Primal Fear (1996) has at least 4 Black credited characters out of 47.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 9%
At least 9% of the credited cast.
20 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 47, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors we counted as Black; marks actors with no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. How actors are tagged.
| # | Actor | Character | Black |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Gere | Martin Vail | |
| 2 | Laura Linney | Janet Venable | |
| 3 | Edward Norton | Aaron Stampler / Roy | |
| 4 | John Mahoney | Shaughnessy | |
| 5 | Alfre Woodard | Shoat | ●Counted as Black |
| 6 | Frances McDormand | Molly | |
| 7 | Terry O'Quinn | Yancy | |
| 8 | Andre Braugher | Goodman | ●Counted as Black |
| 9 | Steven Bauer | Pinero | |
| 10 | Joe Spano | Stenner | |
| 11 | Tony Plana | Martinez | |
| 12 | Stanley Anderson | Rushman | |
| 13 | Maura Tierney | Naomi | |
| 14 | Jon Seda | Alex | |
| 15 | Reg Rogers | Connerman | |
| 16 | Kenneth Tigar | Weil | |
| 17 | Brian Reddy | Woodside | |
| 18 | Christopher Carroll | M.C. | |
| 19 | Wendy Cutler | Lou | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Ron O.J. Parson | Turner | ?No public bio we could find |
| 21 | Sigrid K. Zahner | Vail's Secretary | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Diann Burns | WLS Anchor | ●Counted as Black |
| 23 | Linda Yu | WLS Anchor | |
| 24 | Andy Shaw | WLS Location Reporter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Mary Ann Childers | WBBM Anchor | |
| 26 | Lester Holt | WBBM Anchor | ●Counted as Black |
| 27 | Sylvia Gomez | WBBM Location Reporter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Jon Duncanson | WBBN Location Reporter | |
| 29 | David Eckert | WGN Anchor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 30 | Robert Jordan | WGN Anchor | ?No public bio we could find |
| 31 | Joanie Lum | WGN Location Reporter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 32 | Randy Salerno | WGN Location Reporter | |
| 33 | Kyle Colerider-Krugh | Postman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 34 | Joseph Luis Caballero | Joe | ?No public bio we could find |
| 35 | Randall Slavin | Young Boy | ?No public bio we could find |
| 36 | Mike Bacarella | Sergeant | |
| 37 | Turk Muller | Precinct Jailer | |
| 38 | Joseph F. Kosala | Cop | ?No public bio we could find |
| 39 | Lenny Wilson | Bartender | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Peter Schreiner | Bailiff | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Joseph R. Ryan | Old Man | ?No public bio we could find |
| 42 | Azalea Davila | Linda | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Wayne Wright | Court Clerk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 44 | Tony Fitzpatrick | Duty Officer | |
| 45 | Clarence Williams, Jr. | Arresting Cop | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Rosalie V. Lewis | Stenographer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Dwight Brad Dyer | Prison Guard | ?No public bio we could find |