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- Netflix ‘s Dear White People adaptation has set its cast. The streaming giant has tapped Powers actress Logan Browning to replace the feature film’s Tessa Thompson in the leading role, while Brandon P. Bell will reprise his role from the movie, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
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Dec 4, 2014 · Dear White People: Directed by Justin Simien. With Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Kyle Gallner, Teyonah Parris. The lives of four black students at an Ivy League college.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Justin Simien
- 2014-12-04
Tessa Thompson as Samantha "Sam" White. Kyle Gallner as Kurt Fletcher. Teyonah Parris as Collandrea "Coco" Conners. Brandon P. Bell as Troy Fairbanks. Brittany Curran as Sofia Fletcher. Justin Dobies as Gabe.
TESSA THOMPSON (Sam White) Tessa is well known by television audiences for playing Jackie Cook on the cult series "Veronica Mars." She most recently played Sara Freeman on the BBC America series "Copper," a period drama co-starring Tom Weston-Jones and Kevin Ryan. She has also made appearances on "Heroes," "Greyʼs Anatomy" and "Private Practice."
Dear White People (TV Series 2017–2021) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Browning replaces Tessa Thompson, who portrayed the character in the film. Brandon P. Bell as Troy Fairbanks; [5] Bell reprises his role from the film. DeRon Horton as Lionel Higgins, [8] a highly intelligent school reporter with some emotional issues.
Tessa Thompson is an American actress that plays the role of Samantha White in the original film Dear White People. She also portrays Rikki Carter in Volume Two of its adaption series of the same name.
Jan 23, 2014 · Veronica Mars alum Tessa Thompson stars as biracial film student/activist Samantha White, who happens to be hosting a campus radio show, also called “Dear White People”—during which she taunts...
