Oz premiered on Jand ran for six seasons.
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It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by the premium cable network HBO. His parents' death made him voluntarily quit the TV show “Lost” and returns to London. (TV series) Oz is an American drama television series set at a fictional mens prison created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series’ 56 episodes. He knows a few languages which include Swahili, Yoruba, and Italian apart from English. It describes the hardships a Nigerian had to face in Britain in the aftermath of the Second World War. It is about showcasing the plight of Nigerian kids who are given to British families as foster kids.
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He is involved in the writing and direction of a movie called Farming which is his own life story. Simon Adebisi Bio, Photos, Listings, Quotes, Episode Screenshots. The latest movie, of which he is a part, is Suicide Squad, which is releasing in 2016. Get Info on Simon Adebisi, played by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje on Oz. He was also seen in the Season 5 of the blockbuster TV Show “Game of Thrones” in the role of Malko. He is also a part of movies such as "The Mummy Returns" playing the role of Lock-Nah.
Be it his first role in “Congo” or the more popular role of Nykwana Wombosi in the thriller movie “Bourne Identity”. Eko on the superhit TV show Lost.Īkinnuoye-Agbaje is known for his movies as well. He is best remembered for his role as a sinister and evil criminal Simon Adebisi in the TV Show OZ and Mr. Eventually he landed himself a role in Hollywood and his acting career kicked off with the movie 'Congo' in the year 1995. He had a successful career as a model in Milan and Paris. This shop opened the doors of modeling for him. When he was studying in the university, he was employed in a clothes shop. He got himself a degree in Law from King's College London and Masters in Law from the University of London. He started a new life which turned the tide in his favor. However, that incident changed him and he accepted his background. But things got worse since he tried to commit suicide. Seeing this, his foster parents admitted him to a Boarding school in Surrey. At the tender age of fifteen he had turned into a violent thief. To avoid racial discrimination he joined a local skinhead gang. He was unable to immediately adjust to the English lifestyle after he returned from Nigeria. After a few months, he returned to Tilbury.Īkinnuoye-Agbaje had a troubled life as a teenager. Since he could not speak their ethnic language Yoruba and English was not allowed in their household he felt disconnected. When he attained the age of eight, he was brought back to Nigeria by his biological parents. It showed the TV world that unpleasant, broken and amoral people can make for a compelling watch. When he was a baby, about just a month old, he was given to a white working class family in Tilbury. It is the grandfather of prestige TV and without it I dont know if HBO greenlights The Sopranos or The Wire.
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje is of Nigerian origin but born in Islington, London on 22nd August 1967.