Delroy Lindo
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in several Spike Lee films, playing West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran, in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as blues player Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lindo is also known for playing Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Isaak O'Day in Romeo Must Die (2000) Joe Black in This Christmas (2007), and Bass Reeves in The Harder They Fall (2021). He also voiced the character Beta in the Pixar animated film Up (2009). On television, he portrayed Matthew Henson in the 1998 television film Glory & Honor, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Strange Justice (1999). Lindo later starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the fantasy drama series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Delroy Lindo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Sinners
as Delta Slim
Sinners
as Delta Slim
The Harder They Fall
as Bass Reeves
The Harder They Fall
as Bass Reeves
LX 2048
as Donald Stein
LX 2048
as Donald Stein
Da 5 Bloods
as Paul
Da 5 Bloods
as Paul
Malicious
as Dr. Clark
Malicious
as Dr. Clark
Battlecreek
as Arthur
Battlecreek
as Arthur
Point Break
as FBI Instructor
Point Break
as FBI Instructor
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as John Williams (voice)
Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
as John Williams (voice)
Do You Believe?
as Malachi
Do You Believe?
as Malachi
Cymbeline
as Belarius
Cymbeline
as Belarius
Question Bridge: Black Males
as Himself
Question Bridge: Black Males
as Himself
The Big Bang
as Skeres
The Big Bang
as Skeres
Up
as Beta (voice)
Up
as Beta (voice)
One Bad Cat
as Narrator
One Bad Cat
as Narrator
Black Power Salute
as Self
Black Power Salute
as Self
This Christmas
as Joe Black
This Christmas
as Joe Black
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")
The Exonerated
as Delbert Tibbs
The Exonerated
as Delbert Tibbs
Sahara
as Carl
Sahara
as Carl
Lackawanna Blues
as Mr. Lucious
Lackawanna Blues
as Mr. Lucious
Wondrous Oblivion
as Dennis
Wondrous Oblivion
as Dennis
The Core
as Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
The Core
as Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
Jet Li Is 'The One'
as Self
Jet Li Is 'The One'
as Self
Heist
as Bobby 'Bob' Blane
Heist
as Bobby 'Bob' Blane
The One
as MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
The One
as MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
The Last Castle
as Gen. Wheeler
The Last Castle
as Gen. Wheeler
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Det. Roland Castlebeck
Gone in Sixty Seconds
as Det. Roland Castlebeck
Romeo Must Die
as Isaak O'Day
Romeo Must Die
as Isaak O'Day
The Cider House Rules
as Arthur Rose
The Cider House Rules
as Arthur Rose
Strange Justice
as Clarence Thomas
Strange Justice
as Clarence Thomas
The Book of Stars
as Professor
The Book of Stars
as Professor
Pros & Cons
as Kyle
Pros & Cons
as Kyle
Glory & Honor
as Mathew Henson
Glory & Honor
as Mathew Henson
A Life Less Ordinary
as Jackson
A Life Less Ordinary
as Jackson
The Devil's Advocate
as Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
The Devil's Advocate
as Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
First Time Felon
as Calhoun
First Time Felon
as Calhoun
Ransom
as Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Ransom
as Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Feeling Minnesota
as Red
Feeling Minnesota
as Red
The Winner
as Kingman
The Winner
as Kingman
Soul of the Game
as Satchel Paige
Soul of the Game
as Satchel Paige
Broken Arrow
as Colonel Max Wilkins
Broken Arrow
as Colonel Max Wilkins
L'exil du roi Behanzin
L'exil du roi Behanzin
Get Shorty
as Bo Catlett
Get Shorty
as Bo Catlett
Clockers
as Rodney Little
Clockers
as Rodney Little
Congo
as Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
Congo
as Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
Mr. Jones
as Howard
Mr. Jones
as Howard
Bound by Honor
as Bonafide
Bound by Honor
as Bonafide
Malcolm X
as West Indian Archie
Malcolm X
as West Indian Archie
The Hard Way
as Captain Brix
The Hard Way
as Captain Brix
Mountains of the Moon
as Mabruki
Mountains of the Moon
as Mabruki
The Blood of Heroes
as Mbulu
The Blood of Heroes
as Mbulu
Find the Lady
as Sam
Find the Lady
as Sam
Partners
as Drug Kingpin
Partners
as Drug Kingpin