Delroy Lindo
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Delroy Lindo, born in London in 1952 to Jamaican parents and later based in the United States, became one of the great character actors of the 1990s through his work with Spike Lee: West Indian Archie in 'Malcolm X' (1992), 'Crooklyn' (1994) and 'Clockers' (1995). He matched wits with Nicolas Cage in 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' (2000), and decades later delivered a towering, career-best performance as the tormented veteran Paul in 'Da 5 Bloods' (2020). Recently seen in 'Sinners' (2025), he brings gravel, gravitas and volcanic feeling to every role.
Delroy Lindo
46 Movies
8 Series
Delroy Lindo, born in London in 1952 to Jamaican parents and later based in the United States, became one of the great character actors of the 1990s through his work with Spike Lee: West Indian Archie in 'Malcolm X' (1992), 'Crooklyn' (1994) and 'Clockers' (1995). He matched wits with Nicolas Cage in 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' (2000), and decades later delivered a towering, career-best performance as the tormented veteran Paul in 'Da 5 Bloods' (2020). Recently seen in 'Sinners' (2025), he brings gravel, gravitas and volcanic feeling to every role.
Movies
Plays Delta Slim
Sinners
2025
Plays Beta (voice)
Up
2009
Plays Bonafide
Bound by Honor
1993
Plays Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
The Core
2003
Plays MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
The One
2001
Plays Det. Roland Castlebeck
Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
Plays FBI Instructor
Point Break
2015
Plays Colonel Max Wilkins
Broken Arrow
1996
Plays Agent Lonnie Hawkins
Ransom
1996
Plays Bo Catlett
Get Shorty
1995
Plays Carl
Sahara
2005
Plays Arthur Rose
The Cider House Rules
1999
Plays West Indian Archie
Malcolm X
1992
Plays Isaak O'Day
Romeo Must Die
2000
Plays Gen. Wheeler
The Last Castle
2001
Plays Bass Reeves
The Harder They Fall
2021
Plays Captain Brix
The Hard Way
1991
Plays Howard
Mr. Jones
1993
Plays Bobby 'Bob' Blane
Heist
2001
Plays Jackson
A Life Less Ordinary
1997
Plays Paul
Da 5 Bloods
2020
Plays Army Sergeant
More American Graffiti
1979
Plays Claremont Williams
Domino
2005
Plays Rodney Little
Clockers
1995
Plays Woody Carmichael
Crooklyn
1994
Plays Malachi
Do You Believe?
2015
Plays Joe Black
This Christmas
2007
Plays Skeres
The Big Bang
2011
Plays Dr. Clark
Malicious
2018
Plays Donald Stein
LX 2048
2020
Plays Mbulu
The Blood of Heroes
1989
Plays Mabruki
Mountains of the Moon
1990
Plays Belarius
Cymbeline
2014
Plays Red
Feeling Minnesota
1996
Plays Harley
Bright Angel
1990
Plays Calhoun
First Time Felon
1997
Plays Professor
The Book of Stars
1999
Plays Kingman
The Winner
1996
Plays Arthur
Battlecreek
2017
Plays Sam
Find the Lady
1976
Plays Kyle
Pros & Cons
1999
Plays Dennis
Wondrous Oblivion
2004
TV Shows
Plays Adrian Boseman
The Good Fight
2017
Producer
Plays Edwin Alexander
UnPrisoned
2023
Plays Latimer King
Kidnapped
2006
Plays Alderman Ronin Gibbons
The Chicago Code
2011
Plays Dr. Milton Winter
Believe
2014
Plays Sheriff Tip Harrison
Blood & Oil
2015
Plays Mr. Nancy
Anansi Boys
Plays Isaac Stubbs
Beauty and the Beast
1987
Plays Gabriel (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
Full Filmography
Sinners
Delta Slim
2025
Film
UnPrisoned
Edwin Alexander · 16 episodes
2023–
TV
The Harder They Fall
Bass Reeves
2021
Film
LX 2048
Donald Stein
2020
Film
Da 5 Bloods
Paul
2020
Film
Malicious
Dr. Clark
2018
Film
Battlecreek
Arthur
2017
Film
The Good Fight
Adrian Boseman · 41 episodes
2017–
TV
Blood & Oil
Sheriff Tip Harrison · 10 episodes
2015
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Delroy Lindo and where are they from?
Delroy Lindo is 73 years old, born on November 18, 1952 in Eltham, London, England, UK.
What are the most famous roles of Delroy Lindo?
Delroy Lindo is best known for roles in Up, The Devil's Advocate, Gone in Sixty Seconds.
How many movies has Delroy Lindo been in?
Over a 50-year career (since 1976), Delroy Lindo has appeared in 45 movies and 8 TV shows.
What was Delroy Lindo's first movie?
The career of Delroy Lindo began with Partners (1976).
What is Delroy Lindo's most recent movie or series?
Delroy Lindo's most recent release is Sinners, which premiered on April 16, 2025.
What TV shows has Delroy Lindo appeared in?
On television, Delroy Lindo has appeared in The Simpsons, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, This Is Us, The Good Fight.
Does Delroy Lindo have any upcoming projects?
Yes, Delroy Lindo's upcoming work includes: Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (2027).
Delroy Lindo
1952-11-18 · Eltham, London, England, UK
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British-born American actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production of Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner's Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in several Spike Lee films, playing West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran, in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as blues player Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler's Sinners (2025), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Lindo is also known for playing Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Isaak O'Day in Romeo Must Die (2000) Joe Black in This Christmas (2007), and Bass Reeves in The Harder They Fall (2021). He also voiced the character Beta in the Pixar animated film Up (2009).
On television, he portrayed Matthew Henson in the 1998 television film Glory & Honor, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in Strange Justice (1999). Lindo later starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the fantasy drama series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021).Delroy Lindo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.