Delroy Lindo

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is an British-American actor and theatre director. Lindo has been nominated for the Tony and Screen Actors Guild awards and has won a Satellite Award. He is perhaps best known for his roles in a trio of Spike Lee films, especially as West Indian Archie in Lee's Malcolm X (1992) and Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Catlett in Get Shorty, Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules, and Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000). Lindo starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the TV series The Chicago Code (2011) and as Winter on the series Believe, which premiered in 2014.

Early life

Delroy Lindo was born in 1952 in Eltham, south-east London, the son of Jamaican parents who had emigrated to Britain. He was brought up in nearby Lewisham and got interested in acting as a child in a Nativity play. His mother was a nurse and his father worked in various jobs. As a teenager, he and his mother moved to Toronto, Canada. When he was sixteen, they moved to San Francisco. At the age of 24, Lindo started acting studies at the American Conservatory Theater, graduating in 1979.

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Blade MCU Composer Talks Delays, Doubts It Will Happen

Coming Soon 25 Apr 2025
Additionally, actor Delroy Lindo, who has since departed the project, recently told Entertainment Weekly that the movie initially seemed “really exciting conceptually” and “exciting in terms of the ...
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Flying Lotus was set to score Marvel’s ‘Blade’ before it was indefinitely delayed

NME 25 Apr 2025
He wrote ... Would have been fun tho” ... Mahershala Ali ... Sinners star Delroy Lindo, who was attached to the new Blade in an as-yet unspecified role, recently said Marvel has been “really interested” in his input for the film before it “went off the rails” ... .
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Two Michael B. Jordans Is Delightful, but This Breakout Star of ‘Sinners’ Is Even Better

Collider 24 Apr 2025
Jordan are an intense double act that headlines this showdown with vampires, with Delroy Lindo and Wunmi Mosaku bringing a world-weary view of life ...
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KROGER: Vampires meet blues music in \u2018Sinners\u2019

The Daily Nebraskan 24 Apr 2025
7, while another Warner Bros ... Also recruited for music was pianist Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo) and singer Pearline (Jayme Lawson) ... Making up for it is Lindo’s performance which is equal parts hilarious and uncomfortable ... I rate this movie 4.5/5 ... .
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Josh Allen Snuck Into The Mexico Premiere Of Hailee Steinfeld's Sinners, Then Sweetly Supported Her Movie During A Bills Press Conference

Cinema Blend 24 Apr 2025
Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld are ultimate couple goals ... Josh Allen Snuck Into The Mexico Premiere of Sinners ... Yeah, it was awesome ... Jordan certainly gave a “nuanced” dual performance, and Delroy Lindo was a real scene-stealer ... .
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I have sinned

The Manila Times 24 Apr 2025
I could make this really short and simply say I enthusiastically recommend director Ryan Coogler and actor Michael B ... Twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B ... Fantastic as everyone was, the sublime Delroy Lindo kills it as a blues musician Delta Slim.
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Actor who was previously attached to Marvel's Blade reboot says the movie "went off the rails"

Games Radar 23 Apr 2025
Delroy Lindo, who was previously set to star in Marvel's Blade reboot, has said that the movie "went off the rails", and hinted at what kind of character he would have played ... As for Lindo, he was cast in 2021, but is no longer involved.
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Ryan Coogler thanks audiences for seeing ‘Sinners’ in the theater after big box office debut

CNN 23 Apr 2025
1 spot at the box office during its opening weekend ... The film also stars Hailee Steinfeld, breakout star Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell and Delroy Lindo, among others ... Globally, the film has grossed more than $71 million as of Tuesday ... Pictures ... .
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Movie Review: Ryan Coogler's Horror Epic 'Sinners'

Seven Days 23 Apr 2025
Some movies play better when you go in knowing nothing about them ... Tonight is the grand opening, and Sammie will sing and play his guitar, accompanied by an alcoholic vagrant (Delroy Lindo) who's also a fiercely talented pianist.
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Ryan Coogler Knows This Matters

New York Magazine 23 Apr 2025
Coogler always wears such chic glasses. Photo. Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images. Tired ... Wired ... View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Sinners Movie (@sinnersmovie) ... Related ... Sinners Star Delroy Lindo on What Happened to Blade, His Other Vampire Movie ... Tags..
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Ryan Coogler, feeling the love for ‘Sinners,’ gives it right back to moviegoers in moving letter

The Los Angeles Times 23 Apr 2025
The Warner Bros ... 'I'll see you at the movies, popcorn bucket in hand!' 'Sinners' is now in theaters and also stars Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku , Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, newcomer Miles Caton and Delroy Lindo. .
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Sinners: Ryan Coogler’s ambitious horror epic stuns visually but struggles to stay sharp (xxx)

Nashville Pride 23 Apr 2025
Then the twins convince Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), a local blues singer legend, to perform at their saloon on the grand opening night—an occasion that will attract the locals who are craving entertainment.
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Blues and Blood: The gospel according to Ryan Coogler

Mail Guardian South Africa 23 Apr 2025
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind and God is faithful ... Sinners is not about vampires ... The remarkable cast also includes Wunmi Mosaku, Hailee Steinfeld, Delroy Lindo, Jayme Lawson and Omar Benson Miller ... Wakanda Forever.
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