When the STARS ALIGN

For our 30th ANNUAL HOLLYWOOD ISSUE, we tapped 11 stars making the most of a transformative era by taking chances and taking charge. Here's a peek at what happens when some of the industry's most vibrant talents let loose

- DAVID CANFIELD

COLMAN DOMINGO KNOWS how unusual this moment is. “I don’t know anyone white or Black or other who has a career like mine,” he says. In his early 50s, Domingo found himself at number one on the call sheet for the very first time, for Netflix’s biopic Rustin—and now, at last, he’s an Oscar nominee. He credits his longevity to his versatility and, perhaps ironically, his lack of visibility. “I’m old as fuck. It’s true. I’ve been working for 33 years,” he says. “For me to have this time now, it is because people have caught up with what I actually do.” Bayard Rustin, the unsung architect of the Civil Rights Movement, feels like the role Domingo was born to play. His exuberance shines through—a journeyman finally getting his showcase.