New Jack City 1991
New Jack City (1991) has 21 Black credited characters out of 48.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 44%
44% of the credited cast.
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Credited cast
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify as Black. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley Snipes | Nino Brown | ●Counted as Black |
| 2 | Ice-T | Scotty Appleton | ●Counted as Black |
| 3 | Allen Payne | Garald "Gee Money" Welles | ●Counted as Black |
| 4 | Chris Rock | Pookie | ●Counted as Black |
| 5 | Mario Van Peebles | Stone | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Michael Michele | Selina | ●Counted as Black |
| 7 | Bill Nunn | Duh Duh Duh Man | ●Counted as Black |
| 8 | Russell Wong | Park | |
| 9 | Bill Cobbs | Old Man | ●Counted as Black |
| 10 | Christopher Williams | Kareem Akbar | ●Counted as Black |
| 11 | Judd Nelson | Nick Peretti | |
| 12 | Vanessa Williams | Keisha | ●Counted as Black |
| 13 | Tracy Camilla Johns | Uniqua | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Anthony DeSando | Frankie Needles | |
| 15 | Nick Ashford | Reverend Oates | ●Counted as Black |
| 16 | Phyllis Yvonne Stickney | Prosecuting Attorney Hawkins | ●Counted as Black |
| 17 | Thalmus Rasulala | Police Commissioner | ●Counted as Black |
| 18 | John Aprea | Don Armeteo | |
| 19 | Fab 5 Freddy | Master of Ceremonies | ●Counted as Black |
| 20 | Flavor Flav | D.J. | ●Counted as Black |
| 21 | Clebert Ford | Frazier | |
| 22 | Laverne Hart | Prom Queen | |
| 23 | Eek-A-Mouse | Fat Smitty | |
| 24 | Gregg Smrz | Biff | |
| 25 | Erica McFarquhar | Teacher | |
| 26 | Keith Sweat | Singer at Wedding | ●Counted as Black |
| 27 | Bret McCormick | Gigantor | |
| 28 | Marcella Lowery | Woman in Hallway | ●Counted as Black |
| 29 | Manuel E. Santiago | Judge | |
| 30 | Ben Gotlieb | Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 31 | Thelma Louise Carter | Reporter | |
| 32 | Linda Froehlich | Reporter | |
| 33 | Christopher Michael | Bailiff | |
| 34 | Kelly Jo Minter | Recovering Addict | ●Counted as Black |
| 35 | Tina Lifford | Recovering Addict | ●Counted as Black |
| 36 | Erik Kilpatrick | Recovering Addict | |
| 37 | Ron Millkie | Assistant DA | |
| 38 | Harold Baines | Kid on Stoop | |
| 39 | Sekou Campbell | Kid on Stoop | |
| 40 | Garvin Holder | Kid on Stoop | |
| 41 | Teddy Riley | New Year's Eve Band - (Guy) | ●Counted as Black |
| 42 | Aaron Hall | New Year's Eve Band - (Guy) | |
| 43 | Damion Hall | New Year's Eve Band - (Guy) | |
| 44 | Rodney Benford | Singers - Spring - (Troop) | |
| 45 | John Harrell | Singers - Spring - (Troop) | |
| 46 | Gerald Levert | Singers - Winter - (Levert) | |
| 47 | Sean Levert | Singers - Winter - (Levert) | |
| 48 | Jimmy Cummings | Butchie The Doorman |