In theaters March 8, Dead Man Down starring Terrence Howard, Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, and Dominic Cooper is a crime thriller about a crime lord’s right-hand man, who is seduced by one of his boss’s victims, a woman seeking retribution.
Academy Award nominee Howard plays Alphonse Hoyt, a charming but brutal crime boss who is accustomed to being feared but is thrown for a loop when a mysterious tormentor (Colin Farrell) starts sabotaging his business from within picking off his men one at a time, as revenge for the death of a family member.
Howard is one of many black actors who add finesse and style to their roles as villians. Click to continue for more sexy black crime bosses. –ruthie hawkins
