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American Baptist minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr sits outside a property in Montgomery, Alabama, US, May 1961. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 14: Courtney B. Vance attends the NAACP Image Awards Dinner at Hollywood Palladium on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images For NAACP)
NEW YORK, NY - MAY 17: Actor Anthony Mackie attends the NYC special screening of HBO Films' "All The Way" at Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 17, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for HBO)
David Oyelowo{ }as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 Paramount Pictures fim "Selma."
NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 15: Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett attend Broadway's "The Mountaintop" City Proclamation ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. day at The Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre on January 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)
Jeffrey Wright as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2001 HBO film "Boycott."
UNIVERSAL CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 25: LeVar Burton attends Universal Fan Fest Nights Opening Night Event at Universal Studios Hollywood at Universal CityWalk on April 25, 2025 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Universal Studios Hollywood)
(Original Caption) Taking a break in the filming of the television movie, King. are left to right; actor Paul Winfield, Mrs. Coretta King, wife of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Reverent Martin Luther King Sr., and actor Ossie Davis. Winfield portrays the late Minister and Davis portrays King Sr. The part of Mrs. Coretta Scott King is played by Cicely Tyson. The movie aired on NBC-TV, on three nights, February 12th to February 14th.
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 16: Actors Bernie Kopell (L) and Robert Guillaume attend the ABC Television Network's 50th Anniversary Special at the Pantages Theatre on March 16, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
American civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) addresses a meeting in Chicago, Illinois, 27th May 1966. (Photo by Jeff Kamen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Martin Luther King Jr. (L) and actor David Oyelowo. Actor David Oyelowo will reportedly play civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. in a film biopic 'Selma' directed by Ava DuVernay. ***LEFT IMAGE*** 1964: American civil rights campaigner Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968). (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Express/Getty Images) **RIGHT IMAGE*** SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 16: Actor David Oyelowo poses for a portrait during the 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at Barker Hangar on January 16, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

8 actors who have portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on stage and screen

American Baptist minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr sits outside a property in Montgomery, Alabama, US, May 1961. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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