Selome Hailu Charles Dance has been cast in Hulu’s “Washington Black” in the recurring role of James Wilde.James is the father of Erasmus and Titch (Tom Ellis) Wilde.
He is described as an esteemed scientist and inventor whose shadow looms over the entire story, bearing down with the enormous weight of patriarchy, empire and duty.
At his core, Wilde is a man fighting to give himself permission to love the way he must, even as he reckons with his failings as a father.
Throughout the series, he will attempt to reconcile those things without destroying himself and everything he cares for.“Washington Black” is adapted from Esi Edugyan’s novel of the same name.
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