Afemo Omilami
Highest Rated: 93% Glory (1989)
Lowest Rated: 8% The Reaping (2007)
Birthday: Dec 13, 1950
Birthplace: Not Available
Character actor Afemo Omilami built a career out of portraying gritty, urban types in Hollywood features, often with an aggressive edge, such as taxi drivers, longshoremen, barkeeps, drill sergeants, and angry spouses. Omilami debuted onscreen in the late '70s and evolved into an increasingly common screen presence as the years passed. The dozens of projects in which he appeared include the Tom Hanks-Shelley Long disaster comedy The Money Pit (1986), the Sydney Pollack-directed legal thriller The Firm (1993), Best Picture winner Forrest Gump (1994) (as a screaming drill sergeant), and the Ray Charles biopic Ray (2004). In 2007, Omilami joined the cast of director Deborah Kampmeier's rape-themed period drama Hounddog.

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

CREDIT
82% The Founder Mr. Merriman $12.8M 2017
26% Terminator Genisys Perry $75.7M 2015
87% The Good Lie Dr. Monyang — 2014
89% The Hunger Games: Catching Fire District 11 Mayor $336.7M 2013
29% G.I. Joe: Retaliation Chairman Joint Chief of Staff $122.6M 2013
No Score Yet Steel Magnolias Actor — 2012
50% Bloodworth Sheriff Bellweather $10.1K 2011
No Score Yet Beneath the Dark The Man — 2010
52% Blood Done Sign My Name Golden Frinks $83.2K 2010
66% The Blind Side CPS Caseworker $256M 2009
15% Hounddog Charles — 2008
No Score Yet The List Al Jenkins — 2007
8% The Reaping Haman $25.2M 2007
47% Idlewild Walter $12.6M 2006
No Score Yet Heavens Fall Actor — 2006
25% Madea's Family Reunion Isaac Sr. $63.3M 2006
80% Ray Angry Husband $75.1M 2004
29% The Alamo Sam $22.4M 2004
73% Runaway Jury SUV Driver $49.3M 2003
82% Drumline President Wagner $56.2M 2002
38% Sweet Home Alabama Jimmy Lee $127.3M 2002
No Score Yet The Rosa Parks Story Minister — 2002
No Score Yet Drumline (Special Edition) Actor — 2002
No Score Yet Rustin Actor — 2001
82% Animal Factory Captain Midnight — 2000
76% Tigerland Sergeant Landers — 2000
73% Remember the Titans Mr. Campbell $114.3M 2000
No Score Yet The Runaway Jule Monroe — 2000
No Score Yet The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Noah's Father — 1999
72% Bringing Out the Dead Griss — 1999
11% Chill Factor Courtroom Colonel — 1999
No Score Yet Caroline? Taxi Driver — 1999
No Score Yet Selma, Lord, Selma John Webb — 1999
No Score Yet Flash Sam — 1997
25% The War Quarry Man — 1994
14% Drop Squad Berl `Flip' Mangum — 1994
43% A Simple Twist of Fate Bailiff — 1994
72% Forrest Gump Drill Sargeant $330.1M 1994
18% The Real McCoy Cab Dispatcher — 1993
75% The Firm Cotton Truck Driver — 1993
86% Sankofa Noble Ali — 1993
No Score Yet White Lie Bartender — 1991
87% The Long Walk Home Taxi Driver — 1990
No Score Yet Web of Deceit Bailiff — 1990
93% Glory Tall Contraband — 1989
47% The Money Pit Bernie — 1986
86% Trading Places Longshoreman #2 — 1983
No Score Yet Rage of Angels Vet #1 — 1983
No Score Yet Freedom Road Young Black Man with Scars — 1979

TV

CREDIT
78% True Detective
2014
Holloway
  • 2019
  • 2015
  • 2014
25% Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016-2017
Inspector Polino
  • 2017
No Score Yet Madam Secretary
2014
President Babacar Diome
  • 2017
17% Past Life
2010
Fred Lamm
  • 2010
No Score Yet Ghost Whisperer
2005-2010
Archivist Archivist (aka Intense Man)
  • 2008
  • 2007
No Score Yet Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Asante Odufemi
  • 2004
88% The Shield
2002-2008
Agent Nell
  • 2004
No Score Yet Law & Order
1990-2010
Kano Henry Patterson Michael Kano Darryl Lamaine
  • 1999
  • 1996
  • 1992

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