Eric Kofi-Abrefa

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Eric Kofi-Abrefa
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Kofi-Abrefa in 2019
Born (1986-09-07) 7 September 1986 (age 35)
London, England
Other namesEric Kofi Abrefa
Eric Abrefa
EducationRoyal Welsh College of Music and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present

Eric Kofi-Abrefa (born 7 September 1986) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as Mark Bailey in the Netflix television series The One (2021–present) and Lamar Silas in the Starz crime drama television series BMF (2021–present).[1]

Early life[]

Kofi-Abrefa was born in London, England, on 7 September 1986, the son of Ghanaian migrant parents.[2] He attended the BRIT School in Croydon.[2]

He went on to study acting at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff, Wales, graduating in 2012.[3][4]

Career[]

Kofi-Abrefa made his acting debut when he appeared BBC television play Shoot the Messenger as Yannek.

His guest appearances on television include Holby City, Law & Order: UK, The Bill, Stella, Sherlock and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.

In 2014, Kofi-Abrefa played the role of Haisal in the live-action Halo television series Halo: Nightfall, for 5 episodes. In 2016, he played the role of DS Kane in 3 episodes of the programme Stan Lee's Lucky Man and Danny in the television series Humans for 4 episodes, respectively.

He has appeared in films such as Fury, Snowden and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. In 2019, he played the role of Switcher in the crime drama film Blue Story.

In 2021, he played the role of Lamar Silas in the Starz crime television drama series BMF.[5][6][7]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Fury Company Messenger Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2016 Snowden NSA Tunnel Guard #1
2016 I.T. Detective Kayden
2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Helicopter Mercenary Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2019 Hero: Inspired By The Extraordinary Life And Times Of Mr. Ulric Cross Kofi Mensah
2019 London Arabia Mr. President Short film
2019 Blue Story Switcher
2020 Looking Back Razor Short film
TBA Locked In Mike Short film
Completed[8]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Holby City Robbie Holland Episode: "The Weaker Sex"
Credited as Eric Abrefa
2009 The Bill Benny Clayton Episode: "Show of Force"
Credited as Eric Abrefa
2011 Tati's Hotel Episode: "Strongman"
2014 Law & Order: UK Kris Akron Episode: "Flaw"
2014 Halo: Nightfall Haisal 5 episodes
Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2016 Stan Lee's Lucky Man DS Kane 3 episodes
2016 Humans Danny 4 episodes
Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2017 Sherlock Policeman Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
Episode: "The Lying Detective"
2018 Deep State Jackson 3 episodes
2018 King Lear Officer at Dover Castle Television movie
2018 Harlots Noah Webster 7 episodes
Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2018 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan Jamal Harrison Episode: "Sources and Methods"
Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2018 Informer Wesley Ndoyo 4 episodes
2019 Treadstone Sebastian Blair Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
Episodes: "The Bentley Lament" and "The Paradox Andropov"
2021 The One Mark Bailey 8 episodes
2021 The Wedding Games Ray Television movie
2021–present BMF Lamar K. Silas Main cast

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Battlefield 1 Additional Voice (voice) Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa
2018 The Crew 2 Clarence (voice) Credited as Eric Kofi Abrefa

References[]

  1. ^ Rodriguez, Karla (15 October 2021). "The Flenory Brothers Deal With the Growing Pains of an Empire in this Exclusive 'BMF' Sneak Peek". www.complex.com. Complex. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Moore, Camille (March 15, 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Eric Kofi-Abrefa". www.tvovermind.com. TV Overmind. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Eric Kofi-Abrefa / People". Headlong Theatre. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Graduate Portraits: Eric Kofi Abrefa & Thalissa Teixeira". #RWCMD. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ^ Landrum, Jr., Jonathan (29 September 2021). "'BMF' series explores climb of '80s drug kingpin". www.miamitinesonline.com. The Miami Times. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (15 January 2021). "'Black Mafia Family': Michole Briana White, Ajiona Alexus, Eric Kofi-Abrefa & Myles Truitt Join Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's Series On Starz". www.deadline.com. Deadline. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  7. ^ Thomas, Shyvonne (30 October 2021). "BMF's Eric Kofi Abrefa on whether Lamar shot Terry 'Southwest T' Flenory". www.digitalspy.com. Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ Augustine, Kwame (19 September 2021). "Feels good to be officially selected for @NYshorts for our film LOCKED-IN". www.twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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