Hollywood’s 50 Forces for Change

Meet the creative and business changemakers who are continuing to push the industry to be inclusive onscreen and off.

The Hollywood Reporter with a recent article featuring 50 individuals whose work and presence is contributing to more expansive representation in the film and television industry. The list:

Cris Abrego & Karla Pita Loor
Riz Ahmed
Stephanie Allain
Byron Allen
Jairo Alvarado
Bela Bajaria
Greg Berlanti
Eryn Brown
Nicole Brown
Quinta Brunson
Kathryn Busby
Gloria Calderón Kellett
RuPaul Charles
Albert Cheng
Ryan Coogler
Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
Brian Dobbins
Tara Duncan
Channing Dungey & Pearlena Igbokwe
Ava DuVernay
Sterlin Harjo
Matthew Johnson & Tara Kole
Michael B. Jordan
Theresa Kang
Charles D. King & Phillip Sun
Spike Lee
Franklin Leonard
Dan Lin
Eva Longoria
Alana Mayo
Glen Mazzara
Ryan Murphy
Jonathan Murray
Edward James Olmos
Jordan Peele
Tyler Perry
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Issa Rae
Rishi Rajani & Lena Waithe
Shonda Rhimes
Lauren Ridloff
Bird Runningwater
Sanjay Sharma
Nina Shaw
Taika Waititi
Kerry Washington
Oprah Winfrey
Forest Whitaker & Nina Yang Bongiovi
Janet Yang
Kim Yutani

Profiles by Seth Abramovitch, Gary Baum, Evan Nicole Brown, Tyler Coates, Kirsten Chuba, Aaron Couch, Scott Feinberg, Mesfin Fekadu, Mia Galuppo, James Hibberd, Rebecca Keegan, Sydney Odman, Rick Porter, Lacey Rose, Julian Sancton, Rebecca Sun and Beatrice Verhoeven

To read the entire Hollywood Reporter article, go here.