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James Udom

Actor

James Udom

7 films

James is a classically trained actor known for his roles in Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, The Sandman, Judas and the Black Messiah. On stage, he was most recently seen in The Taming of the Shrew, opposite Deborah Ann Wolf, directed by Shana Cooper (2010 Princess Grace Award). He received his Princess Grace Award in 2017 while he was at the Yale School of Drama (now David Geffen School of Drama).

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Judas and the Black Messiah posterFirst watchJudas and the Black Messiah20217.3as ComptonBill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en…View film

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Filmography

7 films as actor
  1. TBASome NightDario
  2. TBACarolineCorey
  3. TBAGreyhound 2
  4. 2023Murder CityLaz
  5. 2021The Tragedy of MacbethSeyton
  6. 2021Judas and the Black MessiahCompton
  7. 2017A Drop of Sun Under the Earth