Boogie Nights (1997) has at least 3 Black credited characters out of 85.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 4%
At least 4% of the credited cast.
39 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 85, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify 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 | Mark Wahlberg | Eddie Adams / Dirk Diggler | |
| 2 | Burt Reynolds | Jack Horner | |
| 3 | Julianne Moore | Amber Waves | |
| 4 | John C. Reilly | Reed Rothchild | |
| 5 | Heather Graham | Rollergirl | |
| 6 | Don Cheadle | Buck Swope | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Scotty J. | |
| 8 | William H. Macy | Little Bill | |
| 9 | Thomas Jane | Todd Parker | |
| 10 | Luis Guzmán | Maurice t.t. Rodriguez | |
| 11 | Melora Walters | Jessie St. Vincent | |
| 12 | Robert Ridgely | The Colonel James | |
| 13 | Ricky Jay | Kurt Longjohn | |
| 14 | Nicole Ari Parker | Becky Barnett | ●Counted as Black |
| 15 | Alfred Molina | Rahad Jackson | |
| 16 | Philip Baker Hall | Floyd Gondolli | |
| 17 | Robert Downey Sr. | Burt, Studio Manager | |
| 18 | Nina Hartley | Little Bill's Wife | |
| 19 | Laurel Holloman | Sheryl Lynn | |
| 20 | Michael Penn | Nick the Engineer | |
| 21 | Michael Jace | Jerome | ●Counted as Black |
| 22 | Jack Wallace | Rocky | |
| 23 | Kai Lennox | High School / College Kid | |
| 24 | Jonathan Quint | Johnny Doe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | John Doe | Amber's Husband | |
| 26 | Joanna Gleason | Dirk's Mother | |
| 27 | Lawrence Hudd | Dirk's Father | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Rico Bueno | Hot Traxx Waiter | |
| 29 | Samson Barkhordarian | Hot Traxx Chef | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Brad Braeden | Big Stud | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Michael Stein | Stereo Customer | |
| 32 | Stanley DeSantis | Buck's Manager | |
| 33 | Patricia Forte | Teacher | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Jason Andrews | Johnny Limo Driver | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Little Cinderella | Colonel's Lady Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Greg Lauren | Young Stud | |
| 37 | Tom Dorfmeister | Watcher #1 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 38 | Jake Cross | Watcher #2 | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Selwyn Emerson Miller | Hot Traxx DJ | |
| 40 | Jamielyn Lippman | Colonel's Hot Traxx Girlfriend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Missy Spell Tanner | Becky's Girlfriend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Raymond Laboriel | Becky's Girlfriend's Friend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Jon Brion | Awards Ceremony Band Member | |
| 44 | Brian Kehew | Awards Ceremony Band Member | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Robin Sharp | Awards Ceremony Band Member | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Audrey Wiechman | Awards Ceremony Band Member | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Tim Soronen | Raphael | ?No public bio we could find |
| 48 | Alexander D. Slanger | Floyd's Kid - Boy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Tom Lenk | Floyd's Kid - Boy | |
| 50 | Lexi Leigh | Floyd's Kid - Girl | |
| 51 | Laura Gronewold | Floyd's Kid - Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 52 | Vernon Guichard II | Mugsy, Jack's Bartender | ?No public bio we could find |
| 53 | Tony Tedeschi | New Year's Eve Young Stud | |
| 54 | Leslie Redden | KC Sunshine | ?No public bio we could find |
| 55 | Gregory T. Daniel | Minister | ?No public bio we could find |
| 56 | Don Amendolia | Bank Worker | |
| 57 | Summer Cummings | Summer - Jacuzzi Girl | ?No public bio we could find |
| 58 | Skye Blue | Skye - Jacuzzi Girl | |
| 59 | Veronica Hart | Judge | |
| 60 | Jack Riley | Lawyer | |
| 61 | Channon Roe | Surfer | |
| 62 | Mike Gunther | Surfer Punk | |
| 63 | Michael Raye Smith | Surfer Punk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 64 | Michael S. Stencil | Surfer Punk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 65 | Dustin Courtney | Donut Boy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 66 | Allan Graf | Man with Gun | |
| 67 | Jose Chaidez | Puerto Rican Kid | ?No public bio we could find |
| 68 | B. Philly Johnson | Rahad's Bodyguard | ?No public bio we could find |
| 69 | Joe G.M. Chan | Cosmo - Rahad's Boy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 70 | Goliath | Tyrone | ?No public bio we could find |
| 71 | Israel Juarbe | Maurice's Brother | |
| 72 | George Anthony Rae | Maurice's Brother | ?No public bio we could find |
| 73 | Eric Winzenried | Doctor | |
| 74 | Sharon Ferrol-Young | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 75 | Anne Fletcher | Hot Traxx Dancer | |
| 76 | Scott Fowler | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 77 | Melanie A. Gage | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 78 | Eddie Garcia | Hot Traxx Dancer | |
| 79 | Sebastian La Cause | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 80 | Lance MacDonald | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 81 | Diane Mizota | Hot Traxx Dancer | |
| 82 | Nathan Prevost | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 83 | Lisa Ratzin | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 84 | Dee Dee Weathers | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 85 | Darrel W. Wright | Hot Traxx Dancer | ?No public bio we could find |