Acting
Ato Blankson-Wood
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Known For
BlacKkKlansman · 2018BlacKkKlansman
★ 7.52018
MovieCrimeDrama
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
It's Kind of a Funny Story · 2010It's Kind of a Funny Story
★ 6.92010
MovieComedyDrama
A clinically depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.
The Kindergarten Teacher · 2018The Kindergarten Teacher
★ 6.52018
MovieDrama
Lisa Spinelli is a Staten Island teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. When she discovers one of her five-year-olds is a prodigy, she becomes fascinated with the boy, ultimately risking her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Worth · 2021Worth
★ 6.72021
MovieHistoryDrama
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with administering government funds and, in doing so, discovers what life is worth.
Detroit · 2017Detroit
★ 7.22017
MovieDramaThriller
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
The Same Storm · 2022The Same Storm
★ 8.02022
MovieDrama
Snapshots of the tumults of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hamlet · 2024Hamlet
★ 9.52024
MovieDrama
From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (“Slave Play”) in the title role and Solea Pfeiffer as Ophelia (“Hadestown”).
Antigone in Ferguson · 2020Antigone in Ferguson
2020
MovieMusic
Antigone in Ferguson is a groundbreaking project, developed by Theater of War Productions, which fuses dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of Sophocles’ Antigone with live choral music performed by a diverse choir, including activists, youth, teachers, police officers, & concerned citizens from St. Louis, Missouri & New York City, culminating in powerful, healing discussions about race & social justice.




