Actor
Alton Fitzgerald White
September 10, 1960 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Alton White's journey from his boyhood home in a Cincinnati housing project to the grandeur of Broadway's Minskoff Theatre is remarkable, but one that many will find touchingly recognizable and relatable. Struggling with feelings of inferiority, he doggedly tried out for role after role and happily accepted whatever was offered to him however modest, approaching each with passion and dedication. His gifts were ultimately recognized and rewarded with major roles. White is the only black actor who has played in a lead role in five hit shows on Broadway; John in Miss Saigon; Ken in Smokey Joe's Cafe (he originated the role in London's West End); Coalhouse Walker Jr. in Ragtime: The Musical; Mister in The Color Purple; and King Mufasa in The Lion King.
Notable work
8Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Nick Monroe
6.5Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
as Hotel Porter
8.1MINDHUNTER (2017)
as Tim
6.2The Invention of Lying (2009)
as Angelo Badsmith
7.6Elementary (2012)
as Parole Officer
7.6Manifest (2018)
as Dr. Bier
7.9Dexter: New Blood (2021)
as Morris Cooper
7.1The Goldfinch (2019)
as Social Worker
7.9FBI (2018)
as ASAC Joe Franklin
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Bailiff and as Clerk and as Deputy Warden Harris and as Boss
5.4The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2019)
as George
7Bull (2016)
as Judge Tahani
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