Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Biography

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (born 22 August 1967) is a British actor and former fashion model, best known for his roles as Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Mr. Eko on Lost and Simon Adebisi on Oz.

Early life and career

Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London. His parents are Nigerian, of Yoruba origin. He has a law degree from King's College London and a Masters in Law from the University of London.

His best known acting roles have been as the imposing convict Simon Adebisi in the 1990s HBO prison series Oz, and as Mr. Eko on ABC's survivor drama Lost. He was also in an episode of New York Undercover. He has numerous film credits since he began acting in 1994 and has appeared in many top films, including The Bourne Identity, in which he played a deposed African dictator, Hitu the police officer in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns, and Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. In 2009, Akinnuoye-Agbaje told MTV that he was in talks with Marvel Studios to play Black Panther in the film of the same name. When asked, the actor replied "We're talking to Marvel about ?Black Panther? This is the first round, so you know, hopefully they'll look at ?G.I. Joe' and see the potential. But it's about time we have a black superhero, isn't it? He's from a fictional village in Africa and the timing is so right for that kind of character to come through? And while I'm in my prime, this is the time. We've got [U.S. President Barack] Obama, now we need something onscreen to represent, so? ?Panther,' man I would love to see that happen, and I think the more we " my people " campaign for that, the more viable it will be. And I mean, obviously appearing in cult-classics and blockbusters all help, we're very much on [Marvel's] radar?I think it's all about campaigning, I'm going to keep knocking on their door." However, Marvel Studios have not yet confirmed that he will get the role.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje has also stated that he will be directing a film about his life story. More recently, he guest starred in the second episode of season 8 of Monk, and played Derek Jameson in the 2011 film The Thing. He will portray Kurse in the Marvel Studios film Thor: The Dark World.

Personal life

Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a Buddhist and a member of S?ka Gakkai International.

Akinnuoye-Agbaje asked to be written off Lost, citing a desire to return to London after his parents' recent passing and to direct a film there.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
1995	Congo	Kahega
1995	Delta of Venus	The Clairvoyant
1995	Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls	Hitu
1996	The Deadly Voyage	Emmaneul
1998	Legionnaire	Luther
2000	Enslavement The True Story of Fanny Kemble	Joe
2001	The Mummy Returns	Lock-Nah
2001	Lip Service	Sebastion
2002	'	Nykwana Wombosi
2004	Unstoppable	Junod
2005	'	Kwesi
2005	On the One (Preaching to the Choir)	Bull Sharky
2005	Get Rich or Die Tryin'	Majestic
2009	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Heavy Duty
2010	Faster	The Evangelist
2011	Killer Elite	The Agent
2013	The Samurai	Mullifigan
2011	'	Derek Jameson
2012	Best Laid Plans	Joseph
2013	Bullet to the Head	Morel
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Algrim / Kurse
2013	The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete	Pike
2014	Pompeii	Bridgageous

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	New York Undercover	Cliff Ramsey
1996"1999	Linc's (TV series)	Winston Iwelu
1997	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	Cabe Attucks
1997"2000	Oz	Simon Adebisi
2005"2006	Lost	Mr. Eko
2009	Monk	Samuel Waingaya
2011	Strike Back: Project Dawn
2012	Hunted	Deacon Crane

Music videos

• "Love No Limit" " Mary J. Blige
• "No No No" " Dawn Penn
• "I Want It All Night Long" " Heather Hunter
• "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" " En Vogue
• "Jealousy" " Pet Shop Boys