Black and Ethnic Directors Now Invading the U.S. for Better Opportunities

We all are well aware of the Great Black British Actor invasion here in the U.S. with UK born and trained actors such as David Oyelowo, Idris Elba, Thandie Newton, Lenny James, Naomi Harris, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and David Harewood among many others, who have gotten prominent supporting and leading roles in film and TV projects here in the America.

And when asked why they made the move they are all very blunt in saying that it was simply that there were more acting opportunities for black actors and actors of color than in their home country. (Though there are always roles in those endless nostalgic British period colonialist dramas set in India or Africa when “the set never set on…

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