Top 25 Greatest Black Actors

These men are just 'flawless' on the big screen.

Eddie Murphy: April 3 - The comedy icon turns 52.   (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Idris Elba @idriselba  - Tweet: "Had an epic night in London dj'n with two legends. @davidguetta@iamwill #blessed pic.twitter.com/Y45hKkse"Idris Elba hangs up his actor hat and for the evening to serve as DJ Driis alongside two of the hottest pop producers of today.   (Photo: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)
Wood Harris - Wood Harris may be known for his portrayal of criminals in The Wire and in Paid in Full, but he has shown his versatility in movies such as Hendrix and Glory Road, playing the legendary guitarist and a lawyer.  (photo: John Ricard / BET).
"Me Against the World" - Makaveli provided a lot of hope for those feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders as he painted vivid pictures to show people that they were not going through the storm of life alone. His own lines are haunting as he stresses his will to survive despite adversity. "I'm losing my homies in a hurry, they're relocating to the cemetery/Got me worried, stressing, my vision's blurried/The question is will I live? No one in the world loves me/I'm headed for danger, don't trust strangers."(Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage)Larenz Tate on who he’d like to direct music videos for:  - “I would love to work with Rihanna and Maxwell. I’m a fan of Miguel and Florence and the Machine. I like to tell stories, so if people are interested in doing narratives, it would be great to rock with them.”  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Idris Elba - English actor Idris Elba has shown that he can play characters from any background from Jamaican in One Love to African in Sometimes in April. But still it was his role as the West Baltimore drug CEO Stringer Bell on The Wire that was his most defining role. (Photo: Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

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