I assumed he was an African actor from East Africa. He doesn't look even the slightest thing like American blacks. I am not just talking skin tone. He has distinct facial features only found in Tanzania.
shareWhy would you be shocked by someone born in the US of A by the way they look? What distinct features are you referring to that's only found in Tanzania? I never look at people that way. Since we're a nation of immigrants, shouldn't be a shock at all...
shareWest Africa. Wikipedia:
In 2008, Cheadle's family history was profiled on the PBS series African American Lives 2. A DNA test revealed that Cheadle is of Cameroonian descent. Another DNA test revealed that among his African ancestry, one-third comes from the region from Senegal to Liberia, just over one-quarter comes from the Congo-Angola region, and the rest comes from western Nigeria and Benin.