Alton Fitzgerald White

Known for ActingBorn 1960-09-10 (age 65)Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.Read more

Movies & web series

MINDHUNTER

Disney's Broadway Hits at London's Royal Albert Hall

Dexter: New Blood

FBI

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Code Black

Manifest

FBI: International

Elementary

The Good Fight

The Goldfinch

Bull

Law & Order

Rent

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Invention of Lying

Asher

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot

Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert

Lynn Ahrens: A Lyric Life