Biography

In the summer of 2002 he became the youngest person in history to play William Shakespeare's "King Lear" professionally.

He was the winner of the 2004 Magnolia Stage Performance Award in China and was the first non-Chinese actor to be honoured with the prize of best actor.

He was awarded the Ian Charleson Award in 2005 for his performance as William Shakespeare's "Othello" in a production by Cheek by Jowl theatre company.

He is of Igbo Nigerian descent.

Graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama, London in 2002.

I consider myself a man of the world; I connect very strongly with Nigeria, but I see that the work exists all over the world, and I will go where the work is.

Ender's Game (2013) is fantastic, and I've gotten to see quite a few bits, and I love the way it's turned out.

I want to do primarily film and theater; I always want to do a play because it feeds my soul. It's like an exercise on stage.

Harrison Ford invited me to fly on his private plane to Los Angeles, and he's great to work with. He's really down to earth, and we got to know each other quite well.

As soon as I started acting in England, I got unusual roles. Although I'm 6'6", and agents might [normally] cast me in tough-guy roles or the big guy in the back, I've been very blessed to do roles that makes them think twice about how they're gonna cast me.