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As of Friday, January 10th, the film is playing at theaters everywhere. Actor David Oyelowo, who plays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joined Kevin Steincross live via satellite on FOX 2 News at 9a.m. to talk about his experience. Oyelowo also chimed in on the movie's recent comparison to the civil unrest that took place in Ferguson, Missouri. Tuesday 10 November 2015 13.58 EST Last modified on Friday 11 November 2016 07.34 EST. The casting of a white actor as Martin Luther King in an Ohio university production of Katori Hall’s acclaimed play The Mountaintop was “a disservice to not just Dr King but an entire community”, the playwright has said. Idris Elba. Golden Globe-winning and Emmy nominated actor Idris Elba showcases his creative versatility both on-screen in television and film as well as behind the camera as a producer and director. Raymond St. Jacques played Martin Luther King Jr. in the film The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover.. Raymond St. Jacques. IMDB lists the 1977 film The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as the first portrayal of King in film or on television. The Mountaintop Playwright Criticizes Casting of White Actor as Martin Luther King Jr. in Play. Nolan Feeney. Nov 11, 2015. An Ohio university's production of the play The Mountaintop that featured a white actor playing Martin Luther King Jr. is facing criticism from the work's playwright. Dream on the screen: Actors who played MLK Jr. The man, the myth, the legend: Martin Luther King Jr. has been portrayed in all kinds of ways in the film and TV world. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader's 'I Have a Dream' speech, USA TODAY's Yohana Desta takes a look at actors who have played the icon on the screen. AP. Internet Movie Database lists 50 times that Martin Luther King Jr. has been portrayed by actors, from 2014's Selma to Epic Rap Battles of History.. Of those portrayals, 34 have been produced from 2000-16. Here are 14 actors who have notably played the civil rights movement leader. The play The Mountaintop dramatizes the night before Martin Luther King was assassinated in 1968. The casting of a white actor as Martin Luther King in an Ohio university production of Katori Hall’s acclaimed play The Mountaintop was “a disservice to not just Dr King but an entire community”, the playwright has said. The Mountaintop Playwright Criticizes Casting of White Actor as Martin Luther King Jr. in Play. An Ohio university's production of the play The Mountaintop that featured a white actor playing Martin Luther King Jr. is facing criticism from the work's playwright. Idris Elba. Idrissa Akuna Idris Elba, OBE (/ˈɪdrᵻs ˈɛlbə/; born 6 September 1972) is an English actor, musician, and DJ. He is known for playing druglord Russell Stringer Bell on the HBO series The Wire, Detective John Luther on the BBC One series Luther, and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013).
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