Biography
Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an English–American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as an NAACP Image Award, a Satellite Award, and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Tony Award, two Critics' Choice Television Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. He moved with his mother to San Francisco when he was 16 after they had left London and lived in Canada for a few years. Here, he completed his education and entered acting. Lindo has played ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova
2027
Features several new human characters alongside the beloved and iconic Titans Godzilla and Kong as they face off against a cataclysmic world-ending th...

Sinners
2025
as Delta Slim
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is wait...

The Harder They Fall
2021
as Bass Reeves
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.

LX 2048
2020
as Donald Stein
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the vir...

Da 5 Bloods
2020
as Paul
Four African-American Vietnam veterans return to Vietnam. They are in search of the remains of their fallen squad leader and the promise of buried tre...

Malicious
2018
as Dr. Clark
A young college professor and his pregnant wife unwittingly release a malevolent entity with murderous intentions.

Battlecreek
2017
as Arthur
Henry is a loner and a night owl. His rare skin disease has kept him under the close watch of his fiery mother, who has sheltered him his entire life....

Point Break
2015
as FBI Instructor
A young undercover FBI agent infiltrates a gang of thieves who share a common interest in extreme sports. A remake of the 1991 film, "Point Break".

Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band
2015
as John Williams (voice)
Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring som...

Do You Believe?
2015
as Malachi
When a pastor is shaken by the visible faith of a street-corner preacher, he is reminded that true belief always requires action. His response ignites...

Cymbeline
2014
as Belarius
War erupts between dirty cops and outlaw bikers as a drug kingpin tries to protect his empire.

Question Bridge: Black Males
2012
as Himself
multiple forms: a gallery installation, a website, a book, and a curriculum. It presents diverse experiences of Black men through a video question-and...

The Big Bang
2011
as Skeres
A private detective is hired to find a missing stripper but the job turns complicated when everyone he questions ends up dead. From the mean streets o...

Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Beta (voice)
Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise Falls by themselves. Dug may find that where he be...

Up
2009
as Beta (voice)
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed ...

One Bad Cat
2008
as Narrator
ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 year-old, African-American, renowned "outsider" artist Reverend Al...

Black Power Salute
2008
as Self
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event i...

This Christmas
2007
as Joe Black
This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and the...

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
2006
as Herald Loomis (segment "Joe Turner's Come and Gone")
The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of Broadway's brightest luminaries. Culled from clips fro...

The Exonerated
2006
as Delbert Tibbs
Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

Domino
2005
as Claremont Williams
The story of the life of Domino Harvey, who abandoned her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.

Sahara
2005
as Carl
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a c...

Lackawanna Blues
2005
as Mr. Lucious
In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he liv...

Wondrous Oblivion
2004
as Dennis
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the fathe...

The Core
2003
as Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapid...

Profoundly Normal
2003
as Ricardo Thornton
Donna Lee Shelby, a mentally challenged girl who lives in Forest Haven, an institution for the developmentally disabled, meets Ricardo Thornton, a fel...

Heist
2001
as Bobby 'Bob' Blane
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he...

The One
2001
as MVA Agent Harry Roedecker / Gas Station Attendant
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.

The Last Castle
2001
as Gen. Wheeler
A court-martialed general rallies together 1200 inmates to rise against the system that put him away.

Gone in Sixty Seconds
2000
as Det. Roland Castlebeck
Upon learning that he has to come out of retirement to steal 50 cars in one night to save his brother Kip's life, former car thief Randall "Memphis" R...

Romeo Must Die
2000
as Isaak O'Day
Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Tris...

The Cider House Rules
1999
as Arthur Rose
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer...

Strange Justice
1999
as Clarence Thomas
In this historical drama, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall announces his retirement. The White House nominates Clarence Thomas as Marshall...

The Book of Stars
1999
as Professor
An emotionally crippled woman (Mary Stuart Masterson) turns to prostitution to help care for her sister (Jena Malone), who has cystic fibrosis.

Pros & Cons
1999
as Kyle
Framed for crimes they didn't commit, two small-timers are headed up the river without a paddle. Now, the only thing that can bail them out is a case ...

Glory & Honor
1998
as Mathew Henson
The true story about Robert Peary's forgotten African American employee Mathew Henson who proved crucial in their race to North Pole.

A Life Less Ordinary
1997
as Jackson
A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a sp...

The Devil's Advocate
1997
as Phillipe Moyez (uncredited)
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that...

First Time Felon
1997
as Calhoun
Inspired by the true story of Greg Yance. In the film, Yance (Epps) is a hood who goes to jail for possession of drugs. He is given a choice: 5 years ...

Ransom
1996
as Agent Lonnie Hawkins
When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

Feeling Minnesota
1996
as Red
Sam Clayton's marriage to ex-stripper Freddie comes about when she's strong-armed into the match by Red, a club proprietor who once did her a favor. B...

The Winner
1996
as Kingman
A long lucky streak makes a nice guy the target of opportunists like his brother, his girlfriend, and some guys from New Jersey.

Soul of the Game
1996
as Satchel Paige
In 1945, the world of baseball is divided between the Majors and the Negro Leagues - but the time has come for change. One team will be the first to s...

Broken Arrow
1996
as Colonel Max Wilkins
When rogue stealth-fighter pilot Vic Deakins deliberately drops off the radar while on maneuvers, the Air Force ends up with two stolen nuclear warhea...
L'exil du roi Behanzin
1996
Evocation of the ruthless war which opposed from 1890 to 1894 the French colonial army to the young Ahydjere Behanzin, king and living god of Dahomey,...

Get Shorty
1995
as Bo Catlett
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror fil...

Clockers
1995
as Rodney Little
Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bu...

Congo
1995
as Captain Wanta (Uncredited)
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone bers...

Crooklyn
1994
as Woody Carmichael
From Spike Lee comes this vibrant semi-autobiographical portrait of a school-teacher, her stubborn jazz-musician husband and their five kids living in...

Mr. Jones
1993
as Howard
The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr. Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his t...

Bound by Honor
1993
as Bonafide
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It ...

Malcolm X
1992
as West Indian Archie
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...

The Hard Way
1991
as Captain Brix
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New Yo...

Bright Angel
1990
as Harley
In Montana, naive teenager George longs to escape from his broken home before his dysfunctional parents push him over the edge. When George meets pret...

Mountains of the Moon
1990
as Mabruki
The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victor...

Perfect Witness
1989
as Berger
An innocent man is thrust into a political power struggle in this drama. After witnessing a mob killing, New York restaurant owner Sam Paxton (Aidan Q...

The Blood of Heroes
1989
as Mbulu
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-...

More American Graffiti
1979
as Army Sergeant
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

Find the Lady
1976
as Sam
Two hoodlums, Trigger (Mickey Rooney) & Leo (Dick Emery) are hired by the unscrupulous J.K. (Peter Cook) to kidnap his niece Victoria (Alexandra Baste...

Partners
1976
as Drug Kingpin
When a business competitor assassinates her father when the father refuses to sell his firm, young woman takes over her father's paper company and wit...