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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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
External links
- Sammi Rotibi at IMDb