Danielle Pinnock

Personal context

Summary

Danielle Pinnock is an actor, writer, and comedian known for Ghosts and roles in This Is Us and Scandal. Her work includes Body/Courage, a solo show built from interviews about body image, and Hashtag Booked, a comedy series about challenges black women face in entertainment. She has said that audiences need representation of larger bodies, described representation as important both on camera and behind the scenes, and called comedy a form of activism while discussing pay disparities for black women performers. No public partisan affiliation, campaign activity, or nonprofit advocacy role is on record.