Sammi Rotibi

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Sammi Rotibi
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Rotibi in 2012
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OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Sammi Rotibi is a Nigerian-American film and television actor. His most notable roles are Rodney in Django Unchained [1] and General Amajagh in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice . [2]

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Background

Rotibi was born and grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He attended schools in Nigeria and the US. He is the youngest child of a large family. [3] He decided to become an actor at 18 while working as a part-time bank teller in Miami when a client who owned a talent-agency suggested it as a profession to him. [4] [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998ExtramaritalTyrone
2003 Tears of the Sun Arthur Azuka
2003The WoundedNoaDirect-to-video
2004 Lord of War Andre Baptiste Junior
2006 Yellow Red
2009BlueLamont
2011CIS: Las GidiOfficer Bolaji Ladejo
2011Okoto the MessengerMr. Reuben
201140-LifeTourist
2012 LUV Jamison
2012 Maniac Jason
2012 The Punisher: Dirty Laundry GoldtoothShort
2012 Django Unchained Rodney
2014CruAdisa Ewansiha
2015 Bad Asses on the Bayou GeoffreyDirect-to-video
2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice General Amajagh
2016 Broken Vows Sam
2016Blue: The American DreamLamont
2017 Once Upon a Time in Venice Gigi
2018 The Darkest Minds Paul Daly
2018El AfricanoAaron Bello
2019 The Obituary of Tunde Johnson Adesola Johnson
2021The Forbidden WishNate
2021 The Forever Purge Darius
2023 57 Seconds Calvert

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997, 2003 NYPD Blue Dele Okafor / Nigerian #12 episodes
1998 Always Outnumbered Marlow BittaTelevision film
2001 The District Young Officer NolandEpisode: "A Southern Town"
2001 18 Wheels of Justice MarchandEpisode: "Come Back, Little Diva"
2001 Special Unit 2 Cop #2Episode: "The Waste"
2001 Son of the Beach African WorkerEpisode: "The Sexorcist"
2001 The Jennie Project KweleTelevision film
2001 The Invisible Man JarodEpisode: "Den of Thieves"
2003 JAG Louis ClairEpisode: "The One That Got Away"
2004 The Division Adam BakerEpisode: "That's Them"
2008 CSI: NY Arthur BodieEpisode: "Taxi"
2012 The Secret Circle Eben6 episodes
2014 Matador Didi Akinyele8 episodes
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Solomon EkpoEpisode: "My City"
2015 Scorpion Jonas Madaky Episode: "US vs. UN vs. UK"
2016–2018 Mars Robert Foucault12 episodes
2017 MacGyver HasanEpisode: "Screwdriver"
2017 The Blacklist Geoffroy KeinoEpisode: "The Forecaster (No. 163)"
2019 Chicago P.D. Marcus WestEpisode: "False Positive"
2021 The Lost Symbol Agent AdamuEpisode: "Pilot"
TBA 57 Seconds TBAPost production

References

  1. 1 2 MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 2 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett , retrieved 2019-03-11
  2. "10 Questions For Sammi Rotibi. Hollywood Star". Modern Ghana. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. MeCo TV (2018-08-20), MeCo TV | Interview with Sammi Rotibi Part 1 - Kofi Annan, Tarantino, Boswick, Angela Bassett , retrieved 2019-03-11
  4. Entrepreneurship, That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse: TV & Film, Performing Arts, Education and Entertainment Industry (17 July 2018). "049: Sammi Rotibi — How to Foster a Growth Mindset to Enjoy The Process of Acting and Prepare Yourself for Opportunities with Quentin Tarantino and Antoine Fuqua – That One Audition with Alyshia Ochse: TV & Film, Performing Arts, Education and Entertainment Industry Entrepreneurship – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2019-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)