Colman Domingo gets candid about being a “53-year-old heartthrob” & meeting his husband on Craigslist
Euphoria, Domingo is receiving some of the best reviews of his acclaimed career for his role as gay civil rights legend Bayard Rustin in the Netflix biopic Rustin.The Oscar buzz is deafening.As if that wasn’t enough, Domingo, who was a Queerty Pride50 honoree, is set to finish off 2023 with another commanding performance as Mister in the musical adaptation of The Color Purple, which opens on December 25th.
Merry Christmas, indeed!And while he’s been starring on Fear the Walking Dead for eight seasons, had breakout film roles in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and If Beale Street Could Talk, and spent years in the theater–including receiving a Tony nomination for the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys in 2010–Domingo is finally (finally!) being fully recognized for his leading man star quality.“I’ve been working for 33 years and the industry is just starting to see me as I’ve seen myself for years,” he said in a conversation with Natasha Lyonne for Interview.
A post shared by Colman Domingo (@kingofbingo)“A lot of times I built my own universes, I became a writer and a director out of necessity to keep working.
I built my own production company. I didn’t know that that was part of my journey. I thought I was just going to be an actor for hire.”In addition to main character roles, Domingo has had to get used to his status as a sex symbol, a label that recently took him by surprise despite his handsome looks, intoxicating deep voice, and ability to rock a suit with an unmatched sultry swagger.A post shared by Colman Domingo (@kingofbingo)A post shared by The Tonight Show (@fallontonight)“The funny thing is, I was driving down the 405 [freeway in Los Angeles] and I looked over and there was a group of teenage girls in a car all looking at me.
