Sammi Rotibi
Sammi Rotibi is a Nigerian-American film and television actor. His most notable roles are Rodney in Django Unchained [1] and General Amajagh in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.[2] His acting idols are Sidney Poitier and Peter O'Toole.
Sammi Rotibi | |
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Born | Nigeria |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Personal life
He was born and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria and was schooled in Nigeria, Miami and Los Angeles. He is the youngest child of a large family.[3] He decided to become an actor at 18 while working as a part-time bank teller in Miami when a client who owned a talent-agency suggested it as a profession to him.[4]
He enjoys playing football and is a huge Liverpool fan. He describes it as his form of therapy.[1]
Filmography
- 1997-2003: NYPD Blue (TV Series) .... Dele Okafor / Nigerian #1
- 1998: Always Outnumbered (TV Movie) .... Marlow Bitta
- 1998: Extramarital .... Tyrone
- 2001: The District (TV Series) .... Young Officer Noland
- 2001: Son of the Beach (TV Series) .... African Worker
- 2003: Tears of the Sun (director Antoine Fuqua) .... Arthur Azuka
- 2003: JAG (TV Series) .... Louis Clair
- 2005: Lord of War .... Andre Baptiste Junior
- 2006: Yellow .... Red
- 2008: CSI: NY (TV Series) .... Arthur Bodie
- 2009: Blue .... Lamont
- 2011: CIS: Las Gidi .... Officer Bolaji Ladejo
- 2011: Okoto the Messenger .... Mr. Reuben
- 2011: 40-Life .... Tourist
- 2012: The Secret Circle (TV Series) .... Eben
- 2012: Maniac .... Jason
- 2012: Django Unchained (director Quentin Tarantino) .... Rodney
- 2014: Cru .... Adisa Ewansiha
- 2014: Matador (TV Series) .... Didi Akinyele
- 2015: NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) .... Solomon Ekpo
- 2015: Scorpion (TV Series) .... Jonas Madaky
- 2016: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice .... General Amajagh
- 2016: Broken Vows .... Sam
- 2016: Blue: The American Dream .... Lamont
- 2016-2018: Mars (TV Series) .... Robert Foucault[5]
- 2017: MacGyver (TV Series) .... Hasan
- 2017: The Blacklist (TV Series) .... Geoffroy Keino
- 2017: Once Upon a Time in Venice .... Gigi
- 2018: The Darkest Minds .... Paul Daly
- 2018: El Africano .... Aaron Bello
- 2019: The Obituary of Tunde Johnson .... Ade Johnson
References
- MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 2 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett, retrieved 2019-03-11
- "10 Questions For Sammi Rotibi. Hollywood Star". Modern Ghana. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 1 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett, retrieved 2019-03-11
- Entrepreneurship, That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse: TV & Film, Performing Arts, Education and Entertainment Industry. "049: Sammi Rotibi — How to Foster a Growth Mindset to Enjoy The Process of Acting and Prepare Yourself for Opportunities with Quentin Tarantino and Antoine Fuqua – That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse: TV & Film, Performing Arts, Education and Entertainment Industry Entrepreneurship – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- PodcastOne. "PodcastOne: Sammi Rotibi Guests, President Dwayne Johnson & More Trends | BHL's Next". www.podcastone.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
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