Grantham Coleman is a classically trained actor who continues to make a name for himself in film, television and on the stage. Grantham studied his craft at the world-famous Juilliard School of Drama, where he laid the foundation to create and capture all manner of characters in his career thus far. He recently wrapped production on critically acclaimed director George C. Wolfe’s feature film Rustin, set to release on Netflix later this year. The script is written by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black and focuses on gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin who is played by multiple award-winning actor Colman Domingo. Prior to that, he got to work with Academy Award-winning director Alejandro Iñarritu on his upcoming film, Bardo. Previously, he appeared on the big screen as famed Black Panther Bobby Seale in Benedict Andrew’s film Seberg for Amazon Studios opposite Kristen Stewart, Anthony Mackie and Zazie Beatz. 2020 also saw the release of the Sundance Film Festival darling Black Bear, in which he stars alongside Aubrey Plaza and Chris Abbott. Grantham’s latest theatre appearance was a leading performance as the iconic role of Martin Luther King Jr. in Broadway’s The Great Society alongside multiple award-winning actor Brian Cox. Grantham truly shines in classic Shakespeare as he played the Danish Prince in Hamlet at The Old Globe, directed by esteemed Shakespearian scholar Barry Edelstein, and Ferdinand in The Tempest at The Walt Disney Concert Hall. He also gave a tour de force performance as Benedict in Kenny Leon’s critically lauded staging of Much Ado About Nothing during the 2019 season of Shakespeare in the Park. As a sought-after stage actor in New York and Los Angeles, Grantham originated the role of Anthony in Academy Award winner Tarrell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy at Manhattan Theatre Club, reprising the role in The Geffen Playhouse production. His performances in Jackie Sibblies Drury’s racially charged We Are Proud To Present… at SoHo Rep Theatre solidified his reputation. He continued to garner rave reviews in the two-hander One-Night at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, opposite Rutina Wesley, which highlighted the plight and ordeal of soldiers returning from combat zones with PTSD. His performance alongside Michael Stahl-David and Tessa Ferrer in Anne Kauffman’s production of Buzzer at The Public Theater continued his streak of rave reviews. Additional screen credits include appearing opposite James Franco in the JJ Abrams mini-series 11.22.63 and the award-winning FX series The Americans.
