# What \*black\* actor would you cast as...Superman?

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**Created:** [April 19, 2014, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514 "2014-04-19T23:02:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514/81 "2014-04-23T04:47:14Z")

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[Paterson Joseph](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paterson_Joseph) - a British actor, who I mainly know from Peep Show / Mitchell and Webb, and at one time a contender for Doctor Who.

I can’t say I was impressed with the most recent Superman re-boot. I can’t think of many black actors with the same total lack of on-screen personality as Henry Cavill. Perhaps a blacked-up David Hemmings being played by a piece of wood?

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514/82 "2014-04-23T15:12:50Z")

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**Darth Panda** , I choose to interpret that post as a reply to **SirGalahad** ’s post directly above it.

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**Author:** ![SirGalahad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/71c47a/32.png) [@SirGalahad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirGalahad)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514/83 "2014-04-23T23:33:30Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> **Darth Panda** , I choose to interpret that post as a reply to **SirGalahad** ’s post directly above it.

Me, too. It could work.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514/84 "2014-04-24T02:12:58Z")

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> [@Encinitas](#):
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> No love for Samuel L. Jackson?

Him or [Laurence Fishburne](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ktla-anchor-apologizes-mistaking-samuel-679048).

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**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-black-actor-would-you-cast-as-superman/686514/85 "2014-04-24T14:38:08Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> **Darth Panda** , I choose to interpret that post as a reply to **SirGalahad** ’s post directly above it.

I didn’t originally post it with that intent, but when I saw the post above mine, I changed my mind.

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