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Black In Space
With “Star Trek Beyond” (starring Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba) coming to theaters this weekend, we just had to round up our favorite Black actors cast in Sci Fi roles. From Will Smith kicking alien booty in “Men In Black” to Nichelle Nichols’ famous first interracial TV kiss on Star Trek, our inner nerds are pretty much freaking out. Take a look at all our fave intergalactic characters here!
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Idris Elba
Idris Elba as Krall in “Star Trek Beyond”
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Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura in Star Trek (2009), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) and Star Trek Beyond (2016)
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John Boyega
John Boyega as Finn in “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens”
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Zoe Kravitz
Zoe Kravitz as Senshi Raige in “After Earth”
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith as Niobe in “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolutions”
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Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne as Morpheus in “The Matrix” Trilogy
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Iman
Iman as Martia in “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country”
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Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo as Sithandra in “AEon Flux”
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Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian in “Star Wars V-VI”
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Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan in “Star Trek: the Next Generation”
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Idris Elba
Idris Elba in “Thor”
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Will Smith
Will Smith as Captain Steven Hiller in “Independence Day”
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Vivica Fox
Vivica Fox as Jasmine Dubrow in “Independence Day”
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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu in “Star Wars: Episode I – III”
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Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
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Lanei Chapman
Lanei Chapman as Lt. Vanessa Damphousse in “Space: Above and Beyond”
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Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard as Lily in “Star Trek: First Contact”
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Jessie T. Usher
Jessie T. Usher as Dylan Hiller in “Independence Day: Resurgence”
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Michael Dorn
Michael Dorn as Lt. Worf in “Star Trek: The Next Generation”
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Sanaa Lathan
Sanaa Lathan as Alexa Woods in “Alien vs. Predator”
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Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana as Neytiri in “Avatar”
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Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Gibson as USAF Tech Sergeant Epps in “Transformers”
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner as Aunty Entity in “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”
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Grace Jones
Grace Jones as Zula in “Conan the Destroyer”
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Nichelle Nichols
Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Uhura in “Star Trek”
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Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker as Ruby Rhod in “Fifth Element”
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LaVar Burton
LaVar Burton as Lt. Comm. Geordi LaForge in “Star Trek, The Next Generation”
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Viola Davis
Viola Davis as Major Gwen Anderson in “Enders Game”
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Will Smith
Will Smith as Agent J in the “Men in Black” trilogy.
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Thandie Newton
Thandie Newton as Dame Vaako “Chronicles of Riddick”
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Avery Brooks
Avery Brooks as Captain Sisko in “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”
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Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield as Captain Clark Terrell in “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”
