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Not to be confused with Alex Black.
For other people named Alexander Black, see Alexander Black (disambiguation).

Alexander James Black (born September 19, 1983) is an American actor, best known for co-starring alongside Tom Hanks in the 2016 movie, A Hologram for the King.[1][2] There was controversy in the casting of Alexander Black, an American white actor for the role of "Yousef", the local Arab driver.[3][4]

Black starred in Tim, a 2016 short film[5] about the Ego, Id and Superego.

References

  1. ^ Hicks, Chris (2016-08-15). "2 faith films are on video this week". NewsOK. Deseret News. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  2. ^ Mcgrath, Charles (2016-04-15). "'A Hologram for the King' Finds Tom Hanks in the Desert, Desperate to Sell Phantoms". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  3. ^ Sacks, Ethan (2016-04-20). "Hanks keeps 'A Hologram for the King' from royal letdown". NY Daily News. NYDailyNews.com. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  4. ^ Stratton, David (2016-07-29). "Hanks lost in a sea of sand". The Australian. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
  5. ^ Lehman, Janny (2016-05-05). "Tom Hanks Weathers the Desert in A Hologram for the King". Zip06.com. Shore Publishing. Retrieved 2016-08-28.



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