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| 2 | ->''"I look for different characters 'cause I always like to keep people guessing, and I also don't like to get typecast."'' |
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| 4 | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 22 August 1967 in London, England) is an English actor and former model of Yoruba Nigerian descent. |
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| 6 | With a deep voice and a large, imposing frame, he's often cast as a ScaryBlackMan, though he has branched out into other roles. His ability to speak other languages and his talent for accents mean he's often cast as a Nigerian, the nationality of his parents. |
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| 8 | In 2018 he made his writing and directing debut with ''Farming'', based on his own childhood raised by a white working class family in England. |
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| 10 | !!Film Roles |
| 11 | * 1995 ''Film/{{Congo}}'' as Kahega |
| 12 | * 1995 ''[[Film/AceVentura Ace Ventura When Nature Calls]]'' as Hitu |
| 13 | * 1998 ''Film/{{Legionnaire}}'' as Luther |
| 14 | * 2001 ''Film/TheMummyReturns'' as Lock-Nah |
| 15 | * 2002 ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'' as Nykwana Wombosi |
| 16 | * 2009 ''Film/GIJoeTheRiseOfCobra'' as Heavy Duty |
| 17 | * 2010 ''Film/{{Faster}}'' as The Evangelist |
| 18 | * 2011 ''Film/KillerElite'' as The Agent |
| 19 | * 2011 ''Film/TheThing2011'' as Derek Jameson |
| 20 | * 2013 ''Film/BulletToTheHead'' as Morel |
| 21 | * 2013 ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' as Algrim/Kurse |
| 22 | * 2014 ''Film/{{Pompeii}}'' as Atticus |
| 23 | * 2015 ''Film/{{Concussion}}'' as Dave Duerson |
| 24 | * 2016 ''Film/{{Suicide Squad|2016}}'' as Killer Croc |
| 25 | * 2018 ''Film/{{Farming}}'' as Femi. Also wrote and directed. |
| 26 | * 2022 ''Film/{{Marlowe|2022}}'' as Cedric |
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| 28 | !!Television Roles |
| 29 | * 1997–2000 ''Series/{{Oz}}'' as Simon Adebisi |
| 30 | * 2005–2006 ''Series/{{Lost}}'' as Mr. Eko |
| 31 | * 2015 ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as Malko |
| 32 | * 2015 ''WesternAnimation/MajorLazer'' as Major Lazer/Evil Lazer (voice) |
| 33 | * 2017-2020 ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' as Xavier the blacksmith (voice) |
| 34 | * 2020 ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Moominvalley]]'' as Hobgoblin (voice) |
| 35 | * 2021 ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' as Johnny Teatime (voice) |
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