Domingo’s performance is electric. He captures Rustin’s organiser as a defiant performer, making history he would be written out of.

It's an important work of historical storytelling that functions just as well as a compelling character study.

This welcome spotlight on a lesser-known civil rights hero doesn’t escape the usual biopic clichés — but Colman Domingo’s impressive, deeply layered performance does this corner of history justice.

Colman Domingo’s Oscar-nominated performance as Bayard Rustin is odd to say the least, combining the anarchic energy of a coked-up fox with the nerdy horniness of Steve Urkel.