Sammi Rotibi

Sammi Rotibi
Rotibi in 2012
BornNigeria
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

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.

Background

Rotibi was born and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He attended schools in Nigeria; Miami, Florida; and Los Angeles, California. 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][1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Extramarital Tyrone
2003 Tears of the Sun Arthur Azuka
2003 The Wounded Noa Direct-to-video
2004 Lord of War Andre Baptiste Junior
2006 Yellow Red
2009 Blue Lamont
2011 CIS: Las Gidi Officer Bolaji Ladejo
2011 Okoto the Messenger Mr. Reuben
2011 40-Life Tourist
2012 LUV Jamison
2012 Maniac Jason
2012 The Punisher: Dirty Laundry Goldtooth Short
2012 Django Unchained Rodney
2014 Cru Adisa Ewansiha
2015 Bad Asses on the Bayou Geoffrey Direct-to-video
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice General Amajagh
2016 Broken Vows Sam
2016 Blue: The American Dream Lamont
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 Adesola Johnson
2021 The Forbidden Wish Nate
2021 The Forever Purge Darius
2023 57 Seconds Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997, 2003 NYPD Blue Dele Okafor / Nigerian #1 2 episodes
1998 Always Outnumbered Marlow Bitta Television film
2001 The District Young Officer Noland Episode: "A Southern Town"
2001 18 Wheels of Justice Marchand Episode: "Come Back, Little Diva"
2001 Special Unit 2 Cop #2 Episode: "The Waste"
2001 Son of the Beach African Worker Episode: "The Sexorcist"
2001 The Jennie Project Kwele Television film
2001 The Invisible Man Jarod Episode: "Den of Thieves"
2003 JAG Louis Clair Episode: "The One That Got Away"
2004 The Division Adam Baker Episode: "That's Them"
2008 CSI: NY Arthur Bodie Episode: "Taxi"
2012 The Secret Circle Eben 6 episodes
2014 Matador Didi Akinyele 8 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Solomon Ekpo Episode: "My City"
2015 Scorpion Jonas Madaky Episode: "US vs. UN vs. UK"
2016–2018 Mars Robert Foucault 12 episodes
2017 MacGyver Hasan Episode: "Screwdriver"
2017 The Blacklist Geoffroy Keino Episode: "The Forecaster (No. 163)"
2019 Chicago P.D. Marcus West Episode: "False Positive"
2021 The Lost Symbol Agent Adamu Episode: "Pilot"
TBA 57 Seconds TBA Post production

References

  1. ^ a b MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 2 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett, retrieved 2019-03-11
  2. ^ "10 Questions For Sammi Rotibi. Hollywood Star". Modern Ghana. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. ^ MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 1 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett, retrieved 2019-03-11
  4. ^ Entrepreneurship, That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse: TV & Film, Performing Arts, Education and Entertainment Industry (17 July 2018). "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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