On April 11, Saturday Night Live will welcome a first-time Host to Studio 8H: actor Colman Domingo.
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The Philadelphia native will take the stage alongside Musical Guest Anitta. In honor of his SNL accomplishment, we’re taking a look at Domingo’s Emmy-winning, Academy Award-nominated career in television and film.
Here’s everything you need to know about the star’s wide-reaching Hollywood resume.
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Colman Domingo’s film career earned him two Oscar nominations
After breaking out in the movie industry in 2012’s Lincoln as Private Harold Green, Domingo went on to secure prominent roles in Selma (2014), Candyman (2021), and The Color Purple (2023) that made him a household name.
Recently, though, the star has been on a hot streak of a lifetime.
Domingo earned two Oscar nominations in back-to-back years for Rustin (2024) and Sing Sing (2025).
On April 24, he will play Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson biopic Michael alongside Jaafar Jackson and Juliano Valdi.
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He voiced the Cowardly Lion in Wicked: For Good
Audiences heard a familiar voice when watching Wicked: For Good in theaters last year — Domingo voiced the Cowardly Lion.
In an October 16 interview with Deadline ahead of the film’s release, director John Chu disclosed that he had recruited a famous actor to make a cameo in Wicked: For Good — an actor who turned out to be Domingo.
“I was like, ‘It’s not a ton of lines, but maybe you have a little time. I know you’re busy. I’ll come to you,'” Chu revealed. “He was like, ‘Why the f–k not, let’s go!’ And then we went ahead and recorded the lines.”
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Wicked: For Good is currently streaming on Peacock.
Colman Domingo’s TV credits include Euphoria and three Law & Order series
Domingo is no stranger to the small screen, with roles dating back to the mid-1990s. From recurring appearances in Nash Bridges to appearing on Law & Order and spinoff series Law & Order: Trial By Jury and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
He worked regularly in Hollywood until breaking through into the mainstream on television as one of the leads of Fear the Walking Dead beginning in 2015. He appeared in the most episodes (109) out of anyone else in the cast over the series’s eight seasons.
Domingo also had a recurring role as Ali in the smash hit Euphoria, which earned him a 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series. His role as Tina Fey’s character’s best friend Danny in her series, The Four Seasons, earned him a second Emmy nomination in 2025.
Colman Domingo starred in a sketch series with Kate McKinnon
The 56-year-old also has ties to former Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon: They both starred in LOGO TV’s The Big Gay Sketch Show in the late 2000s.
McKinnon was a cast member in the series throughout its three-season run from 2007 to 2010, while Domingo joined the cast in Seasons 2 and 3.
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Domingo impersonated Maya Angelou in recurring sketches involving the icon reading off-color Craigslist ads.
Of course, Domingo’s experience in the world of sketch comedy will come in handy when he hosts SNL for his first time on April 11.
