Dominique Thorne

Biography

Dominique Thorne is an American actress who studied dramatic theater at the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan before making her feature debut in If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) as Shelia Hunt. Born in New York City, she went on to play Judy Harmon, a Black Panther, in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). Marvel Studios later cast her as Riri Williams, also known as Ironheart, a role she first played in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) and reprised in the 2025 Disney+ miniseries Ironheart. She also starred in Freaky Tales (2025). In high school she earned the 2015 Young Arts Award in Spoken Theater and was named a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. She later attended Cornell University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Human Development.

29years old

Turns 30 on November 5in 360 days

Born November 5, 1997New York City
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Dominique Guy (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 7 years2018 to 2025

Every film, newest first

2025Freaky TalesIMDb rating 6.2
2022Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverIMDb rating 6.6
2021Judas and the Black MessiahIMDb rating 7.4
2018If Beale Street Could TalkIMDb rating 7.1

Genres

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A role that slipped away
Thorne went after the part of Shuri in Black Panther, the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, trying out for Marvel Studios in 2016. Screen tests with Chadwick Boseman were part of that audition, though Letitia Wright ended up with the role.
Big break
When Marvel cast Riri Williams, Thorne was chosen without any additional auditions because of her earlier Marvel screen tests. Producer Nate Moore said she was their first and only call.
Early training
Thorne attended Manhattan's Professional Performing Arts School, where she formally studied dramatic theater. As a high school senior, she earned the 2015 Young Arts Award in Spoken Theater and the U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts.