Color-blind casting

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" class="unsortable" style="white-space:nowrap" | Description

|1955

|Joseph Papp started hiring actors of color in his Shakespeare productions.Ayanna Thompson, "Practicing a Theory/Theorizing a Practice: An Introduction to Shakespearean Colorblind Casting", in Ayanna Thompson, ed., Colorblind Shakespeare: New Perspectives on Race and Performance (Routledge, 2006), 1-24, p. 5.

| 1961 || Grace Bumbry was cast as Venus in the Wagner opera, becoming the first African-American singer to perform at the Bayreuth Festival.{{Cite news|url=https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/culture-club/catching-up-with-diva-grace-bumbry/article_36bfa783-f1e3-5548-b60f-2add4ff6ed11.html|title=Catching up with diva Grace Bumbry|last=Miller|first=Sarah Bryan|date=8 May 2016|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|access-date=24 February 2019|archive-date=21 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321172327/https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/culture-club/catching-up-with-diva-grace-bumbry/article_36bfa783-f1e3-5548-b60f-2add4ff6ed11.html|url-status=live}}

| 1967 || Eartha Kitt was cast as Catwoman in the third season, taking over the role from the white Julie Newmar.{{cite web |last1=Mitchell |first1=Maurice |title=EARTHA KITT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE FIRST BLACK CATWOMAN |url=http://www.thegeektwins.com/2019/10/eartha-kitt-brief-history-of-first.html |website=The Geek Twins |date=15 October 2019 |accessdate=28 May 2020 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809084131/http://www.thegeektwins.com/2019/10/eartha-kitt-brief-history-of-first.html |url-status=live }}

| 1968 || Duane Jones was cast as Ben, the lead and hero, a role never intended for an African-American.{{cite web |last1=Onstad |first1=Katrina |title=Horror Auteur Is Unfinished With the Undead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/movies/10onst.html |website=The New York Times|date=10 Feb 2008 |accessdate=22 December 2023 |archive-date=6 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006050628/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/movies/10onst.html |url-status=live |quote="Because he gave the best audition, a black actor, Duane Jones, was cast as the heroic lead, a role never intended for an African-American."}}

|1983

|While a non-Eon-produced James Bond movie, the character of Felix Leiter was portrayed by a black person for the first time, played by Bernie Casey. The idea was to make the role more memorable.{{Cite book |last=Benson |first=Raymond |title=The James Bond Bedside Companion |title-link=The James Bond Bedside Companion |publisher=Boxtree Ltd |year=1988 |isbn=978-1-85283-233-9 |location=London |author-link=Raymond Benson|page=243}}

|1989

|Black actress Irene Cara provided the voice of Snow White in Filmation's film Happily Ever After. Her casting was regarded by many (including Cara herself) at the time as strangely "colorblind".{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UROrDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA263|title=Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation|last1=Scheimer|first1=Lou|last2=Mangels|first2=Andy|date=2012|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|isbn=9781605490441|language=en}}

| 1990 || Josette Simon played Maggie at the London National Theatre in 1990. The role is widely supposed to have been based on Arthur Miller's former wife Marilyn Monroe.Louise Jury, [http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/news/article347380.ece "Colour-blind casting finds new stars for Billy Elliott"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103010553/http://arts.independent.co.uk/theatre/news/article347380.ece |date=3 January 2008 }}, The Independent.{{cite web |url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Evening%20Standard%20Awards&Year=1990 |title=Evening Standard Theatre Awards, 1990 |access-date=29 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917150938/http://albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Evening%20Standard%20Awards&Year=1990 |archive-date=17 September 2010 |url-status=dead}}

| 1994 || An adaptation of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. The character Red, described as Irish in the novella, is played by Morgan Freeman.{{cite web|url=http://www.amc.com/talk/2011/02/top-ten-reasons-we-cant-get-enough-shawshank|title=Top Ten Reasons We Can't Get Enough of The Shawshank Redemption|accessdate=19 November 2016|archive-date=18 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218193149/http://www.amc.com/talk/2011/02/top-ten-reasons-we-cant-get-enough-shawshank|url-status=dead}}

| 2000 || British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo played Henry VI of England. Oyelowo was the first black actor to play an English king in a major production of ShakespeareFiachra Gibbons, [https://www.theguardian.com/uk_news/story/0,,370182,00.html "RSC casts black actor as English king for first time"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420002223/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/19/fiachragibbons |date=20 April 2022 }}, The Guardian, 19 September 2000.Hugh Quarshie, [https://www.theguardian.com/comment/story/0,,370559,00.html "Black kings are old hat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420002223/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2000/sep/20/race.uk |date=20 April 2022 }}, The Guardian, 20 September 2000.Kate Kellaway, [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,518233,00.html "My kingdom for a part"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213182018/http://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/jul/08/features.review17 |date=13 December 2014 }}, The Observer, 8 July 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/library/news/bl040101.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204232706/http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/library/news/bl040101.htm|url-status=dead|title=The latest British Theatre news for 04/01/01|archivedate=4 December 2007}}

| 2005 || During the creation of the television series, none of the characters was assigned a race. Color-blind casting was used to choose the best actors for the roles, resulting in an ethnically diverse cast.[https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/arts/television/08foge.html Matthew Fogel, "'Grey's Anatomy' Goes Colorblind"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728113749/http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/08/arts/television/08foge.html |date=28 July 2013 }}, New York Times, 8 May 2005.

| 2006 || Black British actor David Harewood was cast as Friar Tuck, a character traditionally portrayed as white, overweight, and balding, in "Total Eclipse", the first episode of the third series.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100304112410/http://www.episodeworld.com/episode/306185/Robin_Hood/3x01/Total_Eclipse "Robin Hood (2006) - 3x01 - Total_Eclipse"]}}, Episode World.

|2006

|For the first time in the official James Bond film series (Never Say Never Again was not an Eon-produced entry), the character of Felix Leiter, which had consistently been portrayed as white in the Eon-produced series, was portrayed by black actor Jeffrey Wright. Wright portrays the character again in Quantum of Solace and No Time to Die.

| 2008 || Several actors of colour appeared as extras or in more minor roles throughout the series, with Angel Coulby and Tomiwa Edun in recurring roles as Guinevere and Elyan respectively.[https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/mediapacks/merlin5/angel-coulby/ "Interview with Angel Coulby"], 30 June 2024, BBC.

| 2010 || Black British actress Pippa Bennett-Warner played Cordelia in the 2010 Donmar Warehouse production of King Lear, starring Derek Jacobi in the title role.Tim Walker, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/8580561/Black-actors-are-forced-to-leave-Britain-for-America.html "Black actors are 'forced to leave Britain for America'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230120202/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/8580561/Black-actors-are-forced-to-leave-Britain-for-America.html |date=30 December 2017 }}, The Telegraph, 17 June 2011.

| rowspan="2" | 2012 || The role of Miss Moneypenny, which had previously been cast as white, went to Naomie Harris.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/james-bond-spectre/naomie-harris-black-moneypenny/|title=No-one objected to Moneypenny being black because public were not told, says Naomie Harris|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=25 April 2016 |accessdate=19 November 2016|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116170317/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/james-bond-spectre/naomie-harris-black-moneypenny/|url-status=live}} She reprised the role in the next James Bond films, Spectre and No Time to Die.

| John F. Kennedy, who was white, is portrayed by ASAP Rocky in the music video.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lana-del-reys-national-anthem-video-aap-rocky-is-jfk-482529/ |title=Lana Del Rey's 'National Anthem' Video: A$AP Rocky is JFK |publisher=Billboard |date=2012-06-27 |accessdate=2012-06-27}}

| 2015 || Black actor Michael B. Jordan played Human Torch, who is White in the comics, and was played in the 2005 film of the same name by White actor Chris Evans.

| rowspan="3" | 2016 || British-Nigerian actor Chiwetel Ejiofor played Karl Mordo, who is a Transylvanian baron in the comics the film is based on.{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr |url=https://deadline.com/2015/06/chiwetel-ejiofor-doctor-strange-baron-mordo-marvel-benedict-cumberbatch-1201441281/ |title=Chiwetel Ejiofor's 'Doctor Strange' Character: He'll Play Baron Mordo – Deadline |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date= 11 June 2015|access-date=2022-08-11}}

| Deadshot, a white man in the comics, is portrayed by Will Smith in this movie.{{cite news |last1=Sneider |first1=Jeff |title=Will Smith, Tom Hardy, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie Set for 'Suicide Squad' |url=https://www.thewrap.com/will-smith-tom-hardy-jared-leto-margot-robbie-set-for-suicide-squad/ |access-date=February 19, 2015 |publisher=thewrap.com |date=December 2, 2014}}

| In the British post-apocalyptic zombie horror drama film, based on a M.R. Carey novel of the same name, black actress Sennia Nanua plays main character of Melanie, who is white in the book.{{cite web | url=https://www.joblo.com/sennia-nanua-takes-lead-role-in-she-who-brings-gifts-starring-glenn-close-415/ | title=Sennia Nanua takes lead role in She Who Brings Gifts, starring Glenn Close | date=13 May 2015 }}

| rowspan="9" | 2017 || Based on the 1980s series of the same name where both of the lead families are white. In this reboot, the Colby family is portrayed by African-American actors.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvfanatic.com/2017/10/sam-adegoke-dishes-on-dynasty-reboot-playboy-jeff-colby-and-cast/ |title=Sam Adegoke Dishes on Dynasty Reboot, Playboy Jeff Colby & Casting Choices |publisher=TV Fanatic |date= 18 October 2017|accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Based on the characters and setting of the long-running Archie Comics series, several characters traditionally depicted as white in the comics are portrayed by non-white actors in the series. Most notably, Archie Andrews (the series' lead) is portrayed by KJ Apa, who is of mixed Samoan descent. Veronica Lodge is portrayed by Camila Mendes, who is of Brazilian descent as well as the entire Lodge family has been depicted as being of Latin-American descent in the series.{{cite web | url=https://www.popsugar.com/latina/Camila-Mendes-Veronica-Lodge-Latina-Culture-Riverdale-43396761 | title=Yay! Camila Mendes Promises "More Spanish" to Come on Riverdale Very Soon | date=5 April 2017 }} Reggie Mantle is portrayed by Asian-American actors Ross Butler in season 1, and Charles Melton from season 2 onwards, Pop Tate is portrayed by black actor Alvin Sanders and Josie and the Pussycats, a band originally consisting of one black member and two white members in the comics, are converted into an all-black group: Josie and Melody, both previously white, are portrayed by Ashleigh Murray and Hayley Law, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://archiecomics.com/the-cws-riverdale-news-meet-reggie-moose-and-dilton/ |title=The CW's 'Riverdale' news: Meet Reggie, Moose, and Dilton |publisher=Archie Comics |date=2016-03-10 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Tony Revolori, of Guatemalan heritage, plays Flash Thompson, a white character from the comics previously portrayed in Spider-Man and Spider-Man 3 by Joe Manganiello.{{cite web|last=Lovett |first=Jamie |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/spider-man-far-from-home-tony-revolori-flash-thompson-casting-ba/ |title=Spider-Man Star Tony Revolori Reflects on Flash Thompson Casting Backlash and Stan Lee's Approval |publisher=Comicbook.com |date=2019-07-09 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Gugu Mbatha-Raw plays Plumette, a castle maid who was represented in the 1991 animated film as a white woman.{{cite web | url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/76038-gugu-mbatha-raw-cast-in-beauty-and-the-beast-making-her-the-first-non-white-actor-cast-in | title=Gugu Mbatha-Raw Cast in 'Beauty and the Beast,' Making Her the First Non-White Actor Cast in the Live-Action Iteration | date=13 April 2015 }} Similarly, Audra McDonald plays Madame de Garderobe, an opera singer who was also white in the animated movie.{{cite web | url=https://www.slashfilm.com/536987/beauty-and-the-beast-audra-mcdonald/ | title='Beauty and the Beast' Adds Broadway Star Audra McDonald | date=30 March 2015 }}

| Black actor Idris Elba plays Roland Deschain, a character who is described in the Dark Tower series as white and is said to have been inspired by white actor Clint Eastwood.{{cite web|first=Jill |last=Pantozzi |date=July 14, 2016 |url=https://thenerdybird.com/idris-elba-on-dark-tower-casting-sign-of-the-times/ |title=Idris Elba on His The Dark Tower Casting: "It Is a Sign of the Times" |website=The Nerdy Bird |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Black actor Jelani Alladin plays the character Kristoff, a Scandinavian ice harvester.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/192071/frozens-jelani-alladin-on-expanding-the-role-of-kristoff-meeting-jonathan-groff-scandal-saturdays/ |title=Frozen's Jelani Alladin on Expanding the Role of Kristoff, Meeting Jonathan Groff & Scandal Saturdays | Broadway Buzz |publisher=Broadway.com |date= |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| The role of the bounty hunter Valkyrie, based on the Marvel Comics character commonly depicted as white, is played by biracial actress Tessa Thompson.{{cite web | url=https://dailysuperheroes.com/movies/marvel-cinematic-universe-mcu/thor-ragnarok-director-defends-casting-tessa-thompson-as-valkyrie/ | title=Thor: Ragnarok Director Defends Casting Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie! | date=16 July 2016 }} The role of the Asgardian sentry Heimdall, based on the Marvel Comics character depicted as white (also described in the Scandinavian mythology as "the whitest skinned of all the gods"), was played by Black British actor Idris Elba.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/thor-ragnarok-idris-elba-heimdall-shines/ |title=Idris Elba's Heimdall Gets a Spotlight in Thor: Ragnarok |publisher=Cbr.com |date=2017-11-03 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| African-American actor K. Todd Freeman portrayed the character Mr. Poe, who was portrayed by white English actor Timothy Spall in the 2004 film.{{cite web|first=Denise |last=Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/k-todd-freeman-cast-netflix-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-1201716643/ |title=K. Todd Freeman Joins Netflix's 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' – Deadline |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2016-03-08 |access-date=2022-08-11}} Indian actor Aasif Mandvi portrayed the character Monty Montgomery who was portrayed by Irish-Scottish actor Billy Connolly in the film. African-American actor Alfre Woodard portrayed the character Aunt Josephine, who was portrayed by white American actress Meryl Streep in the film.{{cite web|last=Rutkowski |first=Laura |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/meet-the-cast-of-a-series-of-unfortunate-events/ |title=A Series of Unfortunate Events Netflix cast | Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman |publisher=Radio Times |date=2017-01-14 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Jotham Annan plays Norman Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester.{{cite web|url=https://www.historyextra.com/period/norman/getting-the-history-right-on-1066-a-year-to-conquer-england/ |title=Getting the history right on '1066: A Year to Conquer England' |publisher=HistoryExtra |date=2017-03-20 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| rowspan="12" | 2018 || The BBC/Netflix co-production, which retells the Iliad, depicts Achilles and Zeus as being black, with the respective roles played by David Gyasi and Hakeem Kae-Kazim.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a850178/troy-fall-of-a-city-achilles-black/ |title=Yes, Achilles in Troy: Fall of a City is black, and yes it's a big deal |publisher=Digitalspy.com |date=2018-02-17 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| The character Domino, drawn in comic books as an albino white woman with a dark patch of skin in a diamond surrounding her left eye, is portrayed by African-American/German actress Zazie Beetz;{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/lukethompson/2018/05/17/interview-deadpools-rob-liefeld-talks-sequel-x-force-and-taking-things-slow-or-not/#688a22d2a6c5|title=Interview: Deadpool's Rob Liefeld Talks Sequel, X-Force, And Taking Things Slow (Or Not!)|last=Thompson|first=Luke Y.|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524005729/https://www.forbes.com/sites/lukethompson/2018/05/17/interview-deadpools-rob-liefeld-talks-sequel-x-force-and-taking-things-slow-or-not/#688a22d2a6c5|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/zazie-beetz-atlanta-going-deadpool-184041553.html|title=Zazie Beetz from "Atlanta" is going to be in "Deadpool 2," and we definitely approve this decision|access-date=2018-05-23|language=en-US|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524080704/https://www.yahoo.com/news/zazie-beetz-atlanta-going-deadpool-184041553.html|url-status=live}} the anomalous skin patch was instead lighter than the rest of her complexion. The film also features Māori actor Julian Dennison as Rusty Collins / Firefist, a white{{Cite news|url=https://nerdist.com/deadpool-2-julian-dennison-mutant-kid-explainer/|title=Who Is Julian Dennison's Mutant Kid Character in DEADPOOL 2? (SPOILERS) {{!}} Nerdist|date=2018-05-18|work=Nerdist|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222547/https://nerdist.com/deadpool-2-julian-dennison-mutant-kid-explainer/|archive-date=24 May 2018|url-status=dead}} Oklahoma native in the comics, and biracial actor Lewis Tan (of partial Chinese descent) as Shatterstar, an extraterrestrial who in the comics has the appearance of a white human.{{Cite news|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/life/celebrities/bazaar-spotlight-lewis-tan-asian-action-star-deadpool-2-interview/|title=BAZAAR Spotlight: Meet Lewis Tan, Hollywood's Kickass Asian Action Star|date=2018-05-10|work=Harper's Bazaar Singapore|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US|archive-date=24 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524222323/http://www.harpersbazaar.com.sg/life/celebrities/bazaar-spotlight-lewis-tan-asian-action-star-deadpool-2-interview/|url-status=live}}

| The character Guy Montag, who was portrayed by Austrian actor Oskar Werner in the 1966 adaptation, is portrayed by African-American actor Michael B. Jordan. Additionally, the character Clarisse McClellan (portrayed by Julie Christie in the 1966 film) is played by Algerian actress Sofia Boutella.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/michael-b-jordan-talks-inclusivity-fahrenheit-451-1113046|title=Michael B. Jordan Talks Significance of Inclusivity in 'Fahrenheit 451'|date=19 May 2018|accessdate=23 August 2018|last=Real|first=Evan|website=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-date=24 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824065954/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/michael-b-jordan-talks-inclusivity-fahrenheit-451-1113046|url-status=live}}

| Senegalese actress Anna Diop plays the superhero Starfire (Princess Koriand'r). An alien who is drawn in comics with orange or golden skin, Starfire has been previously portrayed by white performers and drawn in cartoons with light tan skin, though originally being black-coded.{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@N.A.Stanley/too-black-to-be-orange-or-an-alien-starfire-meets-the-21st-century-and-20th-19th-18th-a04c8a3102ce|title=Too Black to be Orange, or an Alien: Starfire meets the 21st Century (and 20th, 19th, 18th)|last=Herapocrypha|date=2018-11-16|website=Medium|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127132658/https://medium.com/@N.A.Stanley/too-black-to-be-orange-or-an-alien-starfire-meets-the-21st-century-and-20th-19th-18th-a04c8a3102ce|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theroot.com/racist-comic-fans-run-titans-star-off-instagram-for-not-1827809010|title=Racist Comic Fans Run Titans Star Off Instagram for Not Being the Right Kind of Black|website=The Root|date=24 July 2018 |language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226200718/https://www.theroot.com/racist-comic-fans-run-titans-star-off-instagram-for-not-1827809010|url-status=live}} Similarly, the character of Beast Boy is played by Mixed actor Ryan Potter, who is of Japanese descent. This marks the first time in history where a live action superhero team lineup is 50% people of color (the other 50% being Dick Grayson and Rachel Roth, who are portrayed by white Australian actors Brenton Thwaites and Teagan Croft, respectively).

| Saudi actress Aiysha Hart plays the character Polaire. Polaire is a French woman.{{cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/lifestyle-and-travel/saudi-actor-aiysha-hart-september-2018-interview/ |title=Saudi Actor Aiysha Hart on Films, Feminism, and Fame l Vogue Arabia |publisher=En.vogue.me |date=2018-09-06 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| A British historical drama included Gemma Chan as Elizabeth Hardwick and Adrian Lester as Lord Thomas Randolph.{{cite web | url=https://www.bustle.com/p/the-color-blind-casting-in-mary-queen-of-scots-opened-up-a-role-that-gemma-chan-was-told-shed-never-play-13605399 | title=The Color-Blind Casting in 'Mary Queen of Scots' Opened up a Role That Gemma Chan Was Told She'd Never Play | date=18 December 2018 }}

| British-Nigerian actor David Oyelowo plays inspector Javert, who was described as the son of a French man and a Gypsy woman in the original Victor Hugo novel.{{cite web|last=Mueller |first=Matt |url=https://www.screendaily.com/features/emmys-2019-david-oyelowo-on-colour-blind-casting-les-miserables-and-directing-/5140304.article |title=Emmys 2019: David Oyelowo on colour-blind casting, 'Les Miserables' and directing | Features | Screen |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=2019-06-11 |accessdate=2022-08-11}}

| Jamie Foxx was cast as Little John.{{cite web|author=Mike Fleming Jr |url=https://deadline.com/2016/01/jamie-foxx-robin-hood-origins-little-john-taron-egerton-eve-hewson-1201680584/ |title=Jamie Foxx Cast As Little John In 'Robin Hood: Origins' Movie – Deadline |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2016-01-11 |access-date=2022-08-11}}

| Black British actor Colin Salmon was cast as General Zod, who is traditionally portrayed as white.{{cite web | url=https://comicbook.com/dc/news/krypton-colin-salmon-zod-interview/ | title='Krypton': Colin Salmon Talks Bringing General Zod to Life | date=17 May 2018 }}

| Korean-American actress Ashley Park played Gretchen Wieners in the Broadway musical of the same name, who is white in the 2004 film of the same name.{{cite web | url=https://www.playbill.com/article/see-whos-bringing-mean-girls-to-broadway/ | title=See Who's Bringing Mean Girls to Broadway |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2018-02-02 |accessdate=2018-02-02}}

| Yennefer is played by half-Indian actress Anya Chalotra, who was a white brunette in the original, similarly done with Vilgefortz (Mahesh Jadu). White character Fringilla Vigo is played by black actress Mimi Ndiweni; Istredd (Royce Pierreson) and Triss Merigold (Anna Shaffer) are also white in books, yet are played by actors of color. The Zerrikanians Tèa and Vèa, who are blonde in the books and based on Scythian warrior women and Greek stories about Amazons, are also played by black actresses.{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-witcher-season-2-yennefer-anya-chalotra-first-look | title=The Witcher: First Look at Anya Chalotra as Yennefer in Season 2 | date=7 October 2020 }}{{cite web | url=https://comicbookmovie.com/tv/netflix/the_witcher/the-witcher-rounds-out-its-cast-harry-potter-actress-anna-shaffer-will-play-triss-merigold-a164463 | title=THE WITCHER Rounds Out Its Cast; HARRY POTTER Actress Anna Shaffer Will Play Triss Merigold | date=31 October 2018 }}

|Director Armando Iannuci described his approach as colour-blind{{Cite news|last=Hedges-Stocks|first=Zoah|date=2018-06-12|title=Armando Iannucci explains his 'colourblind' David Copperfield movie|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2018/06/12/armando-iannucci-explains-colourblind-david-copperfield-movie/|access-date=2020-07-02|issn=0307-1235|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702182224/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2018/06/12/armando-iannucci-explains-colourblind-david-copperfield-movie/|url-status=live}} when casting Dev Patel as Charles Dickens' titular character. Patel described the casting as "representative of a modern Britain – the one that I grew up in".{{cite news|date=2019-12-30|title=Armando Iannucci defends colour-blind casting of Dev Patel in Dickens film|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/armando-iannucci-dev-patel-personal-history-david-copperfield-colourblind-casting-a9264026.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=The Independent|language=en|archive-date=3 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703002229/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/armando-iannucci-dev-patel-personal-history-david-copperfield-colourblind-casting-a9264026.html|url-status=live}} Nigerian actress Nikki Amuka-Bird plays Mrs Steerforth and Benedict Wong plays Mr Wickfield.{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Donald|title=Calm down online bores, colour-blind casting isn't 'woke'|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/calm-down-online-bores-colour-blind-casting-isn-t-woke-1.4156284|access-date=2020-07-02|newspaper=The Irish Times|language=en|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101045427/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/calm-down-online-bores-colour-blind-casting-isn-t-woke-1.4156284|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Clarke|first=Cath|date=2018-08-17|title=Why Dev Patel in Dickens could change film for ever|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/17/why-dev-patel-in-dickens-could-change-film-for-ever|access-date=2020-07-02|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725235736/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/17/why-dev-patel-in-dickens-could-change-film-for-ever|url-status=live}}

| rowspan="5" | 2020 || In the novel, the character Butler is described as Eurasian, specifically Russian-Japanese; in the film he is portrayed by British Nigerian Nonso Anozie.{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/artemis-fowl-movie-review-adaptation-of-fascinating-books-reduced-to-hollywoods-formulaic-young-adult-fantasy-8469161.html |title=Artemis Fowl movie review: Adaptation of fascinating books reduced to Hollywood's formulaic young adult fantasy |last=Agrawal |first=Aarushi |website=Firstpost. |date=12 June 2020 |language=en |access-date=12 June 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612101635/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/artemis-fowl-movie-review-adaptation-of-fascinating-books-reduced-to-hollywoods-formulaic-young-adult-fantasy-8469161.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.staynerd.com/artemis-fowl-disney |title=Artemis Fowl on Disney+: Give Reasons Why We Could Do Without It |last=Bernardoni |first=Angela |website=Stay Nerd |date=13 June 2020 |language=it |access-date=13 June 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613140317/https://www.staynerd.com/artemis-fowl-disney/ |url-status=live }}

| Pakistani-Canadian actor Hamza Haq portrays Syrian doctor Bashir Hamed.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-canadian-actor-hamza-haq-on-yearning-for-roles-rooted-in-reality/ | title=Canadian actor Hamza Haq, star of CTV's Transplant, on his immigrant parents, studying neuroscience and playing a doctor on TV | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=24 February 2020 | last1=Bh | first1=Aparita }}

|Elle Fanning who stars as Catherine the Great in the series spoke of using color-blind casting from the very beginning to make "people from now to be able to relate to the show" and "have everyone represented".{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Anne|title=Elle Fanning Was Born To Be An Outrageous, Messy Queen & The Great Is Proof|url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9818119/elle-fanning-the-great-sex-scenes-interview|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.refinery29.com|language=en|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616032623/https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2020/05/9818119/elle-fanning-the-great-sex-scenes-interview|url-status=live}} Sacha Dhawan, a British-Indian actor, plays Count Orlo, and Abraham Popoola plays Rostov.{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title='Iron Fist' Actor Sacha Dhawan And 'Bounty Hunters' Actress Charity Wakefield Join Hulu's 'The Great'|url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/iron-fist-sacha-dhawan-bounty-hunters-charity-wakefield-hulu-the-great-1202505895/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121141238/https://deadline.com/2018/11/iron-fist-sacha-dhawan-bounty-hunters-charity-wakefield-hulu-the-great-1202505895/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}

|The show, crested by Shonda Rhimes, employs many actors of color in positions of nobility that historically would have been white, most notably Golda Rosheuvel as the queen, Regé-Jean Page as the Duke of Hastings, and Adjoa Andoh as Lady Danbury.{{cite web | url=https://www.thewrap.com/bridgerton-colorblind-cast-queen-charlotte-black-mixed-race/ | title='Bridgerton' Switched Book Characters' Races for Series - Just Don't Call the Casting 'Color Blind' | date=21 December 2020 }}

|Based on the Roald Dahl novel, the main character, a young boy, and his grandmother are black; in the book, they are Anglo-Norwegian.{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/witches-movie-robert-zemeckis-casting-synopsis/ | title=Robert Zemeckis' the Witches Casting a Black Lead, Set in Alabama | website=Screen Rant | date=8 November 2018 }}

| rowspan="11" |2021

|Sisi Stringer portrays Mileena, a character who has a pale complexion in the Mortal Kombat games.{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/articles/mortal-kombat-movie-character-posters-mileena-kung-lao-and-more | title=Mortal Kombat Movie: Get a Closer Look at Mileena, Kung Lao, and Many More | date=17 February 2021 }}

| Michael B. Jordan plays John Clark, a fictional character in the Tom Clancy media franchise traditionally portrayed white.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/michael-b-jordan-john-clark-tom-clancy-movies-1202896241/ | title=Michael B. Jordan to Play Tom Clancy Character John Clark in New Film Series (EXCLUSIVE) | date=20 September 2018 }}

| Jodie Turner-Smith plays Anne Boleyn.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/arts/television/anne-boleyn-jodie-turner-smith.html | title=How One Actress is Reshaping the Story of Anne Boleyn | newspaper=The New York Times | date=10 June 2021 | last1=Ibekwe | first1=Desiree }}

| Dev Patel plays Gawain, a fictional character in the King Arthur legend traditionally portrayed white.{{cite web | url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a37662426/the-green-knight-david-lowery-interview/ | title=Why Dev Patel was cast as the lead in the Green Knight | website=Digital Spy | date=20 September 2021 }}

| Kirby Howell-Baptiste portrays the character Anita Darling, who is white in all previous iterations of 101 Dalmatians.{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cruella-kirby-howell-baptiste-killing-eve-emma-stone-1203348166/ | title='Cruella' Adds 'Killing Eve's' Kirby Howell-Baptiste Opposite Emma Stone (EXCLUSIVE) | newspaper=Variety | date=24 September 2019 | last1=Kroll | first1=Justin }}

| Jamie Foxx reprises his role as the supervillain Electro, who is white in the comics.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-3-jolt-jamie-foxx-returning-as-electro-exclusive-4069375/ | title='Spider-Man 3' Jolt: Jamie Foxx Returning as Electro (Exclusive) | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=October 2020 }}

| The live-action TV series based on the original 1997 Japanese anime has Mustafa Shakir portraying the character of Jet Black, who is presumed white, and Daniella Pineda, a Mexican-American actor as Faye Valentine, who is Singaporean in the anime.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/cowboy-bebop-mustafa-shakir-jet-black/2021/11/18/60d38452-462a-11ec-b8d9-232f4afe4d9b_story.html |title=Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' reignites a debate: Is Jet Black a Black anime character? |date=2021-11-19 |orig-date=2021-11-18 |first1=Christina |last1=Lee |newspaper=The Washington Post |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}{{WaPoCheckDates}}

| A film based on the first two games of the Japanese video game series Resident Evil, biracial actor Avan Jogia portrays the characters Leon Kennedy, who is white in the video game series and was portrayed by white actor Johann Urb, in the original film series. Biracial actor Hannah John-Kamen portrays Jill Valentine, who is white in the video game series.{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/resident-evil-welcome-raccoon-city-hannah-john-kamen-jill/ | title=Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City Director Praises Hannah John-Kamen as Jill Valentine | date=20 November 2021 }}{{cite web | url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/resident-evil-director-on-avan-jogia/ | title=Resident Evil Director Talks Casting Avan Jogia as Leon Kennedy | date=31 August 2021 }}

| British actor Richard Ayoade, the son of a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother, plays Henry Wood.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/rupert-friend-richard-ayoade-wes-andersons-roald-dahls-wonderful-story-of-henry-sugar-netflix-1234908446/ | title=Rupert Friend and Richard Ayoade Join Wes Anderson's Adaptation of Roald Dahl's 'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' at Netflix | date=12 January 2022 }}

| Black actor Naomie Harris plays the character Shriek, who is white in the comics.{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/venom-2-naomie-harris-shriek-image/ | title=Naomie Harris as Shriek Revealed in Venom 2: There Will be Carnage | date=10 May 2021 }}

| Black actors Denzel Washington and Corey Hawkins play Lord Macbeth and Macduff, respectively.{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tragedy-of-macbeth-denzel-washington-joel-coen-red-carpet-premiere-1235064475/ | title=Denzel Washington, 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Cast on Joel Coen's First Solo Project and Bringing Diversity to Shakespeare | website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=17 December 2021 }}

| rowspan="5" |2022 || Black actor Royce Pierreson played Doctor John Watson.{{cite web | url=https://www.bt.com/tv/drama/the-irregulars-netflix-royce-pierreson-interview-doctor-john-watson-sherlock-black-lives-matter| title=7 Questions with... The Irregulars Royce Pierreson: 'I want every young black actor who sees this to know that we're going in the right direction'| website=BT| date=25 March 2021 }}

|Jeffrey Wright portrays the usually white American Commissioner Gordon and Zoe Kravitz plays Catwoman.{{cite web | url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/zoe-kravitz-has-been-cast-as-catwoman-in-the-batman/ | title=Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman in the Batman }}{{cite web | url=https://collider.com/the-batman-cast-jeffrey-wright-comissioner-jim-gordon/ | title=The Batman: Jeffrey Wright to Play Commissioner Jim Gordon | website=Collider | date=23 September 2019 }}

|Steve Toussaint was cast in the role of Corlys Velaryon, and Sonoya Mizuno was cast as Mysaria, though both characters are described as white in the source material, Fire & Blood.{{Cite web |last1=July 13 |first1=Nick Romano |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 02:00 PM |title='House of the Dragon' creator explains major change to House Velaryon |url=https://ew.com/tv/house-of-the-dragon-house-velaryon-race-change-explained/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=EW.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Renfro |first=Kim |title='House of the Dragon' showrunners reimagined some characters as Black because they didn't want it to be 'another bunch of white people on the screen' |url=https://www.insider.com/house-of-the-dragon-creators-didnt-want-mostly-white-cast-2022-7 |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-25 |title=When diversity casting hurts the plot, it hurts Black actors—and viewers {{!}} Opinion |url=https://www.newsweek.com/when-diversity-casting-hurts-plot-it-hurts-black-actors-viewers-opinion-1736903 |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}{{cite web | url=https://jezebel.com/anti-asian-racism-seeps-into-colorblind-casting-on-hou-1849468764 | title=Anti-Asian Racism Seeps into Colorblind Casting on 'House of the Dragon' | date=29 August 2022 }}

| Lashana Lynch, portrays Miss Honey, who is white in 1988 novel, 1996 film adaptation, and the musical adaptation.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lashana-lynch-matilda-the-musical-miss-honey-strong-black-woman-trope/ |title=Lashana Lynch Explains How Her Version of Miss Honey Dismantles the 'Strong Black Woman' Trope in 'Matilda the Musical' |publisher=TheWrap |date=2022-01-03 |accessdate=2022-01-03}}

|Shabana Azmi, an Indian actress, portrays Admiral Margaret Parangosky.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/shabana-azmi-halo-paramount-plus-1235210369/ | title='Halo' Actor Shabana Azmi Says Paramount Plus Series Achieved Color Blind Casting | date=22 March 2022 }}

| rowspan="4" |2023

|Black singer/actress Halle Bailey portrays Ariel, originally described as white in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" and in the 1989 Disney adaptation. Rob Marshall, the director, said she was cast because "she possesses that rare combination of spirit, heart, youth, innocence, and substance — plus a glorious singing voice — all intrinsic qualities necessary to play this iconic role".{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/little-mermaid-halle-bailey-chloe-x-halle-1203234294/| title=Disney's Live-Action 'Little Mermaid' Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel| date=3 July 2019 }}

|Colombian actress Sasha Calle portrays Supergirl; she is the first Latina to portray the character.{{cite web | url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/supergirl-young-and-the-restless-actress-sasha-calle-the-flash-movie-dc-1234697190/| title=DC Universe's New Supergirl Is 'Young And The Restless' Actress Sasha Calle; Will Make Debut In Upcoming 'Flash' Film| date=19 February 2021 }}

|Nathaniel Curtis, a half-Indian actor, plays Isaac Newton.{{cite web |last1=Griffin |first1=Louise |title=It's a Sin star Nathaniel Curtis makes surprise Doctor Who appearance |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/nathaniel-curtis-doctor-who-newsupdate/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=12 December 2023 |date=December 2, 2023}}

|Black actress Leah Jeffries portrays the character Annabeth Chase, daughter of the Greek goddess Athena, who was described as grey-eyed, blonde-haired white in the books, and played by Alexandra Daddario in the movies.{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/percy-jackson-rick-riordan-racism-leah-jeffries-casting-1235263216/| title='Percy Jackson' Author Rick Riordan Slams Racist Backlash Against Leah Jeffries' Casting as Annabeth | date=10 May 2022}}

|2023 – 2024

|A 2023 UK tour had black actress Bree Smith playing Alice Beane (based on Ethel Beane). REVIEW: Titanic the Musical – a show where the spirit of love proves unsinkable (7 October 2023) https://www.iambirmingham.co.uk/2023/04/18/review-titanic-musical-show-spirit-love-proves-unsinkable/amp/ One reviewer praised Smith's performance but felt it an "odd choice made by the casting team...I couldn't help but initially think that in an authentic setting, a black woman would not be fangirling over people who most likely wouldn't treat her very well. The choice doesn't hurt (but) it can pull you out of the experience if you think too long about the era's politics that wouldn't have stopped and the gangplank."{{cite web | url=https://redcarpetcrash.com/movie-review-titanic-the-musical/ | title=Movie Review: 'Titanic the Musical' | date=2 November 2023 }}{{efn|The Laroche family, father Joseph and daughters Simonne and Louise, were the only known passengers of black ancestry on board the ship in real life.}} A 2024 Off-Broadway concert as part of the Encores! series, will have Chuck Cooper portray Captain E. J. Smith and Iranian Ramin Karimloo as Frederick Barrett.[https://www.playbill.com/article/ramin-karimloo-bonnie-milligan-chuck-cooper-judy-kuhn-more-will-star-in-encores-titanic Ramin Karimloo, Bonnie Milligan, Chuck Cooper, Judy Kuhn, More Will Star in Encores! Titanic]

|2024

|Avantika as Karen, Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis and Jaquel Spivey as Damian who are white in 2004 film and the musical adaptation{{cite web | url=https://people.com/how-mean-girls-movie-differs-from-to-the-original-8425263/| title=The 10 Biggest Differences Between the New Mean Girls Movie and the Original | date=January 12, 2024}}

|2025

|Rachel Zegler, a half-Colombian actress, plays as Snow White.{{Cite web |title=Rachel Zegler Reveals Steven Spielberg Gave Her a 'Glowing Recommendation' for 'Snow White' Role |url=https://people.com/rachel-zegler-says-steven-spielberg-recommended-her-for-snow-white-role-11698947 |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=People.com |language=en}}