1988
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Receives a Tony nomination as Herald Loomis.
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LINDO
เดลรอย ลินโด
A voice shaped on stage and screen
From August Wilson’s theatre to collaborations with Spike Lee and Sinners.
Lewisham, London, England
A journey through theatre and film
Delroy Lindo is an actor born in Lewisham, London, on 18 November 1952. He later moved to North America and studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
Theatre was central to his early career. His Broadway performance as Herald Loomis in August Wilson’s Joe Turner’s Come and Gone earned him a Tony Award nomination in 1988.
Lindo became familiar to film audiences through several Spike Lee projects. In Malcolm X (1992) he played West Indian Archie; he later appeared in Crooklyn and Clockers, with each film giving him a different place in Lee’s stories.
Their collaboration continued decades later in Da 5 Bloods (2020). Lindo played Paul, a Vietnam War veteran who returns to Vietnam with fellow veterans to recover the remains of their squad leader.
In Sinners (2025), he plays blues musician Delta Slim; the role earned him an Academy Award nomination for supporting actor. The titles linked on FLM.RED are drawn from its catalogue and are not his complete filmography.
Selected performances
1992
Malcolm X
Plays West Indian Archie.
2020
Da 5 Bloods
Plays Vietnam veteran Paul.
2025
Sinners
Plays Delta Slim and earns an Oscar nomination.
Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.
Films in FLM.RED
Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.
Sources & image notes
- IBDB — Broadway and Tony nomination
- KQED — theatre and film career
- Official London Theatre — biography and interview
- Backstage — Spike Lee collaboration
- Associated Press — Sinners and Oscar nomination
Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.