More fans went on to cite Maitreyi Ramakrishnan post-Never Have I Ever, India Amarteifio post-Bridgerton, Taylor Zakhar Perez post-Red, White & Royal Blue, and John Boyega post-Star Wars as other examples of actors they’d expected far more success from after seeing them on screen.

As these examples reflect, the struggle that POC actors face when it comes to bagging major roles in the industry is sadly nothing new. Think about Monique Coleman’s career after High School Musical, or even Mindy Kaling’s career post-The Office compared to her costars John Krasinski or Steve Carell.