A Star Is Born (2018) has at least 7 Black credited characters out of 59.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 12%
At least 12% of the credited cast.
24 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 59, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors we counted as Black; marks actors with no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lady Gaga | Ally Campana | |
| 2 | Bradley Cooper | Jackson Maine | |
| 3 | Sam Elliott | Bobby Maine | |
| 4 | Andrew Dice Clay | Lorenzo Campana | |
| 5 | Rafi Gavron | Rez Gavron | |
| 6 | Anthony Ramos | Ramon | |
| 7 | Dave Chappelle | George "Noodles" Stone | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Alec Baldwin | Alec Baldwin | |
| 9 | Marlon Williams | Marlon Williams | |
| 10 | Brandi Carlile | Brandi Carlile | |
| 11 | Ron Rifkin | Carl | |
| 12 | Barry Shabaka Henley | Little Feet | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Michael D. Roberts | Matty | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Michael Harney | Wolfie | |
| 15 | Rebecca Field | Gail | |
| 16 | Derek Kevin Jones | Etta James | ?No public bio we could find |
| 17 | Willam Belli | Emerald | |
| 18 | Dennis Tong | Donte | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Josh Wells | Sooki | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Greg Grunberg | Phil (Jack's Driver) | |
| 21 | Shangela | Drag Bar Emcee | ●Counted as Black |
| 22 | Eddie Griffin | Pastor | ●Counted as Black |
| 23 | Drena De Niro | Paulette Stone | |
| 24 | Sanaa Chappelle | Frankie Stone | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Leandro De Niro Rodriguez | Leo Stone | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Jacob Schick | Bryan (Catering Manager) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 27 | Gabe Fazio | Tommy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Benjamin Rice | Studio Engineer (Ben) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 29 | Halsey | Music Awards Presenter | ●Counted as Black |
| 30 | William H. Slattery III | Hearing Doctor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Matthew Libatique | Photographer | |
| 32 | Robert S. Wilhelm Jr. | Music Awards Announcer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 33 | Luenell | Cashier | ●Counted as Black |
| 34 | Lukas Nelson | Guitarist | |
| 35 | Anthony LoGerfo | Drummer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Alberto Bof | Pianist | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Corey McCormick | Bassist | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Jesse Siebenberg | Steel Guitarist | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Tato Melgar | Percussionist | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Don Was | Super Group Bassist / Leader | |
| 41 | Victor Indrizzo | Super Group Drummer | |
| 42 | George Doering | Super Group Guitarist | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Michael Bearden | Super Group Keyboardist | |
| 44 | Lenny Castro | Super Group Percussionist | |
| 45 | Chris Kelly | Chris Kelly | |
| 46 | Don Roy King | Don Roy King | |
| 47 | Gena Rositano | Gena Rositano | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Greg Scarnici | Greg Scarnici | |
| 49 | Michael Mancini | Michael Mancini | ?No public bio we could find |
| 50 | Richy Jackson | Choreographer | |
| 51 | Christine Grady | iHeart Radio / SNL Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 52 | Imani Wisdom | iHeart Radio / SNL Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 53 | Christopher Martinez | SNL Dancer | |
| 54 | Amanda Balen | SNL Dancer | |
| 55 | Montana Efaw | Concert Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 56 | Caroline M. Diamond | Concert Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 57 | Sloan-Taylor Rabinor | Concert Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 58 | China Taylor | Concert Dancer | |
| 59 | Charlie | Charlie | ?No public bio we could find |