Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje - wikipedia Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje Akinnuoye - Agbaje at the Thor : The Dark World premiere in October 2013 ( 1967 - 08 - 22 ) 22 August 1967 ( age 51 ) Islington, London, England Other names Adewalé, Triple A Alma mater King 's College London Occupation Actor, fashion model, writer, director, producer Years active 1995 -- present Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje ( / ˌædeɪˈwɑːleɪ ˌækɪˈnuːeɪ ɑː ɡˈbɑːdʒeɪ / ; born 22 August 1967 ) is a British - Nigerian actor and former fashion model best known for his roles as Lock - Nah in The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Kurse in Thor : The Dark World, Killer Croc in Suicide Squad, Simon Adebisi in Oz, Mr. Eko on Lost, Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Dave Duerson in the NFL biopic drama Concussion. Akinnuoye - Agbaje 's feature directorial debut, Farming, wrapped production in 2017 and had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2.1 Directing career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Music videos 6 References 7 External links Early life and education Akinnuoye - Agbaje was born in Islington, London, to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin, who were students in the UK. When he was six weeks old, his biological parents gave him up to a white working - class family in Tilbury. This was a common practice in this era among Nigerian families, when parents sent young children to live in the UK with white foster parents in the hopes their children would have better lives. His foster parents had at least ten African children, including Akinnuoye - Agbaje 's two sisters, living in their house at certain points. His foster father made a living as a lorry driver and struggled to support the family financially. Akinnuoye - Agbaje at a Red Cross benefit at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, 28 February 2007 When he was eight years old, his biological parents brought him back to Nigeria but, as he was unable to speak the Yoruba language and forbidden by his parents to speak English, he was returned to Tilbury shortly thereafter. The brief exposure to Nigeria left him struggling to reconcile his heritage with the distinctly English culture and environment he was raised in. As a young boy, facing a cultural identity crisis, he joined a local skinhead gang in order to escape racial persecution at their hands. At 16 years old, having become a violent thief, his foster parents sent him to a boarding school in Surrey where he ultimately attempted suicide before coming to terms with his background and turning his life around. He went on to earn a Law degree from King 's College London and a Masters in Law from the University of London. While a university student, Akinnuoye - Agbaje worked in a clothes shop where he was introduced to the world of modelling. Career Akinnuoye - Agbaje 's modelling career led him to Hollywood, where he began his acting career with a 1995 role in Congo. His best known acting roles have been as the imposing convict Simon Adebisi in the 1990s HBO prison series Oz and as Mr. Eko on ABC 's survivor drama Lost. Film roles include The Bourne Identity, in which he played a deposed African dictator, Hitu the police officer in Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls, Lock - Nah in The Mummy Returns, and Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra. He was also featured in the video for singer - songwriter Grayson Hugh 's hit `` Talk It Over '', which was in heavy rotation in 1989 on MTV and VH - 1. In 2009, Akinnuoye - Agbaje was in talks with Marvel Studios to play the superhero Black Panther in a proposed film of the same name. In an interview, he stated his excitement about the possibility, saying that `` the timing is so right '' for a black superhero, and `` while I 'm in my prime, this is the time... I 'm going to keep knocking on their door. '' In 2014 Marvel did announce a Black Panther film, though with Chadwick Boseman in the title role. He guest starred in the second episode of season 8 of Monk, and played Derek Jameson in the 2011 film The Thing. He portrayed Kurse in the Marvel Studios film Thor : The Dark World. He portrayed the character Malko in the fifth season of Game of Thrones. In 2015 it was reported that Akinnuoye - Abaje voices the lead character of Bilal, a film about the life of Bilal Ibn Rabah set to be released in the second half of the year. In 2016, he co-starred in the DC Comics film Suicide Squad, as the Batman villain Killer Croc. Directing career In 2012, Akinnuoye - Agbaje stated that he had been developing a film about his life story, which he also planned to direct. The film is called Farming, in reference to the practise of Nigerian parents `` farming out '' their children to white UK families. In May 2017, he announced that casting on the film had begun with Damson Idris in the lead role as Enitan, Kate Beckinsale playing his abusive, neglectful foster mother and Gugu Mbatha - Raw as his teacher and mentor. Personal life Akinnuoye - Agbaje is a Nichiren Buddhist and a member of the Soka Gakkai International Buddhist association. Akinnuoye - Agbaje asked to be written off Lost, citing a desire to return to London after his parents ' deaths and to direct a film there. Filmography Film Year Title Role Director Notes 1995 Congo Kahega Frank Marshall Uncredited 1995 Delta of Venus The Clairvoyant Zalman King 1995 Ace Ventura : When Nature Calls Hitu Steve Oedekerk The Deadly Voyage Emmanuel John Mackenzie 1998 Legionnaire Luther Peter MacDonald 2001 The Mummy Returns Lock - Nah Stephen Sommers 2001 Lip Service Sebastion Shawn Schepps 2002 The Bourne Identity Nykwana Wombosi Doug Liman Unstoppable Agent Junod David Carson 2005 The Mistress of Spices Kwesi Paul Mayeda Berges 2005 On the One ( Preaching to the Choir ) Bull Sharky Charles Randolph - Wright 2005 Get Rich or Die Tryin ' Majestic Jim Sheridan 2009 G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra Heavy Duty Stephen Sommers Faster The Evangelist George Tillman, Jr. 2011 Killer Elite The Agent Gary McKendry 2011 The Thing Derek Jameson Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. 2012 Best Laid Plans Joseph David Blair 2013 Bullet to the Head Morel Walter Hill 2013 Thor : The Dark World Algrim the Strong / Kurse Alan Taylor 2013 The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete Pike George Tillman, Jr. 2014 Pompeii Atticus Paul W.S. Anderson 2014 Annie Nash Will Gluck 2015 Trumbo Virgil Brooks Jay Roach Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture 2015 Concussion Dave Duerson Peter Landesman 2016 Bilal Bilal ( voice ) Khurram Alavi 2016 Suicide Squad Waylon Jones / Killer Croc David Ayer Television Year Title Role Notes Red Shoe Diaries Davis Bateman Episode : `` Written Word '' 1995 New York Undercover Cliff Ramsey Episode : `` Downtown Girl '' Screen Two Emmanuel Episode : `` Deadly Voyage '' 1997 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Cabe Attucks 2 episodes 1997 Cracker : Mind Over Murder John Doe Episode : `` Madwoman '' 1997 Pensacola : Wings of Gold Ambassador Odeku Episode : `` Fallout '' 1997 -- 2000 Oz Simon Adebisi 32 episodes Nominated -- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated -- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1998 Linc 's Winston Iwelu Episode : `` Gangsta Rap '' 2000 Enslavement : The True Story of Fanny Kemble Joe Television movie 2005 -- 2006 Lost Mr. Eko 21 episodes Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television 2009 Monk Samuel Waingaya Episode : `` Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man '' 2011 Strike Back : Project Dawn Tahir 2 episodes 2012 Hunted Deacon Crane 8 episodes 2015 American Odyssey Frank Majors 9 episodes 2015 Major Lazer Major Lazer / Evil Lazer ( voice ) 11 episodes 2015 Game of Thrones Malko 2 episodes 2017 Tangled : The Series Xavier the Blacksmith ( voice ) 5 episodes 2017 Tour de Pharmacy Olusegun Okorocha Television movie 2017 Ten Days in the Valley John Bird 10 episodes 2019 The Fix Sevvy Johnson Upcoming series Music videos `` Talk It Over '' -- Grayson Hugh ( 1989 ) `` Jealousy '' -- Pet Shop Boys ( 1991 ) `` Giving Him Something He Can Feel '' -- En Vogue ( 1992 ) `` Love No Limit '' -- Mary J. Blige ( 1993 ) `` I Want It All Night Long '' -- Heather Hunter ( 1993 ) `` You Do n't Love Me ( No, No, No ) '' -- Dawn Penn ( 1994 ) References ^ Jump up to : Lawler, Kelly ( 17 October 2014 ). `` He was also in get rich or die trying'Lost ' alum joins ' Game of Thrones ' as... someone ''. USA Today. Retrieved 24 April 2015. Jump up ^ White, James ( 28 October 2014 ). `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje Joins NFL Concussion Drama ''. EmpireOnline. Retrieved 1 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Eweniyi, Odunayo ( 6 June 2017 ). `` British - Nigerian Actor, Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje Is Making A Movie Based On His Childhood ''. Konbini Nigeria. Retrieved 10 June 2017. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( 2 November 2017 ). `` First Look at Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha - Raw 's British Drama ' Farming ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2018. Jump up ^ Jeremy Kay ( 21 August 2018 ). `` Toronto 2018 : ' Farming ', ' Light As Feathers ' on Discovery roster, Rising Stars revealed ''. Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 August 2018. ^ Jump up to : Ford, Rebecca ( 5 May 2017 ). `` Cannes : Kate Beckinsale, Gugu Mbatha - Raw, Damson Idris to Star in ' Farming ' ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 June 2017. ^ Jump up to : Anthony, Andrew ( 12 May 2012 ). `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje : ' I did n't want to be black. So I joined the skinheads... ' ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 31 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje Joins Universal 's Thing Prequel ''. DreadCentral. Jump up ^ Siegel, Lucas ( 28 October 2014 ). `` Marvel Announces Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Avengers : Infinity War Films, Cap & Thor 3 Subtitles ''. Newsarama. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` ' The Thing ' Prequel Gains Some Muscle ''. BloodyDisgusting. Jump up ^ McNary, Dave ( 22 August 2012 ). `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje joins ' Thor : Dark World ' ''. Variety. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Lost 's Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje joins Game of Thrones ''. IGN. Retrieved 29 November 2014. Jump up ^ Obenson, Tambay ( 27 February 2015 ). `` Trailer for Animated Feature Film Inspired by True Story of Afro - Arab Slave Who Became `` Voice of Islam '' ``. Retrieved 3 February 2015. Jump up ^ Jeff Sneider ( 31 March 2015 ). `` ' Lost ' Alum Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje to Play Killer Croc in WB 's ' Suicide Squad ' ( Exclusive ) ''. TheWrap. Retrieved 1 February 2016. Jump up ^ Anthony, Andrew. `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje : ' I did n't want to be black. So I joined the skinheads... ' ''. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ Lodderhose, Diana. `` Kate Beckinsale, Damson Idris & Gugu Mbatha - Raw To Star In ' Farming ' -- Cannes ''. Retrieved 5 May 2017. Jump up ^ metrowebukmetro ( 30 August 2006 ). `` 60 SECONDS : Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje ''. Metro. Retrieved 1 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje not lost in L.A. '' latimes. Retrieved 1 February 2016. Jump up ^ Keck, William ( 1 November 2006 ). `` Eko is a Monster Mash ''. USA Today. External links Listen to this article ( info / dl ) This audio file was created from a revision of the article `` Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje '' dated 2006 - 06 - 25, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ( Audio help ) More spoken articles Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adewale Akinnuoye - Agbaje. 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