Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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Comment by NollywoodMohits on November 9, 2009 at 6:20pm

Akinnuoye-Agbaje's first time on camera was in Mary J. Blige "Love No Limit" in 1993. 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, Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns, and 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. On Friday August 14, 2009 Adewale guest starred in the second episode of season 8 of Monk.
[edit]Personal life

Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a Buddhist.[1]
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[2] on $500 bail.[3] 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.[4]
[edit]Filmography

Year Movie Role
1995 Congo Kahega
Delta of Venus The Clairvoyant
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Hitu
1998 Legionnaire Luther
2001 The Mummy Returns Lock-Nah
Lip Service Sebastion
2002 The Bourne Identity Nykwana Wombosi
2004 Unstoppable Junod
2005 Mistress of Spices Kwesi
On the One Bull Sharky
Get Rich or Die Tryin' Majestic
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Heavy Duty
[edit]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