Adewale has just finished filming a leading role in the much-anticipated third season of EUPHORIA.
He is well known for playing the iconic role of ‘Killer Croc’ in the DC Comics feature SUICIDE SQUAD (Warner Brothers) and gained recognition early in his career for the iconic roles of ‘Mr. Eko’ on LOST (ABC), and SIMON ADEBISI on OZ (HBO) which led to him starring as the antagonists in THE BOURNE IDENTITY (Universal) and THE MUMMY RETURNS (Universal).
He recently starred alongside Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg in Netflix feature THE UNION and in Neil Jordan’s MARLOWE. Other recent credits include TRUMBO (Groundswell) opposite Bryan Cranston, CONCUSSION (Columbia) opposite Will Smith and Alec Baldwin, ANNIE (Sony) opposite Jamie Foxx, POMPEII opposite Liam Neeson and season 3 of HIS DARK MATERIALS (HBO).
He made his directorial debut FARMING in 2018, 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 familly in the UK.
Other film roles include 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), and. Adewale also starred in the independent feature WETLANDS opposite Jennifer Ehle and Heather Graham, and Elizabeth Blue.
His television credits include ‘Frank Majors’ on AMERICAN ODYSSEY (NBC), ‘Malko’ on GAME OF THRONES (HBO), ‘Deacon Crane’ on HUNTED (Cinemax), He can be seen in THE FIX (ABC) and TEN DAYS IN THE VALLEY (ABC) opposite Kyra Sedgwick.
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| 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