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Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in the sixth installment of American Horror Story: Roanoke as Dominic Banks.

Career Highlights

Cuba Gooding Jr. is best known for his Oscar®-winning portrayal of the charmingly arrogant pro football player “Rod Tidwell” in Cameron Crowe’s Jerry Maguire.In 1991, he received critical acclaim for his portrayal of “Tré Styles” in John Singleton’s coming-of-age classic Boyz N the Hood, which earned him ShoWest’s Newcomer Award. He followed this success with roles in numerous critically-acclaimed major films, such as As Good as It Gets, What Dreams May Come, and the Oscar-nominated A Few Good Men.In 1997, Gooding was honored with the Academy Award® for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Jerry Maguire. In addition to the Academy Award, Gooding was presented with the Screen Actors Guild Award®, the Broadcasters Film Critics Award, the Critics’ Choice Award and the Chicago Film Critics Award. In 2002, Gooding received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in honor of his extraordinary achievements.Gooding’s versatility as an actor is exemplified by the diversity of the roles he has played. His repertoire has grown to include major roles in numerous critically-acclaimed films including Men of Honor, Pearl Harbor, Radio, American Gangster, Shadowboxer, the George Lucas-helmed Red Tails, and Lee Daniels’ critically-acclaimed film The Butler, which received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast. He was also seen in Machete Kills, the independent film Life of a King, and the critically-acclaimed Selma opposite David Oyelowo and directed by Ava DuVernay.&nbsp;Gooding has also appeared in award-winning movies for television including Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story and 2012’s Firelight, the highest-rated Hallmark Hall of Fame movie ever. He made his Broadway debut in the Tony®-nominated smash hit revival The Trip to Bountiful alongside Cicely Tyson.&nbsp;Most recently, Gooding received an Emmy® nomination for his portrayal of O.J. Simpson in FX’s critically lauded The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

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Cuba Gooding Jr. stars in the sixth installment of American Horror Story: Roanoke as Dominic Banks.

Cuba Gooding Jr. in blue denim button down with black cardigan and wearing glasses in dark white room with half shadowed face

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dominic Banks | AHS: Roanoke | FX

American Horror Story: Roanoke

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Career Highlights

Lily Rabe
as Shelby Miller

André Holland
as Matt Miller

Denis O'Hare
as William van Henderson

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Dominic Banks | AHS: Roanoke | FX

American Horror Story: Roanoke

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Lily Rabeas Shelby Miller

André Hollandas Matt Miller

Denis O'Hareas William van Henderson

Lily Rabe
as Shelby Miller

André Holland
as Matt Miller

Denis O'Hare
as William van Henderson