6 Reasons Why Nate Parker Should Be Hollywood?s Next Leading Man

BuzzFeed - This, for example: “There are negative portrayals and perpetuations of the black experience — and there are enough of those,” Parker told BuzzFeed News. Nate Parker while promoting Beyond the Lights on Oct. 6, 2014, in Los Angeles. David Buchan / Getty Images for Westfield Nate Parker, star of the upcoming movie Beyond the Lights, knows a thing or two about fighting for what's important to him. The measuring stick for Parker, who turns 35 this month, is that a role has to break away from the mold of what we might normally see black male actors take on over and over again. And Kaz Nicol, his character in Beyond the Lights, which opens Friday, does exactly that. Kaz is the classic good-guy cop who wants to make a difference. And he's also the love interest of pop star Noni Jean (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), acting as her savior and, ultimately, her biggest supporter. "I think that everyone has a reason to choose the path. And for me, my choices are motivated by creating