Biography
Working his way through higher education as a model, Akinnuoye-Agbaje headed for the States after earning his Master's degree in law and was quickly scooped up for the 1992 hit music videos "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" by EnVogue and "Love No Limit" by Mary J Blige. Just bubbling under the surface, Akinnuoye-Agbaje did more modeling work and began to win acting roles, beginning with the 1995 releases "Congo" and "Ace Ventura: When Nature …
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Career Milestones
| At six weeks old, moved from London to his parents' native Nigeria, where he was raised by a foster family while his parents established careers | ||
| Returned to London at age 15 | ||
1992 | Featured in the music videos "Love No Limit" by Mary J Blige and "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" by En Vogue | |
1992 | Moved to America to pursue a modeling career | |
1994 | Made TV debut on an episode of Showtime's "Red Shoe Diaries" | |
1995 | Had early feature credits in the films "Congo" and "Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls" | |
1996 | Appeared in HBO adventure thriller "Deadly Voyage" | |
1997 | Guest starred on an episode of "Cracker" (ABC) playing a priest who doesn't remember murders he may have committed | |
1997 | Played Cabe Attucks in the updated ABC miniseries production of "Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" | |
1997 | Played villainous inmate Simon Adebisi on the HBO prison-set drama "Oz" | |
1998 | Had a recurring role as a Nigerian cab driver on the Showtime comedy series "Linc's" | |
1999 | Acted in the gangster-themed "Legionnaire" | |
2000 | Featured in "Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble" on Showtime | |
2001 | Played a villain in the sequel "The Mummy Returns" | |
2002 | Had a supporting role in the action thriller "The Bourne Identity" | |
2005 | Co-starred in the semi-autobiographical drama about rap artist 50 Cent "Get Rich or Die Tryin,'" directed by Jim Sheridan | |
2005 | Joined the second season of the ABC drama "Lost" as Mr. Eko, a mysterious man dwelling on the island | |
2009 | Cast as Heavy Duty in the big-screen version of "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" | |
2010 | Landed a bit part opposite Dwayne Johnson in "Faster" | |
2011 | Cast in the sci-fi mystery feature "The Thing" | |
2011 | Cast opposite Robert De Niro, Clive Owen, and Jason Statham in the action feature "Killer Elite" | |
Awards
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in Lost |