What was the name of the character played by an American white actor in the 2016 movie, "A Hologram for the King" that co-starred with an actor known for his various comedic and dramatic film roles, including "Splash" ?
Alexander Black (actor) Alexander James Black (born September 19, 1983) is an American actor, best known for co-starring alongside Tom Hanks in the 2016 movie, "A Hologram for the King." There was controversy in the casting of Alexander Black, an American white actor for the role of "Yousef", the local Arab driver.
Samuel L. Jackson filmography Samuel L. Jackson is an American actor and film producer. In 2009, the collective total of all box office receipts for films that Jackson has starred in (including minor roles and cameos) is the highest of any on-screen actor. As of December 2015, Jackson appeared in over one hundred films with a worldwide box office gross of approximately $16 billion to date. Jackson's film career started in 1972 with a role in the film "Together for Days". Over the next nineteen years Jackson was cast in multiple films as minor characters up until his breakthrough role as Gator, a crack addict, in the 1991 Spike Lee film "Jungle Fever", for which he won a special jury prize for best supporting actor at the Cannes International Film Festival.