God Of War and Stargate SG-1 star Christopher Judge is no stranger to sci-fi and fantasy but battling his way to the top in a genre not known for its black stars has been a real struggle. It's a glass ceiling he says he's determined to open up for future BAME performers.
Judge says it's a role he never expected to get:"I'll be 60 next year and to get this when I thought my career would be winding down, it's a dream come true. I waited 35 years for this part and it almost seems unfair that I'm getting gifts because I got a gift of this part."
He also starred in Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises and as regular character Teal'c of Chulak in military science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1. But after finding success in God Of War, it's a struggle Judge is determined to lessen for future generations of black, Asian and minority ethnic performers.Last year, Judge hosted a panel titled Elevating Black Voices in Sci-Fi, speaking to a multi-generational group of African-American creatives about the fight for representation in the genre.
He credits Santa Monica Studio - the video game developers behind the God Of War series - with being part of that change:"I have to say the leader of our studio is an Asian woman [PlayStation dev Yumi Yang]. And we do have producers that are of colour and our diversity as far as women and the LGBTQ+ community... I would like to say is probably unrivalled and we are all so proud of that. But it's still a meritocracy. We hire the people that deserve to be there.
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