8 Black Celebrities You May Have Missed in Their Roles As Child Actors These Black actors aren't all, or even mostly, A listers. And many of these Black dress photos are MORE than a decade years old. Some are even 20 30 years old. That said, yes, Black Male Actors in Dresses TikTok Let's not punish black British actors like Cynthia Erivo for playing roles like Harriet Tubman it's the TV and film industry's fault The Independent The Independent From Flip Wilson to Madea, Black male comedians in dresses are a Hollywood rite of passage