Dominique Fishback

Dominique Fishback (born March 22, 1991) is an American actress. She played Billie Rowan on Show Me a Hero, Darlene on The Deuce, and Deborah Johnson in Judas and the Black Messiah, the latter of which earned nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. In 2023, she began starring in the Amazon Prime Video psychological horror series Swarm; her performance in the series has received universal praise, earning her a nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Early life and education Fishback first became interested in acting around the age of 10. She graduated from Pace University with a B.A. in Theater in 2013. While in college, she learned American Sign Language.

Career In 2014, Fishback premiered her off-off-Broadway play Subverted, in which she played twenty two characters. Subverted was nominated for a 2015 Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. Fishback's first major recurring role was in the Yonkers housing drama Show Me a Hero as single mother Billie Rowan. In 2016, Abingdon Theatre Company announced Fishback as one of the recipients of its inaugural Residency Program.

Her first series regular role was in the 1970s Times Square drama The Deuce. Fishback has been noted as one of the standouts in the show due to her performance as the "sweetly vulnerable" prostitute Darlene. Co-creator David Simon has noted her strengths as an actress in playing Darlene. For her role on The Deuce, Fishback was listed by USA Today as one of "5 faces you should be watching on fall TV" in 2017.

In December 2017, Fishback appeared as a younger version of Gloria Carter, the mother of Jay-Z, in the music video for his song "Smile." Her first film, Night Comes On, premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. She also played the part of Kenya in the 2018 film The Hate U Give, which is based on the popular young adult book.

Fishback plays a street-smart teenager in Project Power, which was released by Netflix on August 14, 2020. In 2021, she starred in Judas and the Black Messiah as Deborah Johnson, the partner of Fred Hampton. In 2023, she starred in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the sequel to Bumblebee.

In 2026, she is set to appear as a performer in the Off-Broadway revival of Whoopi Goldberg's The Whoopi Monologues at Lincoln Center Theatre. Directed by Whitney White she will star alongside Kerry Washington, Kara Young, Danielle Pinnock and Kecia Lewis.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Night Comes On Angel Lamere The Hate U Give Kenya 2020 Project Power Robin Reilly 2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Deborah Johnson 2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Elena Wallace

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Knick Woman Episode: "The Busy Flea" 2014 The Affair Keisha Episode "8" 2015 The Americans Nicole Episode: "Dimebag" 2015 Blue Bloods Charelle Tyler Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" 2015 Royal Pains Elan Episodes: "Lending a Shoulder" and "The Prince of Nucleotides" 2015 Show Me a Hero Billie Rowan Recurring character; 4 episodes 2017–2019 The Deuce Darlene Series regular 2018 Random Acts of Flyness Najja Recurring character; 4 episodes 2021 Modern Love Lilian "Lil" Parker Episode: "A Life Plan for Two, Followed By One" 2022 The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Robyn Main role 2022–2023 The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Young Charlette “Suga Mama” Towne-Proud (voice) 2 episodes2023 Swarm Andrea "Dre" Greene Lead role; also producer

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Project Power African-American Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actress Judas and the Black Messiah Black Reel Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Female British Academy Film Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actress NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in DramaSwarm Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Independent Spirit Awards Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special