Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor.
Essandoh was born in Schenectady, New York and graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He first joined theater when he was dared to do so by a girlfriend. He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. He studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City. Essandoh is the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group.
His parents are from Ghana.
Filmography
Film
- 2001 The Experience Box - Daniel
- 2001 The Accident - Cassius
- 2002 Roger Dodger - Bouncer
- 2004 Garden State - Titembay
- 2004 Salome - King Herod
- 2004 Saving Face - Jay
- 2005 Hitch - Tanis
- 2005 Prime - Damien
- 2005 Dawn's Early Light - James
- 2006 Brother's Shadow - Soy
- 2006 Blood Diamond - Commander Rambo
- 2007 Falling for Grace - Jamal
- 2010 Get Him to the Greek - Smiling African
- 2012 Django Unchained - D'Artagnan
- 2016 Jason Bourne - Craig Jeffers
- 2019 Dark Phoenix - Jones
Television
- 2007 Law & Order - Andre Blair
- 2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Hassan
- 2011 Damages - Bomb Tech
- 2011 White Collar - Frederik Bilal
- 2011-Present Blue Bloods - The Reverend Darnell Potter
- 2012-13 Copper - Matthew Freeman
- 2012-15, 2018 Elementary - Alfredo Llamosa
- 2015 Girls - D. August
- 2015 Person of Interest - Ray Pratt
- 2016 Vinyl - Lester Grimes
- 2016-Present Chicago Med - Dr. Isidore Latham
- 2018 Altered Carbon - Vernon Elliot
- 2019 The Code - Maj. Trey Ferry
- 2020 Tales from the Loop - Gaddis
- 2020 Away - Kwesi Weisberg Annan
