Here Are Photos Comparing 19 Political Figures And The Actors Who Played Them On Screen
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The late civil rights leader Bayard Rustin is the subject of a forthcoming biopic starring some major celebs. On Monday, Netflix dropped the trailer for the film in which Colman Domingo plays the gay activist, who organized the 1963 March on Washington.
Bayard Rustin is just the latest in a long line of political figures throughout the years and across the globe who've received the biopic treatment. So here are 19 politicians or activists, including Rustin, who've been played by notable actors:
1.Colman Domingo as Bayard Rustin in Rustin (2023)
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4.Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America (2020)
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18.Angela Bassett as Rosa Parks in The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
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19.Denzel Washington as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992)
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Of course, this was an incomplete list. There are so many more political figures who've been the subject of notable movies and miniseries. Tell us what other examples stand out and which of the above actors most resembled their film's subject.