Born and raised in London, England, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje began his career as a model in Milan. He graduated with a masters degree in Law from London’s prestigious Kings College, 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 (1995) and The Mummy Returns (2001), and the HBO series Oz (1997).
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Movies
Bullet
In New Orleans, hit men James Bonomo, a.k.a. Jimmy Bobo, and Louis Blanchard execute dirty cop Hank Greely in a hotel room. But they are betrayed and Louis is stabbed in a bar by a mercenary named Keegan while waiting for the payment of the contract. Meanwhile, Washington D.C. police…
Fun Facts
'Knock those three guys out.' There's no better way to make an entrance. - when asked if he was made to feel like the ""new kid on the block"" when joining Lost
When a star character on a hit show chooses to leave there's always speculation as to whether or not they've done this or that or not gotten along with this or that person. Straight up: it was probably one of the best relationships I've ever had in terms of developing a character
Quotes
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
The only way you can influence your fate is to put your soul into your performance and hope it registers with the audience.
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
They gave me a stick and said