Colman Domingo Books Roles On CBS pilot ‘For Justice’ & Cinemax’s ‘The Knick’Posted by Wilson Morales
March 24, 2015
Stage and screen actor Colman Domingo, who recently played Ralph Abernathy in the Oscar nominated film Selma, has booked a couple of roles for television. He’s been cast in CBS’ civil rights crime drama pilot For Justice, written by Law & Order veteran Rene Balcer and directed by Selma’ Ava DuVernay.
He joins a cast that includes Anika Noni Rose in the lead role, Rachel Boston, Shawn Hatosy, Leonardo Nam, Anjili Pal and Phylicia Rashad.
Based on James Patterson’s debut crime novel, The Thomas Berryman Number. It centers on Special Agent Natalia “Nat” Chappel (played Rose), a cool, laser-focused, tough as nails FBI agent who works in the Criminal Section of the Department of Civil Rights Division and finds herself caught between the radical family she was born into and the professional family she has chosen. Domingo will play attorney Hank Lewis.
Domingo has also booked a recurring role on Season 2 of Cinemax’s The Knick, which stars Clive Owen and Andre Holland.
‘The Knick’ centers around New York City in the 1900s, and the Knickerbocker Hospital. The hospital operates with innovative surgeons, nurses and staff who have to overcome the limitations of the then-current medical understanding and practice, to prevent staggeringly high mortality rates. Dr. John Thackery (Owen), the newly appointed leader of the surgery staff, battles his cocaine and opium addictions with his ambition for medical discovery and his reputation among his peers. Dr. Algernon Edwards (Holland), a Harvard-educated, European-trained black surgeon, must fight for respect within the all-white populated hospital, as well as the racially-charged city. While literally struggling to keep the lights on, the hospital attempts to attract a wealthy clientele, without sacrificing quality care.
He will play Doctor Russell Daniels, a colleague of Holland’s Algernon Edwards. Holland also appeared in Selma.
Among Domingo’s film credits are roles in Lee Daniels’ The Butler, 42, Newlyweeds, Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, and Spike Lee’s Red Hook Summer. The stage actor last appeared on Broadway in 2010’s The Scottsboro Boys, for which he was nominated for a Tony & Olivier Award. His other Broadway credits include the Tony Award musical Passing Strange, Well and Chicago.
