Occupation Actor Years active 2001–present | Name Ato Essandoh Role Television actor | |
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Ato Essandoh Was Dared Into Becoming An Actor
Ato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor.
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- Ato Essandoh Was Dared Into Becoming An Actor
- Copper exclusive set tour with ato essandoh bbc america
- Association
- Filmography
- References
Essandoh, who was born in Schenectady, New York, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. He also studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City. Essandoh is also the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group.
His parents are from Ghana.
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Association
Essandoh joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society.
Filmography
Actor
2023
Reptile as
Dan Cleary
2023
The Diplomat (TV Series) as
Stuart Heyford
- Keep Your Enemies Closer (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- The James Bond Clause (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- He Bought a Hat (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- Some Lusty Tornado (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- The Dogcatcher (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- Lambs in the Dark (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- Don't Call It a Kidnapping (2023) - Stuart Heyford
- The Cinderella Thing (2023) - Stuart Heyford
2021
Agent Stoker (Podcast Series) as
EnGAGE / Engage
- Passenger (2023) - Engage
- Restoration (2023) - EnGAGE
- WOUNDS (2022) - EnGAGE
- MASONRY (2022) - EnGAGE
- GRACE (2022) - EnGAGE
- BONE (2021) - EnGAGE
- FOUR-IN-HAND (2021) - EnGAGE
- OBERON (2021) - EnGAGE
- THORN (2021) - EnGAGE
- DEFIANCE (2021) - EnGAGE
2023
Extrapolations (TV Series) as
Marco
- 2046: Whale Fall (2023) - Marco
2022
The Accidental Wolf (TV Series)
- The Tempress (2022)
2022
Let the Right One In (TV Series) as
Frank
- Quoquo Modo Necessarium (2022) - Frank
- Intercessors (2022) - Frank
- Anything for Blood (2022) - Frank
2022
Outpost as
Earl
2021
Evil (TV Series) as
Nathan Katsaris
- D Is for Doll (2021) - Nathan Katsaris
2021
Give Me Away (Podcast Series) as
Riley
2016
Chicago Med (TV Series) as
Isidore Latham
- I Will Come to Save You (2021) - Isidore Latham
- A Needle in the Heart (2020) - Isidore Latham
- Leave the Choice to Solomon (2020) - Isidore Latham
- I Can't Imagine the Future (2019) - Isidore Latham
- Never Going Back to Normal (2019) - Isidore Latham
- With a Brave Heart (2019) - Isidore Latham
- More Harm Than Good (2019) - Isidore Latham
- Can't Unring That Bell (2019) - Isidore Latham
- Be My Better Half (2018) - Isidore Latham
- The Tipping Point (2018) - Isidore Latham
- Crisis of Confidence (2018) - Isidore Latham
- This Is Now (2018) - Isidore Latham
- An Inconvenient Truth (2018) - Isidore Latham
- Devil in Disguise (2018) - Isidore Latham
- Folie à Deux (2018) - Isidore Latham
- Down by Law (2018) - Isidore Latham
- On Shaky Ground (2018) - Isidore Latham
- Trust Your Gut (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Nothing to Fear (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Speak Your Truth (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Love Hurts (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Ctrl Alt (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Prisoner's Dilemma (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Cold Front (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Theseus' Ship (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Mirror, Mirror (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Graveyard Shift (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Heart Matters (2017) - Isidore Latham
- Free Will (2016) - Isidore Latham
- Alternative Medicine (2016) - Isidore Latham
- Brother's Keeper (2016) - Isidore Latham
- Natural History (2016) - Isidore Latham
- Soul Care (2016) - Isidore Latham
2020
Away (TV Series) as
Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban / Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Home (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Spektr (2020) - Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Vital Signs (2020) - Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Goodnight Mars (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- A Little Faith (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Space Dogs (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Excellent Chariots (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Half the Sky (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Negative Return (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
- Go (2020) - Dr. Kwesi Weisberg-Abban
2020
Tales from the Loop (TV Series) as
Gaddis
- Parallel (2020) - Gaddis
- Control (2020) - Gaddis
- Echo Sphere (2020) - Gaddis
- Stasis (2020) - Gaddis
- Loop (2020) - Gaddis
2018
Altered Carbon (TV Series) as
Vernon Elliot
- Nightmare Alley (2020) - Vernon Elliot
- Clash by Night (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- The Wrong Man (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- Nora Inu (2018) - Vernon Elliot (credit only)
- Man with My Face (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- The Killers (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- Rage in Heaven (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- Fallen Angel (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- Force of Evil (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- In a Lonely Place (2018) - Vernon Elliot
- Out of the Past (2018) - Vernon Elliot (credit only)
2019
The Code (TV Series) as
Major Trey Ferry / Maj. Trey Ferry
- Legit Bad Day (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Don and Doff (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Secret Squirrel (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Smoke-Pit (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Lioness (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Above the Knee (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- 1st Civ Div (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Maggie's Drawers (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Back on the Block (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Molly Marine (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- P.O.G. (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
- Original Pilot (2019) - Maj. Trey Ferry
- Blowed Up (2019) - Major Trey Ferry
2019
Dark Phoenix as
Jones
2018
Wolverine (Podcast Series) as
Agent Tad Marshall
- No Escape (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- The Changing (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- The Red Sunset (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- You're Next (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- Archaeology of the Night (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- Into the Woods (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- Hunters (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- Underground (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- Goodnight Nobody (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
- A Thousand Ways to Die in Alaska (2018) - Agent Tad Marshall
2012
Elementary (TV Series) as
Alfredo Llamosa
- Nobody Lives Forever (2018) - Alfredo Llamosa
- The Games Underfoot (2015) - Alfredo Llamosa
- A Controlled Descent (2015) - Alfredo Llamosa
- Under My Skin (2015) - Alfredo Llamosa
- The Eternity Injection (2015) - Alfredo Llamosa
- Internal Audit (2013) - Alfredo Llamosa
- Dead Man's Switch (2013) - Alfredo Llamosa
- Déjà Vu All Over Again (2013) - Alfredo Llamosa
- The Long Fuse (2012) - Alfredo Llamosa
2018
O.G.
2017
Frank Embree (Short) as
Charles Embree (voice)
2016
The Vampire Leland (Short) as
The Monsignor
2011
Blue Bloods (TV Series) as
Reverend Darnell Potter
- Unbearable Loss (2016) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- Rush to Judgment (2015) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- Excessive Force (2014) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- To Protect and Serve (2013) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- Inside Jobs (2013) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- No Questions Asked (2012) - Reverend Darnell Potter
- Black and Blue (2011) - Reverend Darnell Potter
2016
Jason Bourne as
Craig Jeffers
2016
Vinyl (TV Series) as
Lester Grimes
- Alibi (2016) - Lester Grimes
- Rock and Roll Queen (2016) - Lester Grimes
- E.A.B. (2016) - Lester Grimes
- The King and I (2016) - Lester Grimes (credit only)
- Cyclone (2016) - Lester Grimes
- He in Racist Fire (2016) - Lester Grimes
- The Racket (2016) - Lester Grimes
- Whispered Secrets (2016) - Lester Grimes
- Yesterday Once More (2016) - Lester Grimes
- Pilot (2016) - Lester Grimes
2015
Person of Interest (TV Series) as
Ray Pratt
- Skip (2015) - Ray Pratt
2015
Girls (TV Series) as
D. August
- Cubbies (2015) - D. August
- Female Author (2015) - D. August
- Triggering (2015) - D. August
2014
Madam Secretary (TV Series) as
King Nungunde
- Pilot (2014) - King Nungunde
2014
Believe (TV Series) as
FBI Agent Garner
- Prodigy (2014) - FBI Agent Garner
- Sinking (2014) - FBI Agent Garner
- Defection (2014) - FBI Agent Garner
- Origin (2014) - FBI Agent Garner
- Beginner's Luck (2014) - FBI Agent Garner
2014
Wish I Was Here as
Audition Actor #3
2012
Copper (TV Series) as
Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Place I Called My Home (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Beautiful Dreamer (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Good Heart and Willing Hand (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Fine Ould Irish Gintleman (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Think Gently of the Erring (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Ashes Denote That Fire Was (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Hope Too Bright to Last (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- To One Shortly to Die (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- A Morning Song (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- I Defy Thee to Forget (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Children of the Battlefield (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Aileen Aroon (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Home, Sweet Home (2013) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- A Vast and Fiendish Plot (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- A Day to Give Thanks (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Better Times Are Coming (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Hudson River School (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Arsenic and Old Cake (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- La Tempête (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- The Empty Locket (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- In the Hands of an Angry God (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Husbands and Fathers (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
- Surviving Death (2012) - Doctor Matthew Freeman
2013
A Life for a Life (Short) as
Boyle
2013
The Good Wife (TV Series) as
Dr. Elliott Chesterfield
- Je Ne Sais What? (2013) - Dr. Elliott Chesterfield
2012
Django Unchained as
D'Artagnan
2012
The Discoverers as
Winston
2011
Treme (TV Series)
- Knock with Me - Rock with Me (2012)
- Accentuate the Positive (2011)
2011
Art & Sex as
Daniel
2011
Saints Row: The Third (Video Game) as
Radio Voices (voice)
2011
Damages (TV Series) as
Bomb Tech
- There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban (2011) - Bomb Tech
- I'm Worried About My Dog (2011) - Bomb Tech
- We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing (2011) - Bomb Tech
2011
Tu & Eu (Short) as
Dr. Champagne
2011
White Collar (TV Series) as
Frederick Bilal
- Burke's Seven (2011) - Frederick Bilal
2010
Camp Hell as
Young Priest
2010
Get Him to the Greek as
Smiling African Drummer
2010
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) as
Hassan
- Loyalty: Part 2 (2010) - Hassan
- Loyalty: Part 1 (2010) - Hassan
2009
Royal Pains (TV Series) as
Antoine
- If I Were a Sick Man (2009) - Antoine
2008
Nights in Rodanthe as
Jean's Lover
2008
Mia and the Migoo as
Baklava (English version, voice)
2007
Millennium Crisis as
Harkness
2003
Law & Order (TV Series) as
Andre Blair / Jason Hendri
- Bling (2007) - Andre Blair
- Suicide Box (2003) - Jason Hendri
2006
Blood Diamond as
Commander Rambo
2006
Brother's Shadow as
Soy
2006
Falling for Grace as
Jamal
2006
Conviction (TV Series) as
Byron 'B-Fly' Williams
- Indebted (2006) - Byron 'B-Fly' Williams
2005
Dawn's Early Light (Short) as
James
2005
Commander in Chief (TV Series) as
Manute Obama
- Pilot (2005) - Manute Obama
2005
Prime as
Damien
2005
Hitch as
Tanis
2004
Saving Face as
Jay - Neighbor
2004
Salome (Short) as
King Herod
2004
Garden State as
Titembay
2003
Line of Fire (TV Series) as
Archibald 'Crazy Jazz' Lincoln
- Pilot (2003) - Archibald 'Crazy Jazz' Lincoln
2003
Si' Laraby as
Kahlil
2003
Chappelle's Show (TV Series) as
Extra
- Mad Real World & Ask A Gay Dude (2003) - Extra (uncredited)
2002
Roger Dodger as
Bouncer
2001
The Accident (Short) as
Cassius
2001
The Experience Box as
Daniel
2001
Third Watch (TV Series) as
Bicyclist
- Duty (2001) - Bicyclist
Producer
2019
Things of Beauty Burn (Short) (associate producer)
Soundtrack
2016
Vinyl (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes)
- E.A.B. (2016) - (performer: "Maybellene", "The Twist", "What I'd Say", "In The Summertime", "Woman Like You", "Travelin' Band")
- Whispered Secrets (2016) - (performer: "I Can't Quit You Baby")
Self
2016
Live with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) as
Self - Guest / Self
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau/Ato Essandoh (2023) - Self - Guest
- Live's New York Auto Show Week/Ed Helms/Ato Essandoh (2019) - Self
- Greg Kinnear/Ato Essandoh (2018) - Self
- Guest Co-Host Jerry O'Connell/Margot Robbie/Ato Essandoh/Chef Chris Oh (2016) - Self - Guest
2020
2020 Media Access Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2016
Making Vinyl - Recreating the 70's (Video documentary short) as
Self
2012
The BAFTA Britannia Awards (TV Special) as
Self
2009
Make My Day (TV Series)
- Guitar Hero (2009)
Archive Footage
2016
Try Not to Smile or Laugh (TV Series short)
- Try to Watch Without Laughing or Smiling #38 (2016)
References
Ato Essandoh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA