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Biography Born and raised in London, England, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje began his career as a model in Milan before moving to Los Angeles to make the transition to acting. Fluent in several languages, including English, Italian, Yoruba and Swahili, he is best known for his roles in the movies Congo and The Mummy Returns, and the HBO series Oz.
| Talent Agent: |
Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) - Barry McPherson
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| Profession: |
Actor / Writer / Director |
| Born: |
22 August 1967, Islington, London, England, UK (age 42) |
| Birth Name: |
Adewale Rotimi O. C. E. Akinnuoye Agbaje |
| Height: |
6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Nickname: |
Triple A / Wally |
| Also Known As: |
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje / Adewale / Adewalé |
| Awards: |
1 win & 4 nominations |
| Credited Years: |
1994 - 2010 |
Real Life Quotes
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"I've never been really great at trusting anybody, just because of the way I grew up. I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny. Coming to this show is the opposite." - talking about "Lost" |
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"The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience." |
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"I kind of feel for the people on the show who are just coming into the business and this is their first gig. They've got a big letdown coming." - on his younger cast mates on "Lost" |
Trivia
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Has a masters in Law from the University of London, but took a different career path when bitten by the acting bug. |
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Is perhaps best known for his role as the cunning, fierce super-criminal Adebisi on Oz. |
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He went from playing Ernie Hudson's good friend, the guide "Kahega" to Hudson's "Capt. Munro" in Congo, to playing his enemy, the sociopath "Adebisi" to Hudson's hard-headed "Warden Glynn" in Oz. |
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The son of immigrants from Nigeria, he has played almost entirely African characters despite having been born and raised in England. He usually employs a deep, Nigerian timber while acting, while off-screen he has a very British, somewhat Cockney accent. |
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He is fluent in several languages including Italian, Yoruba, Swahili, and (of course) English. He can "get along" in a few other languages, including French. |
Other Works
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In Envouge video "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" |
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In Dawn Penn video: You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) |
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In the Pet Shop Boys video "Jealousy" (1991). |
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