2013
42
Jackie Robinson
FLM.REDCHADWICK
BOSEMAN
แชดวิก โบสแมน
Giving history and heroes a human face
From 42 to Black Panther and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.
Anderson, South Carolina, USA
A storyteller on stage and screen
Chadwick Boseman was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and studied directing at Howard University. His work included writing and directing as well as acting, with early experience in theatre.
His breakthrough on film came as baseball player Jackie Robinson in 42. He later portrayed singer James Brown in Get on Up and civil-rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall in Marshall.
Boseman first appeared as T’Challa in Captain America: Civil War, before leading Black Panther as the king of Wakanda. He returned to the role in Avengers: Infinity War, one of the films available on FLM.RED.
His final film, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, earned him a posthumous Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. Boseman died on 28 August 2020; his performances continue to connect audiences with stories of history, identity and imagination.
The list below shows films currently available on FLM.RED and is not his complete filmography.
Selected performances
2018
Black Panther
T’Challa
2020
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Levee
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- Smithsonian — remembering Chadwick Boseman
- D23 — career
- Smithsonian — life dates
- Howard University — legacy
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.