Adewale Biography
Summary
"Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje" (; born 22 August 1967) is an English actor, solicitor, and former fashion model of Nigerian origin.
Career
Akinnuoye-Agbaje's first time on camera was in Dawn Penn's video for her 1994 hit, 'No, No, No (You Don't Love me)'. Around the same period, he appeared in the video for the Pet Shop Boys' hit song 'Jealousy' where he played the part of a roguish adulterer.
He is best known for portraying the criminal Simon Adebisi in the HBO prison series "Oz", and Mr. Eko on ABC's survivor drama "Lost". He has numerous film credits since he began acting in 1994 and has appeared in many top movies, including "The Bourne Identity", in which he played a deposed African dictator and "The Mummy Returns", in which he plays Lock-Nah. He also stars as "Heavy Duty" in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra". He has also stated that he will be directing a movie about his life story.
Personal life
Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a Buddhist.
He was arrested in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 2, 2006 for disobeying a police officer and operating a motor vehicle without a license. He was released after six hours on $500 bail. On September 26, 2006, he was cleared of all charges after providing proof that he had a license.
Akinnuoye-Agbaje had asked to be written off "Lost", citing a desire to return to London after his parents' recent passing and to direct a film there.
Music videos
'Love No Limit' - Mary J. Blige
'No No No' - Dawn Penn
External links
(Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje interview) on the Tavis Smiley show
(Mr. Eko no pain in the neck-o explains 'difficult' tag) at the New York Post
Credit
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article about Adewale.
