Adewale has recently wrapped a leading role in the independent feature BLURRED opposite Alex Pettyfer and Guy Pearce and will appear alongside Mark Wahlberg in Netflix feature THE UNION which is set for release later this year. He can be seen in Neil Jordan’s MARLOWE opposite Liam Neeson and season 3 of HIS DARK MATERIALS (HBO) starring James McAvoy. He will soon be seen in OUR MAN FROM JERSEY (Netflix) opposite Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg for Netflix and BLURRED opposite Guy Pearce and Alex Pettyfer. Previous work includes his feature film directorial debut FARMING, which he also wrote, starring Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Damson Idris. It chronicles Adewale’s own coming-of-age story growing up fostered by a white working class family in the U.K. Adewale played the iconic role of ‘Killer Croc ’ in the DC Comics feature SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Brothers). His extensive film credits include TRUMBO (Groundswell) opposite Bryan Cranston, CONCUSSION (Columbia) opposite Will Smith and Alec Baldwin, remake of ANNIE (Sony) opposite Jamie Foxx, POMPEII (TriStar), THOR: THE DARK WORLD (Marvel/Disney), THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER & PETE (Lionsgate), BULLET TO THE HEAD (Warner Bros), KILLER ELITE (Open Road) opposite Robert de Niro, GI JOE: RISE OF THE COBRA, FASTER (Sony) opposite Dwayne Johnson, GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN’ (Paramount), THE BOURNE IDENTITY (Universal) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (Universal). Adewale also starred in the independent feature WETLANDS opposite Jennifer Ehle and Heather Graham, and Elizabeth Blue. His TV roles include ‘Frank Majors’ on AMERICAN ODYSSEY (NBC), ‘Malko’ on GAME OF THRONES (HBO), ‘Deacon Crane’ on HUNTED (Cinemax), ‘Mr. Eko’ on LOST (ABC), and SIMON ADEBISI on OZ (HBO). He can be seen in THE FIX (ABC) and TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY (ABC) opposite Kyra Sedgwick.
2nd Floor, 31 Windmill Street Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Height | 187 cm | Eye colour | Brown |
Playing age | 40 - 60 | Hair colour | Black |
Ethnicity | Black-African, Black-Caribbean | Hair length | Short |
Film
Year | Role | Title | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Femi | FARMING | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | HanWay Films |
2017 | Babel Johnson | WETLANDS | Emanuele Della Valle | Indie |
2016 | Killer Croc | SUICIDE SQUAD | David Ayre | Warner Bros. |
2015 | Dave Duerson | CONCUSSION | Peter Landesman | Sony Pictures |
2015 | Virgil Brooks | TRUMBO | Jay Roach | Bleecker Street |
2014 | Nash | ANNIE | Will Gluck | Columbia Pictures |
2014 | Atticus | POMPEII | Paul W.S. Anderson | Constantin Film Produktion |
2013 | Pike | THE INEVITABLE DEFEAT OF MISTER AND PETE | George Tillman Jr | State Street Productions |
2013 | Algrim / Kurse | THOR: THE DARK WORLD | Alan Taylor | Marvel Studios |
2012 | Joseph | BEST LAID PLANS | David Blair | Made Up North |
2012 | Morel | BULLET TO THE HEAD | Walter Hill | Warner Bros. |
2011 | Agent | KILLER ELITE | Gary McKendry | Inferno Entertainment |
2011 | Derek Jameson | THE THING | Matthijs Van Heijningen Jr | Universal Picture |
2010 | The Evangelist | FASTER | George Tillman Jr | CBS Films |
2009 | Heavy Duty | G.I. JOE: DARK SKY | Stephen Sommers | Paramount Pictures |
2005 | Majestic | GET RICH OR DIE TRYIN' | Jim Sheridan | Paramount Pictures |
2005 | Bull Sharky | PREACHING TO THE CHOIR | Charles Randolph-Wright | Freestyle Releasing |
2005 | Kwesi | THE MISTRESS OF SPICES | Paul Mayeda Berges | Rainbow Films USA |
2004 | Agent Junod | UNSTOPPABLE | David Carson | Columbia Tristar |
2002 | Wombosi | THE BOURNE IDENTITY | Doug Liman | Universal Pictures |
2001 | Sebastion | LIP SERVICE | Shawn Schepps | Artist View Entertainment |
2001 | Lock-Nah | THE MUMMY RETURNS | Stephen Sommers | Universal Pictures |
1998 | Luther | LEGIONNAIRE | Peter MacDonald | Long Road |
1996 | Emmanuel | DEADLY VOYAGE | John Mackenzie | BBC/HBO |
1995 | Hitu | ACE VENTURA: WHEN NATURE CALLS | Steve Oedekerk | Morgan Creek |
1995 | Kahega | CONGO | Frank Marshall | Paramount |
Television
Year | Role | Title | Director | Company |
---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | John Bird | TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY | Various Directors | ABC |
2017 | Captain Vervain | WATERSHIP DOWN | Noam Murro | BBC/Netflix |
2016 | Malko | GAME OF THRONES | Various Directors | HBO |
2015 | Frank Majors | ODYSSEY | Peter Horton | NBC Universal |
2012 | Deacon Crane (Lead) | HUNTED | S.J. Clarkson | Kudos for BBC |
2011 | Tahir | STRIKEBACK | Left Bank Pictures | |
2009 | Samuel Waingaya | MONK | USA | |
2006 | Mr Eko (Lead) | LOST | ABC | |
2000 | Joe | ENSLAVEMENT: TRUE STORY OF FANNY KEMBLE | Showtime | |
2000 | Simon Adebisi (Lead) | OZ | HBO | |
2000 | Ambassador Odeku | PENSACOLA: WINGS OF GOLD | Various Directors | Stu Segall Productions |
1997 | Cabe Attucks | 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA | Rod Hardy | Village Roadshow Pics |
1994 | Cliff Ramsey | NEW YORK UNDER COVER | Don Kurt | Wolf Films |
1993 | John Doe | CRACKER | John D. Hancock | Granada |
Accents | African, American-California, American-New York, American-Standard, Caribbean, Cockney, Dublin, Essex, French, Italian, Jamaican, London |
Languages | English*, French, Ghanaian*, Italian*, Patois*, Swahili*, Yoruba* |
Music & Dance | Drums*, Trumpet* |
Performance Skills | Physical Theatre, Voice Over |
Sports | Athletics*, Boxing*, Cricket*, Football*, Running*, Swimming* |
Licenses | Car Driving Licence |
* = highly skilled