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Sahr Ngaujah

Actor
Michael Sahr Ngaujah (born September 7, 1976) is an American theater actor and director. Not long after his parents arrival from Sierra Leone via UK, Sahr was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Within five years his family relocated to Atlanta. He spent most of his early career working in experimental theater in Amsterdam. He made his breakthrough for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Fela Kuti in the 2009 Broadway musical Fela! He was nominated for his second Tony Award for his performance Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! (2019). On screen, he is best known for his roles in ABC's Last Resort (2012) and Netflix's Luke Cage (2018).

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Known For

  • The Signal
  • Last Resort
  • Patti Cake$
  • Farewell Meu Amor
  • Touba
  • National Theatre Live: Fela!
  • The Accidental Wolf
  • Kensho at the Bedfellow

Filmography

2020
Power Book II: Ghost (TV Series) · as Chinedu
2019
Evil (TV Series) · as Father Addiso
2019
Prodigal Son (TV Series) · as Darryl
2018
The Accidental Wolf (TV Series) · as Cast
2018
2018
Overwatch: Be the Hero · as Doomfist (voice) / Self
2018
Deception (2018) (TV Series) · as Olivier Scott
2017
Patti Cake$ · as O-Z
2017
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage (TV Series) · as Anansi
2016
Bull (2016) (TV Series) · as Ada Carter
2016
High Maintenance (2016) (TV Series) · as Solomon
2016
Money Monster · as Yao Appiah Coo
2016
Farewell Meu Amor · as Walter
2016
Overwatch Shorts (TV Series) · as Doomfist
2015
Freeheld · as Father John
2014
Finding Fela · as Fela
2013
The Blacklist (TV Series) · as General Yaabari
2013
Touba · as Cast
2012
Last Resort (TV Series) · as Julian Serrat
2011
2010
Blood Done Sign My Name · as Boo Chavis
2009
The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Joel Becquet
2009
The Jailhouse · as Cash
2007
The Signal · as Rod
2007
Stomp the Yard · as Harold
2006
Tyler Perry's House of Payne (TV Series) · as Blue
2005
Life, Translated · as Orintheus
2002
Big Ain't Bad · as Clay
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Victor Akintola
1999
A Lesson Before Dying · as Brother
1999
Passing Glory · as Lil' Ricky
1997
First Time Felon · as Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
1997

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