Ato Essandoh

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Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972 in Schenectady , New York ) is an American actor of Ghanaian descent.

life and career

Ato Essandoh was born to Ghanaian parents in Schenectady , later graduated from high school in New Rochelle and subsequently studied chemical engineering , which he successfully completed with a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University . He also studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City .

He has been an actor since 2001. At first he mainly appeared as a guest actor in US series such as Third Watch - Einsatz am Limit or Welcome, Mrs. President and took on small supporting roles in films, for example in Garden State or Hitch - The Date Doctor . Other film supporting roles followed in Blood Diamond , Rodanthe , Get Him or as a slave D'Artagnan in Django Unchained , is torn brutally from a pack of dogs. In 2016 he starred as Craig Jeffers in Jason Bourne .

In addition to film appearances, Essandoh is increasingly taking on recurring supporting roles in television series such as Copper - Justice is brutal , Believe , Elementary or Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York . Since 2016 he is Dr. Isidore Latham seen in Chicago Med . In 2018 he took on a leading role as Vernon Elliott in the series Altered Carbon - The Immortality Program .

In 2018 he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cornell University Residence Plan of 1966, Schedule I, Appendix A (May 3, 1966 ) ( see sixth page of document noting the relationship between Phi Kappa Psi and the Irving Literary Society); see also , List of Phi Kappa Psi / Irving Literary Society Members (Aug. 18, 2011 ).
  2. ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
personal data
SURNAME Essandoh, Ato
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Essandoh, Ato Essilfi Bracato (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Schenectady , New York , United States