera Awards:

Halle Berry's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 59 successful 2026 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of her newest movie, Amazon MGM Studios' Crime 101:

20. Daniel Kaluuya's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 21 successful 2011 astatine the West End transportation of the accumulation of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park:

Daniel Kaluuya's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 36 astatine the Red Sea International Film Festival for "Women In Cinema":

21. Lupita Nyong'o's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine 30 successful 2013 astatine EndGame: The Global Campaign To Defeat AIDS:

Lupita Nyong'o's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 42 successful 2026 astatine the New York Film Critics Circle Awards:

22. Don Cheadle's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 32 successful 1997 for the Los Angeles premiere of Alien Resurrection:

Don Cheadle's latest reddish carpet quality astatine 61 successful 2026 astatine the staged Benefit Reading of All The President's Men:

23. Amandla Stenberg's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 12 successful 2011 for Variety's 5th yearly Power Of Youth lawsuit :

Amandla Stenberg's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 25 successful 2024 astatine Acne Studios' Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 amusement arsenic portion of Paris Fashion Week:

24. Michael B. Jordan's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 18 successful 2005 astatine the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards:

Michael B. Jordan's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 39 successful 2026 for the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon, for his Academy Award-nominated relation successful Ryan Coogler's Sinners:

25. Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 27 successful 1999 astatine the 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards:

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 53 successful 2026 astatine the 83rd yearly Golden Globe Awards wherever was nominated for Best Male Actor successful a Motion Picture — Drama for The Smashing Machine:

26. Terrence Howard's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 26 successful 1995 astatine the New York City premiere of Dead Presidents, 1 of his aboriginal movie roles aft appearing connected TV successful The Jackson: An American Dream (1992) and Picket Fences (1994):

Terrence Howard's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 55 successful 2024 astatine the New York City premiere of the Peacock Original bid Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist:

27. Raven-Symoné's earliest reddish carpet quality successful astatine property 4 successful 1990 astatine the Starlight Children's Foundation Gala:

Raven-Symoné's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 40 successful 2025 astatine the 28th Family Film and TV Awards:

28. Danny Glover's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 41 successful 1988 astatine the 60th Annual Academy Awards with Mel Gibson:

Danny Glover's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 77 successful 2023 astatine the AAFCA TV Honors Awards Luncheon:

29. Angela Bassett's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 34 successful 1993 astatine the 25th Annual NAACP Image Awards, wherever she won an Image Award for Outstanding Actress successful a Motion Picture for her relation arsenic Tina Turner successful What's Love Got to Do with It:

Angela Bassett's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 67 successful 2026 astatine the Voice Arts Awards, wherever she presented the inaugural James Earl Jones Prize to Laurence Fishburne:

30. John David Washington's earliest reddish carpet quality successful 2016 for HBO's post-Golden Globe Awards party:

John David Washington's latest reddish carpet quality successful 2025 astatine the GQ Men Of The Year Awards:

31. Rosario Dawson's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 20 successful 1999 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of 1 of her aboriginal movies, Light It Up:

Rosario Dawson's latest reddish carpet astatine property 45 successful 2025 astatine the London premiere for Mike Figgis' Megadoc, the documentary astir the making of Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis:

32. John Boyega's earliest reddish carpet quality successful 2011 astatine the Jameson Empire Awards:

John Boyega's latest reddish carpet quality successful 2025 astatine the premiere of Number One connected the Call Sheet:

33. Viola Davis's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 34 successful 2000 astatine the 55th yearly Tony Awards, wherever she was nominated for Featured Actress successful a Play for King Hedley II:

Viola Davis's latest reddish carpet astatine property 60 successful 2026 for the King Holiday Observance: 2026 MLK, Jr. Beloved Community Awards, wherever Viola was honored with the Coretta Scott King Soul of the Nation Award:

34. Jamie Foxx's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 25 successful 1993 astatine the 1st Annual Soul Train Comedy Awards:

Jamie Foxx's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 58 successful 2026 astatine the Fanatics Super Bowl Party with his daughter, Anelise Foxx:

35. Oprah Winfrey's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 31 successful 1986 astatine the 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards:

Oprah Winfrey's latest reddish carpet astatine property 71 successful 2026 astatine the "In Conversation with Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff and Gayle King" lawsuit for her book, Enough, co-written Dr. Jastreboff:

36. Forest Whitaker's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 27 successful 1988 astatine the 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards with Clint Eastwood aft helium received the Honorary Award for Equality presented by Forest:

Forest Whitaker's latest reddish carpet astatine property 63 successful 2025 astatine a Los Angeles motorboat lawsuit for Lucasfilm's Andor Season 2, wherever helium reprised his relation arsenic Saw Gerrera successful the Star Wars franchise:

37. Octavia Spencer's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 35 successful 2006 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of The Lost City:

Octavia Spencer's latest reddish carpet astatine property 55 successful 2025 with Damson Idris astatine a peculiar screening for his Apple Original Film F1:

38. Will Smith's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 19 successful 1988 astatine the MTV VMAs, earlier helium would go 1 of the archetypal rappers to triumph large euphony awards and yet 1 of the biggest movie stars successful Hollywood:

Will Smith's latest reddish carpet astatine property 57 successful 2026 astatine the National Geographic and Disney+ premiere screening of National Geographic's Pole To Pole with Will Smith astatine The Natural History Museum.

39. Gabrielle Union's earliest reddish carpet alongside Dule Hill astatine property 25 successful 1998 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of The Mighty, arsenic an established TV histrion earlier she broke retired successful her archetypal movie roles similar She's All That (1999) and 10 Things I Hate About You (1999):

Gabrielle Union's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 53 successful 2026 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of Sony Pictures Animation's GOAT, which features her dependable arsenic the quality Jett Fillmore, a achromatic panther:

40. Denzel Washington's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 31 with his wife, Pauletta Washington, astatine the 1986 Jewish National Funds Annual Tree of Life Awards:

Denzel Washington's latest reddish carpet astatine property 70 with his wife, Pauletta Washington, successful 2025 astatine the Los Angeles peculiar screening of Apple Original Films and A24's Highest 2 Lowest:

41. Queen Latifah's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 20 successful 1990 astatine the MTV VMAs:

Queen Latifah's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 55 successful 2026 astatine the 68th GRAMMY Awards:

42. Morgan Freeman's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 50 successful 1988 astatine the 45th Annual Golden Globe Awards, erstwhile helium was nominated for Best Supporting Actor successful a Motion Picture for Street Smart:

43. Morgan Freeman's latest reddish carpet astatine property 88 successful 2026 astatine the 23rd Annual Living Legends of Aviation Awards:

44. Nia Long's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 22 successful 1993 astatine the premiere of Made In America to payment Weizmann Institute of Science alongside her costars Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson, and Will Smith:

Nia Long's latest reddish carpet astatine property 54 successful 2025 astatine the premiere of Remembering Love Jones during the 2025 American Black Film Festival, celebrating her 1997 romanticist cult classical with Larenz Tate:

45. Samuel L. Jackson's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 43 successful 1992 astatine the 57th Annual NY Film Critics Awards:

Samuel L. Jackson's latest reddish carpet astatine property 76 successful 2025 astatine The Critics' Choice Association's 8th yearly solemnisation of Black Cinema & Television:

46. Jeffrey Wright's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 28 successful 1994 astatine the 48th Annual Tony Awards wherever helium won the Best Featured Actor successful a Play for his performances successful Angels successful America: Perestroika:

Jeffrey Wright's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 60 successful 2025 astatine The Game Awards:

47. Tracee Ellis Ross's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 22 successful 1995 with her household aft her mother, Diana Ross, was fixed the Heritage Award for Career Achievement astatine the Soul Train Music Awards:

Tracee Ellis Ross's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 53 successful 2025 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's Being Eddie:

48. Eddie Murphy's earliest reddish carpet astatine property 21 successful 1983 astatine the 25th Annual GRAMMY Awards, wherever helium was nominated for Best Comedy Recording and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for "Boogie In Your Butt":

Eddie Murphy's latest reddish carpet astatine property 64 successful 2025 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of the Netflix documentary connected his beingness and career, Being Eddie:

49. Jada Pinkett-Smith's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 20 successful 1992 astatine the Los Angeles premiere of Boomerang:

Jada Pinkett-Smith's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 54 successful 2025 astatine Debbie Allen's Honorary Oscar party:

50. And finally, Delroy Lindo's earliest reddish carpet quality astatine property 43 successful 1996 for the Los Angeles premiere of Ransom with his costar Mel Gibson, and the film's manager Ron Howard.

Delroy Lindo's latest reddish carpet quality astatine property 73 astatine the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon for his Academy Award-nominated relation successful Ryan Coogler's Sinners:

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