Babs Olusanmokun
Babs Olusanmokun (* in the 20th century in Lagos as Babatunde Olusanmokun ) is a Nigerian - American actor .
life and career
Babs Olusanmokun was born in the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos and spent his childhood in various parts of the world, such as Paris and Brazil . He is fluent in English , French , Portuguese and Yoruba . During his time in Brazil, he began with the martial art Jiu Jitsu , he also boxed and Thai boxing . In the former sport he was very successful and was about two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Games .
He later settled in New York City , where he has lived ever since. His acting career was driven by the theater, for example he appeared at the Yale Repertory in Rainer Werner Fassbinder's In One Year with 13 Moons and in the Pulitzer Prize- winning Ruined by Lynn Nottage .
Olusanmokun gained his first acting experience in 2004 after starring in the film Indocumentados . This was followed by a number of guest appearances in US series, including The Unit - A Question of Honor , Veronica Mars , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Criminal Intent - Verbrechen im Visier , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , Unforgettable , The Blacklist , Gotham or Sneaky Pete . He gained greater fame primarily through the role of Omoro Kinte from the mini-series Roots and as Sowande in the Netflix series Marvel's The Defenders .
In addition to his series roles, Olusanmokun also regularly takes on supporting roles in films such as Restless City , Ponies , Mother of George , Shelter or Where is Kyra? .
Filmography (selection)
- 2004: Indocumentados
- 2006–2010: Criminal Intent - Criminal Intent ( Criminal Intent , TV series, 4 episodes, various roles)
- 2007: The Unit ( The Unit , TV series, episode 2x19)
- 2007: Veronica Mars (TV series, episode 3x18)
- 2008: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 10x05)
- 2008: Life on Mars (TV series, episode 1x05)
- 2011: Restless City
- 2011: ponies
- 2012: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 2x15)
- 2012: NYC 22 (TV series, episode 1x11)
- 2013: Mother of George
- 2013: Copper - Justice is brutal (TV series, episode 2x13)
- 2014: Listen Up Philip
- 2014: Shelter
- 2014: Unforgettable (TV series, episode 3x13)
- 2014: The Blacklist (TV series, episode 2x01)
- 2015: Gotham (TV series, episode 1x15)
- 2015: The Empty Street (short film)
- 2016: Ouros (short film)
- 2016: Roots (mini series, 3 episodes)
- 2016: The Night Of ( The Night Of , TV series, episode 1x04)
- 2017: Where Is Kyra?
- 2017: Marvel's The Defenders (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2017: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 4x06)
- 2018: Sneaky Pete (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2019: The Widow (TV series)
Web links
- Babs Olusanmokun in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Babs Olusanmokun in the German synchronous file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tambay A. Obenson: Babs Olusanmokun ('Restless City') Co-Stars In Immigrant Dramedy 'Ponies' (Trailer) - IndieWire .
- ↑ Nescafé: From 'Defenders' To 'Black Mirror', 2017 Is Definitely Babs Olusanmokun's Year . August 31, 2017.
- ↑ About Babs Olusanmokun. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 28, 2017 ; accessed on December 28, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Olusanmokun, Babs |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Olusanmokun, Babatunde (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lagos , Nigeria |