Watch Tracee Ellis Ross and Courtney B. Vance Discuss Their Work and Lives as Black Actors

In their Actors on Actors series, Variety brings together two of our favorite performers, Courtney B. Vance and Tracee Ellis Ross, to interview each other about their work.

Vance is a shoe-in for every award imaginable for his portrayal of Johnnie Cochran in American Crime Story: The People vs. OJ Simpson and Ross stars as Rainbow Johnson on the critically ac aclaimed ABC comedy Black-ish.  Both series navigate the role race plays in shaping our thoughts on important issues.

The two have a wide-ranging dialogue that begins with their introduction to acting.