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black-ish

black-ish

ABC 2014

A family man struggles to gain a sense of cultural identity while raising his kids in a predominantly white, upper-middle-class neighborhood.
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The Top 10 Actors and Characters of black-ish (Ranked Cast in 2024)

Tracee Ellis Ross

#1 - Tracee Ellis Ross (Rainbow Johnson)

Tracee Ellis Ross plays as Rainbow Johnson in black-ish.
Tracee Ellis Ross is the top #1 member of the cast and appears in 151 episodes.

Marcus Scribner

#2 - Marcus Scribner (Andre Johnson Jr.)

A fourth generation Los Angeles native, Marcus Scribner marked his arrival on January 7th in Cedars-Sinai, the same hospital his mother was born. Legacy has always ran strong in his family. Beginning with his name. His father Troy garnered his name through his father's love of Greek and Roman history and mythology. He continued this tradition with his own children, Marcus and his sister Athena. At age 10, when Marcus booked his first big guest star on the television show "Castle" he celebrated by getting his first puppy, a feisty beagle, he named Zeus. In September 2014, he landed his first series regular playing Andre Jr on ABC's "black-ish." The show went on to become the highest rated new comedy of the season. Marcus has garnered an NAACP Image Award for the show. And it has been honored with the prestigious "Peabody Award," multiple "NAACP" Awards, and "Emmy" nominations. He has always loved animation. It was his dream come true to the rambunctious dinosaur Buck in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur." And to become a part of the DreamWorks family in the animated series "Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh" airing on Netflix. Always the proponent for a positive message, he is excited to be one of the leads in the upcoming feature in the upcoming teen feature "Alexander IRL." On his hiatus, Marcus can be found traveling the globe doing humanitarian work. The Beaches Resorts and Sandals Foundation just named him their first Youth Ambassador. He has visited several islands in the Caribbean helping to bring a higher education to children. He is also the Chief Youth Innovator for Reserve Protection Agency in South Africa who help to protect Africa's beautiful animals. An honor student, he is working diligently towards his dream of attending one of the great Pac-12 Universities. Stanford and UCLA being his top choice.

Marcus Scribner plays as Andre Johnson Jr. in black-ish.
Marcus Scribner is the top #2 member of the cast and appears in 151 episodes.

Marsai Martin

#3 - Marsai Martin (Diane Johnson)

Marsai Martin (born August 14, 2004) is an American child actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diane Johnson in the ABC comedy series Black-ish. She is set to star and executive-produce the Universal Pictures comedy film Little, based on her idea.

Marsai Martin plays as Diane Johnson in black-ish.
Marsai Martin is the top #3 member of the cast and appears in 151 episodes.

Miles Brown

#4 - Miles Brown (Jack Johnson)

Miles Brown plays as Jack Johnson in black-ish.
Miles Brown is the top #4 member of the cast and appears in 151 episodes.

Peter MacKenzie

#5 - Peter MacKenzie (Mr. Stevens)

Peter MacKenzie (born January 19, 1961) is an American actor. In 1979, Peter took acting lessons in New York. He worked at a talent agency before deciding to work as an actor full time in 1984. His first major role was on Herman's Head. He is a character actor. He also played "Mr. Firestein" in the season 3 episode of The Drew Carey Show titled "The Sex Drug", as Mimi Bobeck's counsel in her sex harassment case against Nigel Wick, and co-starred in the 1987 film Firehouse. One of his minor roles was Mr. Sneed in Disney's Tom and Huck. He plays anti-war activist David Dellinger in the 2012 film The Chicago 8.

Peter MacKenzie plays as Mr. Stevens in black-ish.
Peter MacKenzie is the top #5 member of the cast and appears in 80 episodes.

Anthony Anderson

#6 - Anthony Anderson (Kevin Bernard)

Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on K-Ville, and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama Law & Order and comedy sitcom television series Guys with Kids as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish. He had major roles in feature films such as Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Kangaroo Jack (2003), Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004), The Departed (2006), Transformers (2007), and Scream 4 (2011). Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's Iron Chef America and also has more roles on other television programs such as All About the Andersons, The Bernie Mac Show, and The Shield. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show To Tell the Truth. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for various game shows. Description above is from the Wikipedia article Anthony Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Anthony Anderson plays as Kevin Bernard in black-ish.
Anthony Anderson is the top #6 member of the cast and appears in 73 episodes.

Yara Shahidi

#7 - Yara Shahidi (Zoey Johnson)

Yara Shahidi (born February 2000) is an American actress.

Yara Shahidi plays as Zoey Johnson in black-ish.
Yara Shahidi is the top #7 member of the cast and appears in 60 episodes.

Deon Cole

#8 - Deon Cole (Charlie Telphy)

Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian, and comedy writer. Originally based out of Chicago, he is best known as a member of the writing staff of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009โ€“2010) and subsequently Conan (2010โ€“present) and also for being a cast member on the sitcom Angie Tribeca (2016โ€“present).

Deon Cole plays as Charlie Telphy in black-ish.
Deon Cole is the top #8 member of the cast and appears in 34 episodes.

Jeff Meacham

#9 - Jeff Meacham (Josh)

Jeff Meacham plays as Josh in black-ish.
Jeff Meacham is the top #9 member of the cast and appears in 10 episodes.

Jenifer Lewis

#10 - Jenifer Lewis (Patricia Cochran)

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis (born January 25, 1957) is an American film and television actress and singer. She is one of Hollywood's most familiar faces, with more than 300 appearances in film and television and was dubbed a "national treasure" by TV Guide.com. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in the films Beaches and Sister Act. She delivered legendary performances as Tina Turner's mother in What's Love Got to Do With It and in The Preacher's Wife as the mother of Whitney Houston's character. She starred opposite Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter. For director Tyler Perry, she created unforgettable characters in Madea's Family Reunion and Meet the Browns. In the movie Cast Away, she portrayed Tom Hanks' boss. In animated films, Jenifer's uniquely recognizable voice is adored by Disney fans worldwide in roles such as "Flo" in Cars and Cars 2, and as "Mama Odie" in The Princess and the Frog. For six seasons, Jenifer portrayed "Lana Hawkins" on Lifetime's hit series Strong Medicine. She starred on the hit show Black-ish (ABC), where her hilarious portrayal of "Ruby Johnson" earned her a nomination for the 2016 Critics Choice Award. She has also written two books: The Mother of Black Hollywood and Walking in My Joy: In These Streets.

Jenifer Lewis plays as Patricia Cochran in black-ish.
Jenifer Lewis is the top #10 member of the cast and appears in 8 episodes.

Last updated: nov 20, 2022

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