Kelvin Harrison Jr.

One stars in The Little Mermaid and The Color Purple, two of the most anticipated films this year; another has the title role in the largely untold, true story of a slave son who became a highly regarded composer and violin virtuoso in 18th century France. Of the three others, one will star as a female soldier disguised as a man in a Western; the other will star in Mel Brooks’ long-awaited anthology series; and the last one, but certainly not the least, landed a role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe epic.

Merging fact with fiction, French-Caribbean musician Joseph Bologne, who adopted the name Chevalier de Saint-Georges, is the subject of the biopic Chevalier, and is portrayed by Kelvin Harrison Jr. in the titular role.