Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born August 22, 1967 in London , England ) is a British actor and screenwriter .
Life
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born the son of Nigerian immigrants in London, where he grew up with his four sisters. Later he studied at King's College London law and worked as a fashion model in Milan before opting for an acting career and a move to Los Angeles decided. In addition to his native Yoruba , Adewale also speaks English , Italian and Swahili . He is a practicing Buddhist and a sought-after film actor .
He gained his first film experience as a supporting actor in television series such as Red Shoe Diaries , New York Undercover and Cracker , before making his film debut in Congo in 1995 . He had his breakthrough in 1997 with the HBO series Oz - Hell Behind Bars . From 2005 to 2007 he played a major role in the series Lost .
In 2016 he took on the role of the cartoon character Killer Croc in the movie Suicide Squad .
Filmography (selection)
- 1995: Congo
- 1995: Ace Ventura - It's getting wild (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls)
- 1997: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- 1997–2000: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , TV series)
- 1999: The Legionnaire (Legionnaire)
- 2001: The Mummy Returns (The Mummy Returns)
- 2002: The Bourne identity (The Bourne Identity)
- 2004: Unstoppable
- 2005–2007: Lost (TV series)
- 2005: The Mistress of Spices (The Mistress of Spices)
- 2005: Get Rich or Die Tryin '
- 2009: GI Joe - Secret Mission Cobra (GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra)
- 2009: Monk (TV series)
- 2010: Faster
- 2011: Killer Elite
- 2011: The Thing
- 2012: Hunted (TV series)
- 2013: Shootout - No Mercy (Bullet to the Head)
- 2013: Thor - The Dark Kingdom (Thor: The Dark World)
- 2013: Mister & Pete against the rest of the world ( The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete )
- 2014: Pompeii
- 2014: Annie
- 2015: Game of Thrones (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: American Odyssey (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2015: Trumbo
- 2015: Shattering Truth (Concussion)
- 2016: Suicide Squad
- 2017: Ten Days in the Valley (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2017: Elizabeth Blue
Web links
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje at the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adewale |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22nd August 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England , UK |