Cruel Intentions (1999) has at least 2 Black credited characters out of 19.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 11%
At least 11% of the credited cast.
1 credited actor has no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 19, 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 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Kathryn Merteuil | |
| 2 | Ryan Phillippe | Sébastian Valmont | |
| 3 | Reese Witherspoon | Annette Hargrove | |
| 4 | Selma Blair | Cecile Caldwell | |
| 5 | Louise Fletcher | Helen Rosemond | |
| 6 | Joshua Jackson | Blaine Tuttle | |
| 7 | Sean Patrick Thomas | Ronald Clifford | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Swoosie Kurtz | Dr. Greenbaum | |
| 9 | Christine Baranski | Bunny Caldwell | |
| 10 | Tara Reid | Marci Greenbaum | |
| 11 | Eric Mabius | Greg McConnell | |
| 12 | Alaina Reed Hall | Nurse | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Deborah Offner | Mrs. Michalak | |
| 14 | Herta Ware | Mrs. Sugarman | |
| 15 | Hiep Thi Le | Mai-Lee | |
| 16 | Charlie O'Connell | Court Reynolds | |
| 17 | Fred Norris | Meter Maid | |
| 18 | Ginger Williams | Clorissa | ?No public bio we could find |
| 19 | Drew Snyder | Headmaster Hargrove |