After decades stealing scenes as a supporting actor, Colman Domingo is now generating Oscar buzz for his first lead role in the Obama-backed Netflix film Rustin. He tells Tom about playing the underappreciated civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, what he learned about vulnerability when he was a professional clown, and why acting is a form of service to the public.

00:00 - Introduction
02:45 - Colman's time in the circus
08:36 - Motherly advice and meeting Oprah
16:25 - Rustin
26:44 - Working with the Obamas

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