Portrait of Chris Obi

Chris Obi

Acting

Biography

Christopher Obi Ogugua) (born September 24, 1970) is an English actor and filmmaker who trained at Drama Centre London and graduated in 2001. He has done a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company where he was directed by Sir Antony Sher in the four-hander, Breakfast with Mugabe and a season at the Globe Theatre in 2007. He is best known for playing Mr. Jacquel/Anubis on American Gods and Klingon captain T’Kuvma in Star Trek: Discovery. Other television roles include Trial & Retribution, Doctor Who, Roots, 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, and Strike Back Revolution. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Born: September 24, 1970

Place of Birth: London, United Kingdom

Filmography

2017
2017
American Gods

as Mr. Jacquel/Anubis

2017
American Gods

as Mr. Jacquel / Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead.

2017
Ghost in the Shell

as Ambassador

2016
Roots

as Kintango

2016
The Call Up

as The Sergeant

2013
The Counselor

as Malkina's Bodyguard

2013
Atlantis

as Shabaka

2011
Death in Paradise

as Joseph Jackson

2010
Burke & Hare

as John Martin

2005
Doctor Who

as George

2005
Animal

as DJ

2004
The Calcium Kid

as Pressman

2003
State of Play

as Street Journalist

2002
Look Around You

as Antony Carmichael