Ato Essandoh
Ato Essandoh | |
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![]() Essandoh in February 2018 | |
Born | Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (1972-07-29) July 29, 1972 (age 52) Schenectady, New York, U.S. |
Education | Cornell University |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh[1][non-primary source needed] (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor of Ghanaian origin.
Early life
Ato was born July 29, 1972,[2] to Ghanaian parents and graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He first joined theater when he was dared to do so by a girlfriend.[3] He studied acting under James Price at The Acting Studio - New York in New York City.[4][5] He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. Essandoh is the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group.[citation needed]
Career
He launched a podcast, Unrelated, together with childhood friend Chris Cecot.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Experience Box | Daniel | |
The Accident | Cassius | Short | |
2002 | Roger Dodger | Bouncer | |
2004 | Garden State | Titembay | |
Salome | King Herod | Short | |
Saving Face | Jay, The Neighbor | ||
2005 | Hitch | Tanis | |
Prime | Damien | ||
Dawn's Early Light | James | Short | |
2006 | Falling for Grace | Jamal | |
Brother's Shadow | Soy | ||
Blood Diamond | Commander 'Rambo' | ||
2007 | Millennium Crisis | Harkness | |
2008 | Mia and the Migoo | Baklava (voice) | |
Nights in Rodanthe | Jean's Lover | ||
2010 | Get Him to the Greek | Smiling African Drummer | |
Camp Hell | Young Priest | ||
2011 | Tu & Eu | Dr. Champagne | Short |
Art & Sex | Daniel | ||
2012 | The Discoverers | Winston | |
Django Unchained | D'Artagnan | ||
2013 | A Life for a Life | Boyle | Short |
2014 | Wish I Was Here | Audition Actor #3 | |
2016 | Jason Bourne | Craig Jeffers | |
The Vampire Leland | The Monsignor | Short | |
2017 | Frank Embree | Charles Embree (voice) | |
2018 | O.G. | - | |
2019 | Dark Phoenix | Jones | |
2023 | Reptile | Dan Cleary | |
2024 | Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths | Mr. Terrific, Anti-Monitor (voice) | Direct-to-Video[7] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Third Watch | Bike Messenger | Episode: "Duty" |
2003 | Chappelle's Show | Extra | Episode: "Mad Real World & Ask A Gay Dude" |
Law & Order | Jason Hendri | Episode: "Suicide Box" | |
Line of Fire | Archibald 'Crazy Jazz' Lincoln | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2005 | Commander in Chief | Manute Obama | Episode: "Pilot" |
2006 | Conviction | Byron 'B-Fly' Williams | Episode: "Indebted" |
2007 | Law & Order | Andre Blair | Episode: "Bling" |
2009 | Royal Pains | Antoine | Episode: "If I Were a Sick Man" |
2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Hassan | Episode: "Loyalty: Part 1 & 2" |
2011 | White Collar | Frederik Bilal | Episode: "Burke's Seven" |
Damages | Bomb Tech | Recurring; season 4 | |
2011–2012 | Treme | - | 2 episodes |
2011–2016 | Blue Bloods | Reverend Darnell Potter | Recurring; seasons 2-7 |
2012–2013 | Copper | Matthew Freeman | Main |
2012–2018 | Elementary | Alfredo Llamosa | Recurring; seasons 1 & 3, guest; seasons 2, 4 & 6 |
2014 | Believe | FBI Agent Gardner | Recurring |
Madam Secretary | King Nungunde | Episode: "Pilot" | |
2015 | Girls | D. August | Recurring; season 4 |
Person of Interest | Ray Pratt | Episode: "Skip" | |
2016 | Vinyl | Lester Grimes | Main |
2016–2021 | Chicago Med | Dr. Isidore Latham | Recurring; seasons (2-5), Guest; season 6 |
2018 | Wolverine: The Long Night | Agent Tad Marshall | Main; season 1 |
2018–20 | Altered Carbon | Vernon Elliot | Main; season 1, guest; season 2 |
2019 | The Code | Major Trey Ferry | Main |
2020 | Tales from the Loop | Gaddis | Recurring |
Away | Kwesi Weisberg Annan | Main | |
2021 | Evil | Nathan Katsaris | Episode: "D Is for Doll" |
2021–2022 | Agent Stoker | EnGAGE | Recurring |
2022 | Let the Right One In | Frank | 3 episodes |
2023 | Extrapolations | Marco | 1 episode |
The Diplomat | Stuart Heyford | Main |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Saints Row: The Third | Radio Voices (voice) |
References
- ^ "Biography". Ato Essandoh. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Ato Essandoh". New Rochelle Daily Voice. 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Meet the affable Ghanaian Hollywood star Ato Essandoh". June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "In Netflix's 'Away,' Ato Essandoh is an African-British-Jewish astronaut. It's not his first Jewish starring role". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2020-09-10. Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Ato Essandoh - The Code Cast Member, retrieved 2020-09-22
- ^ Rubel, Abigail (2020-09-03). ""Away" actor's complex Schenectady upbringing". Times Union. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ Vejvoda, Jim (December 4, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". IGN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
External links
- Ato Essandoh at IMDb
- Interview with Ato Essandoh at Moniqueblog.net