
Ato Essandoh
Highest Rated: 88% The Discoverers (2012)
Lowest Rated: 22% Dark Phoenix (2019)
Birthday: Jul 29, 1972
Birthplace: Schenectady, New York, USA
Imagine going online and finding out that, according to the Internet, Leonardo DiCaprio had requested that you be eaten alive by dogs. Well, for Ato Essandoh, that was a very real event, as rumors circulated in early 2014 that DiCaprio, deep in character as a vicious slave holder, demanded that the almost-unknown actor be killed as the cameras rolled during a scene for Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained" (2012). Essandoh played the urban legend off as a lark that for the first time made his name better known, albeit for odd reasons. Essandoh was born in New York to two emigrants from Ghana. He grew up with acting being the farthest thought from his mind, as he went to Cornell University to study chemical engineering. However, after a girlfriend convinced to try out for a school play, Essandoh was bit by the acting bug. It took him a while to become a professional actor, though, as he first debuted in a bit role on the drama "Third Watch" (WB 1999-2005) at the age of 29 in 2001. After a number of small roles, he was featured in Zach Braff's "Garden State" (2004) in the memorable role of Titembay. He continued playing small roles throughout the rest of the decade, including parts in "Hitch" (2005) and "Blood Diamond" (2006). Following his work on "Django Unchained," he guest starred on several TV shows, including the historical drama "Copper" (BBC 2012-13), the Sherlock Holmes reboot "Elementary" (CBS 2012- ), and the procedural drama "Blue Bloods" (CBS 2010- ).
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Filmography
Movies
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22% | 64% | Dark Phoenix | Jones (Character) | $65.8M | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Frank Embree | Charles Embree (Character) | - | 2017 |
54% | 55% | Jason Bourne | Craig Jeffers (Character) | $162.2M | 2016 |
88% | 53% | The Discoverers | Winston (Character) | $36K | 2012 |
30% | 52% | Nights in Rodanthe | Jean's Lover (Character) | $41.8M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Millennium Crisis | Unknown (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 33% | Brother's Shadow | Soy (Character) | - | 2006 |
50% | 52% | Prime | Damien (Character) | $22.7M | 2005 |
69% | 62% | Hitch | Tanis (Character) | $177.6M | 2005 |
86% | 88% | Saving Face | Jay (Character) | $1.2M | 2004 |
TV
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58% | 60% | Away | Kwesi Wesberg-Abban (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | FREE HBO: Vinyl | Lester Grimes (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Chicago Med |
Isidore Latham (Character), Dr. Isidore Latham (Guest Star) |
2016-2020 |
36% | 64% | The Code | Major Trey Ferry (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2018-2019 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Alfredo Llamosa (Guest Star) | 2018 2015 2012-2013 |
75% | 63% | Altered Carbon | Vernon Elliot (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Blue Bloods | Reverend Darnell Potter (Guest Star) | 2011-2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Guest | 2016 |
74% | 74% | Vinyl | Lester Grimes (Character) | 2016 |
92% | 79% | Person of Interest | Ray Pratt (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Girls | D. August (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 78% | Madam Secretary | King Nungunde (Guest Star) | 2014 |
81% | 78% | Copper | Dr. Matthew Freeman (Character) | 2012-2013 |
93% | 92% | The Good Wife | Dr. Elliott Chesterfield (Guest Star) | 2013 |
97% | 93% | Treme, New Orleans | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011-2012 |
94% | 74% | Royal Pains | Antoine (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 2003 |
22% | 80% | Conviction | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
82% | No Score Yet | Commander in Chief | Manute Obama (Guest Star) | 2005 |
60% | No Score Yet | Line of Fire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
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