The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) has at least 1 Black credited character out of 63.
The Van Lathan Ratio · 2%
One. Technically not zero.
29 credited actors have no public bio we could find, so we couldn't check them. They count toward the 63, so the real number may be higher. Why.
Every credited role on TMDB, in billing order. Uncredited roles are left out. marks actors who publicly identify 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 | Matt Damon | Tom Ripley | |
| 2 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Marge Sherwood | |
| 3 | Jude Law | Dickie Greenleaf | |
| 4 | Cate Blanchett | Meredith Logue | |
| 5 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Freddie Miles | |
| 6 | Jack Davenport | Peter Smith-Kingsley | |
| 7 | James Rebhorn | Herbert Greenleaf | |
| 8 | Sergio Rubini | Inspector Roverini | |
| 9 | Philip Baker Hall | Alvin MacCarron | |
| 10 | Celia Weston | Aunt Joan | |
| 11 | Fiorello | Fausto | |
| 12 | Stefania Rocca | Silvana | |
| 13 | Ivano Marescotti | Colonnello Verrecchia | |
| 14 | Anna Longhi | Signora Buffi | |
| 15 | Alessandro Fabrizi | Sergeant Baggio | |
| 16 | Lisa Eichhorn | Emily Greenleaf | |
| 17 | Gretchen Egolf | Fran | |
| 18 | Jack Willis | Greenleaf Chaffeur | |
| 19 | Frederick Alexander Bosche | Fran's Boyfriend | ?No public bio we could find |
| 20 | Dario Bergesio | Police Officer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 21 | Larry Kaplan | Uncle Ted | ?No public bio we could find |
| 22 | Claire Hardwick | Gucci Assistant | ?No public bio we could find |
| 23 | Antonio Prester | American Express Clerk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 24 | Lorenzo Mancuso | Bus Driver | ?No public bio we could find |
| 25 | Onofrio Mancuso | Priest | ?No public bio we could find |
| 26 | Massimo Reale | Immigration Officer | |
| 27 | Emanuele Carucci Viterbi | American Express Clerk | ?No public bio we could find |
| 28 | Caterina Deregibus | Dahlia | |
| 29 | Silvana Bosi | Ermelinda | |
| 30 | Gianfranco Barra | Desk Manager Aldo | |
| 31 | Renato Scarpa | Tailor | |
| 32 | Deirdre Lovejoy | Fighting Neighbor | |
| 33 | Brian Tarantina | Fighting Neighbor | |
| 34 | Guy Barker | Trumpet (Napoli Jazz Septet) | |
| 35 | Bernardo Sassetti | Piano (Napoli Jazz Septet) | |
| 36 | Perico Sambeat | Alto Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 37 | Gene Calderazzo | Drums (Napoli Jazz Septet) mer | |
| 38 | Joseph Lepore | Double Bass (Napoli Jazz Septet) | |
| 39 | Rosario Giuliuni | Tenor Sax (Napoli Jazz Septet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 40 | Eddy Palerno | Electric Guitar (Napoli Jazz Septet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 41 | Byron Wallen | Cornet (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | ●Counted as Black |
| 42 | Pete King | Alto Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 43 | Clark Tracey | Drums (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | |
| 44 | Jean Toussaint | Tenor Sax (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 45 | Geoff Gascoyne | Bass (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 46 | Carlo Negroni | Piano (San Remo Jazz Sextet) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 47 | Giuseppe Fiorello | Silvana's Fiancé | |
| 48 | Marco Quaglia | Silvana's Brother | ?No public bio we could find |
| 49 | Alessandra Vanzi | Silvana's Mother | ?No public bio we could find |
| 50 | Marco Rossi | Photographer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 51 | Roberto Valentini | Onegin (Eugene Onegin Player) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 52 | Francesco Bovino | Lensky (Eugene Onegin Player) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 53 | Stefano Canettieri | Zaretsky (Eugene Onegin Player) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 54 | Marco Foti | Guillot (Eugene Onegin Player) | ?No public bio we could find |
| 55 | Ludovica Tinghi | Fausto's Fiancée | ?No public bio we could find |
| 56 | Nicola Pannelli | Dinelli's Cafe Waiter | ?No public bio we could find |
| 57 | Paolo Calabresi | Customs Officer | |
| 58 | Pietro Ragusa | Record Store Owner | ?No public bio we could find |
| 59 | Simone Empler | Boy Singer | ?No public bio we could find |
| 60 | Gianluca Secci | Policeman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 61 | Manuel Ruffini | Policeman | |
| 62 | Pierpaolo Lovino | Policeman | ?No public bio we could find |
| 63 | Roberto Di Palma | San Remo Hotel Desk Clerk | ?No public bio we could find |