Chadwick Boseman

Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and producer. His roles included important and iconic African-American historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42 (2013), James Brown in Get on Up (2014), and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall (2017). His role as the superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the title role in Black Panther (2018) made him an international star and gained him universal critical acclaim, winning him a NAACP Image Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Boseman's other film roles included 21 Bridges (2019), which he also co-produced, and Da 5 Bloods (2020). His final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, will be released posthumously on Netflix.

He died on August 28, 2020, after privately dealing with colon cancer for four years.