Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: Biography in Details

Who is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje?

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is a British-Nigerian actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his roles as Lock-Nah in the 2001 American action-adventure fantasy film, The Mummy Returns.

He is also famous for playing Mr. Eko in the series Lost from 2005 to 2006.

What are the birth facts of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje?

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born on 22 August 1967, in Islington, London, England, UK. He holds dual Nigerian and British nationality and is of Yoruba Nigerian ethnicity.

His birth name is Adewale Rotimi O. C. E. Akinnuoye Agbaje. He was born to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin. There is no further information about his parents.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: Education History

He graduated with a master’s degree in law from the University of London. He had a successful career as a model in Milan and Paris, before pursuing acting.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: Professional Life and Career

Agbaje began his career working in a clothes shop where he was introduced to the world of modeling. He had a successful career as a model in Milan and Paris.

His modeling career eventually led him to Hollywood, where he began his acting career with a small role in the 1995 film Congo. After that, he played Simon Adebisi in the 1990s HBO prison series Oz from 1997 to 2000.

He has numerous film credits since he began acting in 1994 and has appeared in many top films.  From 2005 to 2006, he played the character Mr. Eko in the series Lost.

In 2009, Akinnuoye-Agbaje was in talks with Marvel Studios to play the superhero Black Panther in a proposed film of the same name. He lost the role to Chadwick Boseman in 2014.

More recently, he guest-starred in the second episode of season 8 of Monk and played Derek Jameson in the 2011 film The Thing. He portrayed Kurse in the Marvel Studios film Thor: The Dark World in 2013.

In 2016, he played Waylon Jones / Killer Croc in Suicide Squad. He currently voices the character Xavier the Blacksmith in Tangled: The Series (2017).

How much is the net worth of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje?

As of 2023, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has accumulated a net worth of $3 million but there is no information regarding his salary.

Seeing his performance in this field we can assume that he earns a good salary.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: Rumors and Controversy

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life.

It seems Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy yet.

How tall is Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje?

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje has a height of 6 feet 2 inches. His body weighs 78kg. He has black hair and black eyes.

His chest size is 44 inches, his waist size is 36 inches and his bicep size is 15 inches.

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje: Social Media Profile

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has 236k followers on Facebook, 101k followers on Instagram and 62.8k followers on Twitter.

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