Nonso Anozie

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Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie at the Pan Premiere (cropped).jpg
Nonso Anozie at the premiere of Pan
Born (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 42)[1][2]
London, England
Alma materCentral School of Speech and Drama (2002)
OccupationActor
Years active2002–present

Nonso Anozie (/ˈnɒnsoʊ əˈnoʊzieɪ/;[3][4] born 17 November 1978[1][2]) is a British actor who has worked on stage, film, and television. He is best known for his roles as Tank in RocknRolla, Sergeant Dap in Ender's Game, Abraham Kenyatta in Zoo, Captain of the Guards in Cinderella, Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO television series Game of Thrones and Tommy Jepperd in the television series Sweet Tooth.

Early life[]

Anozie was born in London, England, of Nigerian Igbo descent.[5][6][7][8] He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2002,[9] and in the summer of the same year he played the title role in William Shakespeare's King Lear, and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2004 for his performance in Othello.[10]

Career[]

Anozie was hired in 2006 to provide the voice for the armoured bear Iorek Byrnison in the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights.[11] Anozie was replaced by Ian McKellen two months before the film was set to be released.[12] The film's director, Chris Weitz, told Empire: "It was a studio decision ... You can understand why you would cast Ian McKellen for anything. But letting go of Nonso was one of the most painful experiences on this movie for me. I need to say about Nonso that he is one of the most promising and soulful young actors I have encountered in England and I've worked here for quite a bit now and he's actually in the next Mike Leigh [film] ... But it was, uh, that was kind of a dark day for me. I kinda wanna go out of my way to point out how much I love Nonso's work. And that's that."[13]

Anozie played small roles as Think Tank in Guy Ritchie's film RocknRolla and Frank Mace in Joe Wright's Atonement. He played the lead in Cass a 2008 British crime drama film recreating the life of Cass Pennant. In 2009, he appeared in the supporting cast of the BBC TV three-part 2003 Iraq War drama, Occupation, where he played a US Marine turned private military contractor. In 2011, he played Artus, a Zamoran pirate and close friend of Conan, in Conan the Barbarian. That year, he was also cast to play the role of Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO series Game of Thrones and was cast as Jackson Burke in The Grey.[14] He also plays the role of Samson in the History Channel's television miniseries The Bible. In 2013, Anozie appeared in the film Ender's Game as Sergeant Dap,[15] and from 2013 to 2014 he played the role of Renfield on the NBC series Dracula.[16]

In November 2014, Anozie was cast in the CBS summer drama Zoo, based on the novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge.[17] Zoo premiered on 30 June 2015.

Anozie's radio work includes the role of Joe in the 2011 BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial production of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.[citation needed]

In 2019, Anozie portrayed the antagonist, Cargo, in the Amazon Prime Video film Guava Island, starring Donald Glover and Rihanna.

Filmography[]

Films[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Last Legion Batiatus
Atonement Frank Mace
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Ezra
Cass Cass Pennant
RocknRolla Tank
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Sergeant Jeffreys
Brighton Rock Dallow
I Am Slave
2011 Conan the Barbarian Artus
The Grey Jackson Burke
2013 Ender's Game Sergeant Dap
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Embee Deng
Get Santa Knuckles
2015 Cinderella Captain of the Guards
Pan Bishop
2018 7 Days in Entebbe Idi Amin
All Is True Actor Playing Aaron
2019 Guava Island Red Cargo
The Laundromat Charles
2020 Artemis Fowl Domovoi Butler
Dragon Rider Mighty Djinn Voice role

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act Robert Episode: "Part 1"
2009 Occupation Erik Lester 3 episodes
2011 Outcasts Elijah 1 episode
Stolen Thomas Ekoku TV movie
2012 Game of Thrones Xaro Xhoan Daxos 5 episodes
2013 The Bible Samson Episode: "Homeland"
Playhouse Presents Chris Episode: "The Pavement Psychologist"
2013–2014 Dracula R.M. Renfield Main cast; 10 episodes
2015–2017 Zoo Abraham Kenyatta Main cast
2015 Tut General Horemheb Miniseries; 3 episodes
Doctor Who Hydroflax (voice only) Episode: "The Husbands of River Song"
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon TV movie
2021 Sweet Tooth Tommy Jepperd Main role

Video games[]

Year Title Role
2007 The Golden Compass Iorek
2011 Brink Captain Clinton Mokoena
2013 Remember Me
2015 Dirty Bomb Rhino, Sawbonez

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b @NonsoAnozie (28 May 2016). "Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes but my birthday is not until November 17th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Buff, Margot (22 September 2004). "Interview: Nonso Anozie". Prague.tv. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. ^ "The Powerlist Interviews – Nonso Anozie". Powerful Media. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Dracula (NBC): Nonso Anozie "R.M. Renfield" Official TV Interview". ScreenSlam. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  5. ^ Obenson, Tambay A. (10 May 2012). "British-Nigerian Actor Nonso Anoze ("Game of Thrones") Talks To S&A About Stage, TV & Film Career + More..." Shadow and Act. Indiewire. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
  6. ^ Jury, Louise (29 November 2013). "Actor Nonso Anozie: 'I'm playing the original superhero in blockbuster series The Bible'". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Nonso Anozie on Twitter". Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via Twitter.[non-primary source needed]
  8. ^ "Nonso Anozie". IMDb. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Nonso Anozie – Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  10. ^ Obenson, Tembay A. (10 May 2012). "British-Nigerian Actor Nonso Anozie ("Game Of Thrones") Talks To S&A About Stage, TV & Film Career + More…". Indie Wire. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  11. ^ "The Real Iorek". BridgeToTheStars.net. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  12. ^ "Ian McKellen Voicing Iorek". BridgeToTheStars.net. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  13. ^ "Kristin Scott Thomas in Golden Compass". Empire. Retrieved 10 November 2007.
  14. ^ "Nonso Anozie cast as Xaro Xhoan Daxos". WinterIsComing.net. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  15. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (21 February 2012). "'Ender's Game' gains three new cast members". The Christian Science Monitor.
  16. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (30 January 2013). "NBC's 'Dracula' Series Casts 'Game of Thrones,' 'Merlin' Actors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  17. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (26 November 2014). "'Game of Thrones' Alum Nabs Key Role in CBS' 'Zoo' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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