I could not find the names of the male actors who played as the African American gang members in the film, End of Watch, but they immediately came to mind when addressing this question. They play the typical role of a gang member/thug/OG that you find in many Hollywood films, as Herman Gray mentioned. As far as other representations go, another movie that comes to mind is Hitch featuring Will Smith. In this movie Smith is a "ladies man" and "coaches" fellow actor, Kevin James, on how to be smooth with the ladies. This undoubtedly reinforces heteronormativity and black masculinity.
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