Dominique Fishback

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Dominique Fishback
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Dominique Fishback at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1991-03-22) March 22, 1991 (age 30)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materPace University
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Dominique Fishback (born March 22, 1991) is an American actress and playwright who is best known for having played Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero,[1] Darlene on The Deuce,[2][3] and Deborah Johnson in Judas and the Black Messiah, the latter of which earned her a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[4]

Early life[]

Fishback first became interested in acting at about the age of 10.[5] She graduated from Pace University with a B.A. in Theater in 2013.[6]

Career[]

In 2014, Fishback premiered her Off-Off-Broadway play Subverted where she played 22 characters.[7][8][9] Subverted was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.[10][11] In 2016, Abingdon Theatre Company announced Fishback as one of its recipients of its inaugural Residency Program.[12][13]

The actress's first major recurring role was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as single mother Billie Rowan.[14]

Her first series regular role is in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce.[15] Fishback has been noted as one of the standouts in the show due to her performance as the "sweetly vulnerable" prostitute Darlene.[16][17] Co-creator David Simon has noted her strengths as an actress in playing Darlene.[18] For her role on The Deuce, Fishback was listed by USA Today as one of five new faces that people should be watching on fall 2017 television.[19]

Her first film is Night Comes On, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.[20]

She played the part of Kenya in the film The Hate U Give (2018), which is based on the popular young adult book.[21] Also in 2018, Fishback appeared as a younger version of Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, in his music video for "Smile."[22]

Fishback plays a street-smart teenager in Project Power, directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost, opposite Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, which was released on August 14, 2020, by Netflix.[23][24]

In 2021, she starred in Judas and the Black Messiah alongside Daniel Kaluuya, as Deborah Johnson, the partner of Fred Hampton and the expectant mother of Fred Hampton Jr.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Night Comes On Angel Lamere
The Hate U Give Kenya
2020 Project Power Robin
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Deborah Johnson
2022 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Elena Filming

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Knick[25] Woman Episode: "The Busy Flea"
2014 The Affair Keisha Episode "8"
2015 The Americans Nicole Episode: "Dimebag"
2015 Blue Bloods[26] Charelle Tyler Episode: "Through the Looking Glass"
2015 Royal Pains[27] Elan Episodes: "Lending a Shoulder" and "The Prince of Nucleotides"
2015 Show Me a Hero[28] Billie Rowan Recurring character; 4 episodes
2017–19 The Deuce Darlene Series regular
2018 Random Acts of Flyness Najja Recurring character; 4 episodes
2021 Modern Love Lilian "Lil" Parker Episode: A Life Plan for Two, Followed By One Miniseries
TBA The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Robyn Main role, upcoming miniseries

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2021
 British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Judas and the Black Messiah Nominated [4]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Acting Ensemble Nominated
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress Nominated
NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Project Power Nominated [29]

References[]

  1. ^ Stuever, Hank (August 14, 2015). "'Show Me a Hero': How one mayor won (and lost) the ugliest fight in Yonkers". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Vejvoda, Jim (August 29, 2017). "The Deuce - Season One Pilot Review". IGN. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Saraiya, Sonia (August 31, 2017). "TV Review: David Simon's 'The Deuce,' Starring James Franco". Variety. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bafta Film Awards 2021: Hugely diverse nominations list unveiled". BBC News. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Cubit, Brea (August 13, 2020). "10 Facts About Dominique Fishback, the Multitalented Star of Netflix's Project Power". Yahoo!. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Dominique Fishback CV" (PDF). Dominique Fishback. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ^ Marinaccio, Ashley (July 17, 2013). "Rethinking Black Reality: An Interview with Dominique Fishback". The Indypendent. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  8. ^ BWWW News (June 18, 2014). "Dominique Fishback Presents SUBVERTED, 7/2-14". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Cohen, Anne (October 9, 2017). "The Real Story Behind Darlene's Big Return On The Deuce". Refinery29. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  10. ^ Coakley, Jacob (September 23, 2015). "NYIT Awards Honor Off-Off-Broadway Theatre". Stage Directions. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  11. ^ BWWW News (September 21, 2015). "2015 Innovative Theater Award Winners Announced!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  12. ^ BWWW News (October 20, 2016). "Playwrights Dominique Fishback & Amy E. Witting Tapped for Abingdon's Inaugural Residency Program". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "Darling Dominique Fishback: A Triple Threat For Change". Impact Magazine. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  14. ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (August 9, 2015). "'Show Me a Hero' miniseries shows Yonkers' fierce battle over housing". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2015). "Margarita Levieva To Star In HBO Drama Pilot 'The Deuce'; Two Others Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  16. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (August 25, 2017). "'The Deuce': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  17. ^ Nussbaum, Emily (September 25, 2017). ""The Deuce" and the Birth of Porn". The New Yorker. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  18. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (August 25, 2017). "'The Deuce' Creators Don't Want Their Fictional Porn To Turn You On". Uproxx. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  19. ^ Lawler, Kelly (October 18, 2017). "5 faces you should be watching on fall TV". USA Today. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  20. ^ Jamie Broadnax (January 11, 2018). "Where Are All of The Black Films At Sundance? We Got You Covered". Black Girl Nerds. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  21. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (October 9, 2017). "Patrick Fugit Joins Damien Chazelle's 'First Man'; 'The Hate U Give' Casts Dominique Fishback". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Shiffman, Allyson (March 16, 2018). "Dominique Fishback Is Dominating The Screen". V Magazine. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  23. ^ Staff, EW. "The 25 must-watch movies of the strangest summer ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  24. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 20, 2018). "Jamie Foxx & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Netflix's Untitled Henry Joost-Ariel Schulman Sci-Fi Feature". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  25. ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (The Knick)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  26. ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Blue Bloods)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  27. ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Royal Pains)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  28. ^ Roots, Kimberly (October 27, 2017). "Memories From the Set: Dominique Fishback (Show Me a Hero)". TVLine. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  29. ^ "THE NOMINEES". NAACP Image Awards. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

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