The American President 1995
The American President (1995) has 3 Black credited characters out of 64.
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The Van Lathan Ratio · 5%
5% 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 | Michael Douglas | Andrew Shepherd | |
| 2 | Annette Bening | Sydney Ellen Wade | |
| 3 | Martin Sheen | A.J. MacInerney | |
| 4 | Michael J. Fox | Lewis Rothschild | |
| 5 | Anna Deavere Smith | Robin McCall | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Samantha Mathis | Janie Basdin | |
| 7 | Shawna Waldron | Lucy Shepherd | |
| 8 | David Paymer | Leon Kodak | |
| 9 | Anne Haney | Mrs. Chapil | |
| 10 | Richard Dreyfuss | Senator Rumson | |
| 11 | Nina Siemaszko | Beth Wade | |
| 12 | Wendie Malick | Susan Sloan | |
| 13 | Beau Billingslea | Agent Cooper | ●Counted as Black |
| 14 | Gail Strickland | Esther MacInerney | |
| 15 | Joshua Malina | David | |
| 16 | Clement von Franckenstein | President D'Astier | |
| 17 | Efrat Lavie | Madame D'Astier | |
| 18 | John Mahoney | Leo Solomon | |
| 19 | Taylor Nichols | Stu | |
| 20 | John Mahon | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs | |
| 21 | Tom Dahlgren | Defense Secretary | |
| 22 | Ralph Meyering Jr. | General | |
| 23 | Kurt A. Boesen | Security Advisor | |
| 24 | Joseph Latimore | Secret Service Agent | |
| 25 | Darryl Alan Reed | Secret Service Agent | |
| 26 | Andrew Steel | Secret Service Agent | |
| 27 | Jordan Lund | Carl | |
| 28 | Richard McGonagle | Rumson Staffer | |
| 29 | Frank Cavestani | Rumson Staffer | |
| 30 | Richard Stahl | Rumson Staffer | |
| 31 | Alice Kushida | Carol | |
| 32 | Renee Faia | Lisa | |
| 33 | Beans Morocco | Doorkeeper | |
| 34 | Kathryn Ish | Education Secretary | |
| 35 | Kamilah Martin | Flower Girl | |
| 36 | Augie Blunt | Groundskeeper | |
| 37 | Thom Barry | Guard | |
| 38 | Steven Gonzalez | Hud Secretary | |
| 39 | Gabriel Jarret | Jeff | |
| 40 | Karen Maruyama | Leo's Secretary | |
| 41 | Nancy Kandal | Leslie | |
| 42 | George Murdock | Congressman | |
| 43 | Bernie McInerney | Congressman Millman | |
| 44 | Jack Gilroy | Congressman Pennybaker | |
| 45 | Matthew Saks | Congressional Staffer | |
| 46 | Googy Gress | Gil | |
| 47 | Ron Canada | Reporter Lloyd | ●Counted as Black |
| 48 | Brian Pietro | Reporter | |
| 49 | Rick Garcia | Reporter | |
| 50 | Aaron Sorkin | Aide in Bar | |
| 51 | Kymberly Newberry | Sally | |
| 52 | Greg Poland | Mark | |
| 53 | Leslie Bega | White House Staffer Laura (as Leslie Rae Bega) | |
| 54 | Jennifer Crystal Foley | White House Staffer Maria | |
| 55 | Arthur Senzy | Deputy | |
| 56 | Nick Toth | White House Aide | |
| 57 | Jorge Noa | White House Aide | |
| 58 | Maud Winchester | White House Aide | |
| 59 | Jeffrey Anderson | T.V. News Anchorman | |
| 60 | Suzanne Michaels | T.V. News Anchorwoman | |
| 61 | Mark Thompson | Kenneth Michaels | |
| 62 | David Drew Gallagher | New Guy | |
| 63 | Todd Odom | Uniformed Secret Service Agent | |
| 64 | Michael G. Alexander | Color Guard Officer |