Blood Diamond 2006
Blood Diamond (2006) has 5 Black credited characters out of 30.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 17%
17% of the credited cast.
On The Rewatchables
- Jun 14, 2023 Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
Credited cast
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Danny Archer | |
| 2 | Djimon Hounsou | Solomon Vandy | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Jennifer Connelly | Maddy Bowen | |
| 4 | Kagiso Kuypers | Dia Vandy | |
| 5 | Arnold Vosloo | Colonel Coetzee | |
| 6 | Antony Coleman | Cordell Brown | |
| 7 | Benu Mabhena | Jassie Vandy | |
| 8 | Anointing Lukola | N'Yanda Vandy | |
| 9 | David Harewood | Captain Poison | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Basil Wallace | Benjamin Kapanay | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Jimi Mistry | Nabil | |
| 12 | Michael Sheen | Simmons | |
| 13 | Marius Weyers | Van De Kaap | |
| 14 | Stephen Collins | Ambassador Walker | |
| 15 | Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine | M'Ed | ●Counted as Black |
| 16 | Ato Essandoh | Commander Rambo | ●Counted as Black |
| 17 | David S. Lee | Cockney Journalist | |
| 18 | Percy Matsemela | Commander Zero | |
| 19 | Klemens Becker | German Minister | |
| 20 | Grant Swanby | UNCHR Official | |
| 21 | Adetokumboh M'Cormack | R.U.F. Trainer | |
| 22 | Tau Maserumule | R.U.F. Soldier | |
| 23 | Tyrone Keogh | SA Page | |
| 24 | Mduduzi Mabaso | Rebel 1 | |
| 25 | Nathaniel Ramabulana | Rebel 2 | |
| 26 | Zenzo Ngqobe | Rebel 3 | |
| 27 | Jonathan Pienaar | SA Cameraman | |
| 28 | Winston Ntshona | Old Mende | |
| 29 | Clare Holman | News Reporter | |
| 30 | Gaurav Chopra | Journalist |
Considered, not counted
We looked closely at whether to count this actor and decided not to. Here's why.
- Kagiso Kuypers: There's very little published about him, and we couldn't find how he describes himself, so we didn't count him.