Something the Lord Made (2004)
Joseph Sargent's 2004 HBO film. Alan Rickman as Dr. Alfred Blalock, Mos Def as Vivien Thomas.
Actor: Mos Def
Yasiin Bey, who performed and acted as Mos Def, came from hip hop with Black on Both Sides before moving into film, and has taken the acting considerably more seriously than most musicians who cross over.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy gives him Ford Prefect, and Be Kind Rewind and 16 Blocks show a naturalistic register.
Something the Lord Made brought an Emmy nomination for playing Vivien Thomas, a surgical technician denied recognition for decades, and it is the best thing he has done on screen.
