Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Delroy George Lindo (born 18 November 1952) is a British actor. Starting his career in the 1975 stage production Of Mice and Men, he later earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor for his work in the 1988 production of Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. He received wider recognition with roles in the Spike Lee films: West Indian Archie in Malcolm X (1992), Woody Carmichael in Crooklyn (1994), Rodney Little in Clockers (1995), and Paul, a Vietnam War veteran in Da 5 Bloods (2020), the latter of which earned him the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor. For his role as Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler’s Sinners (2025), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Lindo is also known for playing Bo Catlett in Get Shorty (1995), Arthur Rose in The Cider House Rules (1999), Detective Castlebeck in Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Isaak O’Day in Romeo Must Die (2000), and Delta Slim in Sinners (2025). Lindo starred as Alderman Ronin Gibbons in the TV series The Chicago Code (2011), as Winter in the fantasy drama series Believe (2014), and as Adrian Boseman in The Good Fight (2017–2021).

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Delroy Lindo Movies

Discover the best Delroy Lindo movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Delroy Lindo ranked by year and score.

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Sinners

Sinners (2025)

Action Horror Thriller
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Score 7.5
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Up

Up (2009)

Adventure Animation Comedy
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a...
Score 8.0
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Sahara

Sahara (2005)

Action Adventure Comedy
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored...
Score 5.9
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The Core

The Core (2003)

Adventure Science Fiction Thriller
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to...
Score 5.8
5
Heist

Heist (2001)

Action Crime Drama
Joe Moore has a job he loves. He's a thief. His job goes sour when he gets caught on security camera tape. His fence, Bergman, reneges on the money he's...
Score 6.3
6
Gone in Sixty Seconds

Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000)

Action Crime Thriller
Ex-car thief Randall Raines is forced out of retirement to save his brother Kip after a boost gone wrong. With the help of allies old and new, they race to...
Score 6.4
7
The Devil’s Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

Drama Horror Mystery
Aspiring Florida defense lawyer Kevin Lomax accepts a job at a New York law firm. With the stakes getting higher every case, Kevin quickly learns that his boss has something...
Score 7.5
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Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1992)

Drama History
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and...
Score 7.5

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Delroy Lindo are Sinners, Up, and Sahara.
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Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 8 titles starring Delroy Lindo, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
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