Represented by: Christian Hodell
Represented by: Christian Hodell
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
| BOOK OF CLARENCE | TBA | Jeymes Samuel | Legendary |
| ROLE PLAY | Dave | Thomas Vincent | StudioCanal |
| SEE HOW THEY RUN | Mervyn | Tom George | Searchlight Pictures |
| SOLITARY | TBA | Nate Parker | Bron Studios |
| THE MIDNIGHT SKY | Adewole | George Clooney | Netflix |
| THE WATER MAN | Amos | David Oyelowo | Harpo Films |
| CHAOS WALKING | Aaron | Doug Liman | Quadrant Pictures |
| COME AWAY | Jack | Brenda Chapman | Endurance Media/Hammerstone Studios |
| PETER RABBIT 2: THE RUNAWAY | Percy McGregor (Voice) | Will Gluck | Sony Pictures Animation |
| DON'T LET GO | Jack Radcliffe | Jacob Estes | Blumhouse Productions/Universal |
| A WRINKLE IN TIME | The It (Voice) | Ava DuVernay | Walt Disney Pictures |
| GRINGO | Harold Soyinka | Nash Edgerton | Amazon Studios |
| THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX | Kiel | Julius Onah | Paramount Pictures |
| A UNITED KINGDOM | Seretse Khama | Amma Asante | Pathé |
| QUEEN OF KATWE | Robert Katende | Mira Nair | ESPN Films/Walt Disney Pictures |
| FIVE NIGHTS IN MAINE | Sherwin | Maris Curran | Loveless Films |
|
CAPTIVE
Nominated for the Best Male Performance in Film Award, 11th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards, 2016 |
Bryan Nichols | Jerry Jameson | BN Films/Brightside Entertainment |
| NINA | Clifton Henderson | Cynthia Mort | Ealing Studios |
|
NIGHTINGALE
Winner of the Best Actor In A Movie or Limited Series Award, Critics' Choice Television Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Series or Movie Award, 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Best Performance By An Actor In A Limited Series Or Motion Picture Made For Television Award, Golden Globe Awards, 2016 |
Peter Snowden | Elliott Lester | BN Films |
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SELMA
Winner of the Breakthrough Performance (Actor) Award, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2015 Winner of the Virtuoso Award, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2015 Winner of the Best Actor Award, African-American Film Critics Association Awards, 2014 Winner of the Best Actor Award, Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, 2014 Nominated for the Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture (Drama) Award, Golden Globe Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Outstanding Actor In A Motion Picture Award, Image Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Best Male Lead Award, Independent Spirit Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Best Male Performance In Film Award, Screen Nation Film and Television Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Best Actor In A Motion Picture Award, Satellite Awards, 2014 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Phoenix Critics Circle Awards, 2014 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, 2014 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards, 2014 Nominated for the Best Actor Award, Broadcast Film Critics Association Critics Choice Movie Awards, 2015 Nominated for the Best Ensemble Award, San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, 2014 Named as one of Vanity Fair's '10 Best Performances of 2014' |
Martin Luther King Jr. | Ava DuVernay | Cloud Eight Films/Harpo Films |
| A MOST VIOLENT YEAR | A.D.A. Lawrence | J. C. Chandor | Before The Door Pictures |
| INTERSTELLAR | School Principal | Christopher Nolan | Warner Bros./Paramount Pictures |
| COMPLICIT | Edward Ekubo | Niall MacCormick | Many Rivers Film |
|
THE BUTLER
Nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Award, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, 2014 |
Louis Gaines | Lee Daniels | Laura Ziskin Productions/Columbia Pictures |
| LINCOLN | Corporal Ira Clark | Steven Spielberg | Dreamworks |
| JACK REACHER | Emerson | Christopher McQuarrie | Paramount |
| THE PAPERBOY | Yardley | Lee Daniels | Independent |
| DEFAULT | Atlas | Simon Brand | Default Pictures |
|
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Nominated for the Best Supporting Male Award, Film Independent Spirit Awards, 2013 |
Brian | Ava DuVernay | Kandoo Films/Forward Movement |
| RED TAILS | Joe 'Lightning' Little | Anthony Hemingway | Lucasfilm/Partnership Pictures |
| THE HELP | Preacher Green | Tate Taylor | Dreamworks |
| RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES | Steve Jacobs | Rupert Wyatt | Twentieth Century Fox |
| 96 MINUTES | Duane | Aimee Lagos | Perfect Weekend |
| WHO DO YOU LOVE | Muddy Waters | Jerry Zaks | Chess Pictures Ltd |
| RAGE | Homer | Sally Potter | Adventure Pictures Ltd |
|
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND
Nominated for Best Male Performance in a Film, Screen Nation Award, 2007 |
Dr. Junju | Kevin MacDonald | DNA Films |
| AS YOU LIKE IT | Orlando | Kenneth Brannagh | HBO Films |
| THE BEST MAN | Graham | Stefan Schwarz | Film Consortium |
| DERAILED | Officer Patrol | Mikeal Hafstrom | Miramax |
| AMERICAN BLEND | Mercury | Varun Khana | White Stripes Entertainment |
| A SOUND OF THUNDER | Payne | Peter Hyams | Thunder Films/Warner Bros |
| TOMORROW LA SCALA | Charlie | Francesca Joseph | BBC Films |
| CIRCLES | Earl | Sonya Costang | APT Films |
| DOG EAT DOG | CJ | Moody Shoaibi | Tiger Aspect/Film4 |
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
| BASS | Bass Reeves | Taylor Sheridan | Paramount+ |
| WOOL | Holston Becker | Morten Tyldum | Apple |
| CALL MY AGENT UK | Himself | John Morton | Bron for Amazon UK |
| THE GIRL BEFORE | Edward | Lisa Brühlmann | 42 for HBO Max and BBC |
| THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA | The Tiger (Voice) | Robin Shaw | Lupus Films |
| LES MISÉRABLES | Inspector Javert | Tom Shankland | BBC |
| THE LION GUARD | Scar (Voice) | Howy Parkins/Tom De Rosier | Disney Television Animation |
| STAR WARS REBELS | Agent Kallus (Voice) | Various | Disney XD/Lucasfilm |
| ROBOT CHICKEN Series 7 | Sebastian/Gandalf/Ron Daise (Voice) | Zeb Wells | Stoopid Buddy Stoodios |
| THE GOOD WIFE | Judge Edward Weldon | Tom Dicillo | CBS |
| GLENN MARTIN DDS | Clarence | Ken Cunningham/Dave Barton Thomas/Robert Crossman | Tornante Animation |
| BLOOD AND OIL (TV Movie) | Keme Tobodo | David Attwood | BBC |
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SMALL ISLAND (TV Movie)
Winner of Best Actor, Royal Television Society UK Awards, 2010 Nominated for Best Actor, BAFTA Television Awards, 2010 |
Gilbert | John Alexander | Ruby Films |
| SWEET NOTHING IN MY EAR (TV Movie) | Leonard Grisham | Joseph Sargent | CBS |
| THE PASSION | Joseph of Armathea | Michael Offer | Deep Indigo/BBC |
| No1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY | Kremlin | Anthony Minghella | The Weinstein Company |
| RAISIN IN THE SUN | Asagai | Kenny Leon | ABC |
|
FIVE DAYS
Winner of Best Actor in a Mini Series or Motion Picture for Television, Golden Satellite Awards, 2007 |
Matt | Otto Bathurst/Simon Curtis | BBC |
| BORN EQUAL | Yemi | Dominic Savage | BBC |
|
SHOOT THE MESSENGER
Winner of Prix Italia for Best Single Play, 2007 |
Joe | Engzi Onwurah | BBC Films |
| GIL MAYO | Eddie Barton | Metyn Hussein | BBC |
| AS TIME GOES BY | Patrick | Sydney Lotterby | DLT Entertainment |
|
SPOOKS, 3 Series
Winner of Best Drama Series, BAFTA Television Awards, 2003 |
Danny | Bharat Nalluri, Andy Wilson, Justin Chadwick et al | Kudos/BBC |
| BROTHERS AND SISTERS | Lester | Greg Bedford | BBC |
| MAISIE RAINE | Sonny MacDonald | David Innes-Edwards | BBC |
| KING OF HEARTS | Trev | Chris Rawlence | Channel 4 |
| Title | Role | Director | Theatre/Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Role | Director | Theatre/Producer |
| CORIOLANUS | Coriolanus | Lyndsey Turner | National Theatre |
| OTHELLO | Othello | Sam Gold | New York Theater Workshop |
| PROMETHEUS BOUND | Prometheus | James Kerr | London/New York/KIT Productions |
| THE GOD BOTHERERS | Monday | Will Kerley | Bush Theatre |
|
HENRY VI: Parts 1, 2 & 3
Winner of Ian Charleson Award for Best Newcomer in a Classic Play, 2001 |
Henry VI | Michael Boyd | RSC |
| RICHARD III | Ghost of Henry VI | Michael Boyd | RSC |
| OROONOKO | Aboan | Greg Doran | RSC |
| VOLPONE | Bonario | Lindsay Posner | RSC |
| ANTHONY & CLEOPATRA | Dercetus | Stephen Pimlott | RSC |
| SUPPLIANTS | King Palasgus | James Kerr | The Gate |
| LOS ESCOMBROS | Congrio | Suzy Graham | Adriani |
| MIRAD | Mirad | RNT Studio | |
| THE THREEPENNY OPERA | Tiger Brown | Mark Pattenden | |
| A TASTE OF HONEY | Sailor Boy | Spencer Hinton | Brave New World |
| CORIOLANUS | Aufidius | Spencer Hinton | Brave New World |
| BOUNCERS | Ralph | Spencer Hinton | Brave New World |
| THE LOVE OF THE NIGHTINGALE | Tereus | Claudia Solti | Yellow Sk |
| Title | Theatre/Production Company |
|---|---|
| Title | Theatre/Production Company |
| THE WATER MAN (Feature Film) | Yoruba Saxon Productions |
| THE WHITE DEVIL (Theatre) | Brighton Pavillion |
| ZOO STORY (Theatre) | RSC Fringe Festival |
| THE MAN OF MODE (Theatre) | Brighton Pavillion |
| BIG GUY (Short Film) | Yellow Clan Productions |
|
Nominated for Best Male Performance in a Television Series (Shoot The Messenger/Five Days/Born Equal), Screen Nation Award, 2007 Associations of Colleges Gold Award (Beacon Award) for Higher Education 2003 Winner of the GAB Award for Excellence 2003 Nominated for Best Newcomer, Screen Nation Award, 2002 Nominated of Best Newcomer, Evening Standard Award, 2002 Winner of Jubilee Trophy for Stage Combat, 1998 Winner of Best Performance, Inter-Drama School Stage Combat Competition, 1997 Winner of Jubilee Trophy for Stage Combat, 1997 Carleton Hobbs Radio Commendation Recipient of the Nicholas Hytner Scholarship |
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Role | Director | Production Company |
| DRIVER | Dayo | Misan Harriman | Netflix |
| Skills |
|---|
| Skills |
| ACCENTS: RP, Cockney, Manchester, Edinburgh, Standard American, Los Angeles, New York, Southern USA, West African, Southern Irish, Australian |
| DANCE: Contemporary, African, Flamenco, Historical, Club |
| SPORTS: Sprinting, Swimming, Rollerblading |
| STAGE COMBAT: BADC Advanced Certificate |
| OTHER: Full, clean driving licence |
| Characteristic | Info |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | Info |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Hair | Black |
| Eyes | Brown |
| Training | LAMDA |