Interview: Colman Domingo on "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" and his slow burn career
Monday, April 5, 2021 at 6:00PM This interview was originally published in an abridged version at Towleroad
a recent image from Colman's instagram
by Nathaniel R
Colman Domingo’s laugh is everything you hope it could be. Big, throaty, warm. It’s probably a little disarming for those who haven’t seen the full estimable range of his work and only know him from one of his tougher roles, like AMC’s zombie series Fear the Walking Dead. I first met him off the clock at a bar during the Toronto Film Festival a few years ago. Though I don’t usually approach celebrities in non-work circumstances I risked it if only to express appreciation (actors who’ve always been out of the closet deserve our respect). We ended up chatting over a drink. When I bring this chance meeting up, rather than shrugging off the awkward familiarity Colman begins to laugh. “We sure did!” he says enthusiastically before drifting into a familiar conversation — as so many of us have now — about how much he misses meeting and hugging people in person.
We spoke over Zoom in February, almost a year into the pandemic...