Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
☼ Born on 22 December 1967, in Islington, London, England, UK
BiographyBorn 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).


In the role of actor

Bullet to the Head (02/02/2013)

By some interesting coincidence, we seem to be in the middle of an “1980s Action Star Comeback Tour.”  Two weeks ago saw the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Last Stand, which I actually ended up enjoying.  In two weeks from now, Bruce Willis will be returning for his fifth Die Hard movie, which will […]

The Thing (2011) (16/10/2011)

The Thing is supposed to a prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter sic-fi/horror classic, rather than a remake.  This is apparent early on in the film, where a group of scientists on a Norwegian base in Antarctica discover the alien creature buried in the ice.  However, the film begins to move really close to remake territory as […]

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (10/08/2009)

This film was an origin story in every sense of the word. It was not a bad film, though it was obvious that, even as stated in the title, there wouldn’t be any true Joe vs. Cobra action until the sequel (if they make one). It was an entertaining film, but the fact that it […]