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Occupation
  
Actor

Years active
  
2002–present


Name
  
Chike Okonkwo

Role
  
Actor

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Born
  
18 March 1982 (age 42) (
1982-03-18
)

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Movies and TV shows
  
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Chiké Okonkwo (born 18 March 1982) is an English actor. He is known for portraying PC Clark in New Tricks and DC Callum Gada in Paradox. He currently stars as Lee Truitt, the love interest of the title character on the BET series "Being Mary Jane".

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Background

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Born and brought up in Kingston upon Thames, Okonkwo is of Nigerian descent. He attended Tolworth Infants/Juniors School and Southborough High School in Kingston, and later turned down a number of places at the UK's leading drama schools in order to pursue a university education, gaining a First Class degree in Business Computing from the University of Surrey, graduating in 2003. After completing his studies Okonkwo pursued an acting career full-time.

Career

Okonkwo was one of ten actors selected from twelve thousand applicants for the BBC Talent Scheme in 2001, leading to his first professional acting role in Holby City. He trained at the National Youth Theatre, and was a member of the National Youth Music Theatre between 1999 and 2002. Okonkwo is the patron of the Kingston-based International Youth Arts Festival.

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Okonkwo's stage credits include Oklahoma!, Into the Woods, Fixer, As You Like It, In Time and A Matter of Life and Death. He spent a year performing at the National Theatre, where he appeared in several productions including Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials.

Okonkwo's film work includes Derailed (2005), Animal (2005) and Spirit Trap (2005). He has also appeared in the short films Tooting Broadway Flatmates and Knock Off.

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On television, Okonkwo has made guest appearances in episodes of Holby City, Silent Witness, Casualty, M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team and Roman Mysteries. He also appeared in Blood and Oil, a BBC Two drama about the oil conflict in the Niger Delta. Okonkwo played the lead roles of PC Clark in the pilot and first series of New Tricks, and DC Callum Gada in Paradox.

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Okonkwo is a long-standing member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) performing in their 50th Anniversary season in Stratford-Upon-Avon, and most recently in Gregory Doran's critically acclaimed production of Julius Caesar (play) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York in 2013.

He co-starred in The Birth of a Nation, which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016.

Filmography

Actor
-
Hoodie (Short) (post-production) as
Extremely Positive Friend
-
Rise (post-production) as
Alli
2021
La Brea (TV Series) as
Ty Coleman
- The Journey, Part 2 (2023) - Ty Coleman
- The Journey, Part 1 (2023) - Ty Coleman
- The Swarm (2023) - Ty Coleman
- The Wedding (2023) - Ty Coleman
- The Return (2023) - Ty Coleman
- Murder in the Clearing (2023) - Ty Coleman
- Stampede (2023) - Ty Coleman
- 1988 (2022) - Ty Coleman
- Lazarus (2022) - Ty Coleman (credit only)
- The Heist (2022) - Ty Coleman
- The Fog (2022) - Ty Coleman
- The Great Escape (2022) - Ty Coleman
- The Cave (2022) - Ty Coleman
- The Next Day (2022) - Ty Coleman
- Topanga (2021) - Ty Coleman
- Father and Son (2021) - Ty Coleman
- Origins (2021) - Ty Coleman
- The Storm (2021) - Ty Coleman
- The Way Home (2021) - Ty Coleman
- The Fort (2021) - Ty Coleman
- The New Arrival (2021) - Ty Coleman
- The Hunt (2021) - Ty Coleman
- Day Two (2021) - Ty Coleman
- Pilot (2021) - Ty Coleman
2021
Call of Duty: Vanguard (Video Game) as
Arthur Kingsley (voice)
2021
Hudson Falls (TV Series) as
William Adams
- Episode #1.1 (2021) - William Adams
2021
Death Saved My Life (TV Movie) as
Ed
2020
Blindfire as
Andre Hughes
2020
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Video Game) as
Arthur Kingsley (voice)
2020
Distemper (TV Series) as
Noah Jansen
2019
Anthem (Video Game) as
Prospero (voice, as Chike Okonkwo)
2018
Genesis as
Abel
2017
The Lost (Short) as
Officer Eric Carter
2017
Being Mary Jane (TV Series) as
Lee Truitt
- Feeling Raw (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting It (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Serious (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Risky (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Judged (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Home (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Schooled (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Real (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Naked (2017) - Lee Truitt
- Getting Nekkid (2017) - Lee Truitt
2017
Decline and Fall (TV Mini Series) as
Chokey
- Episode #1.1 (2017) - Chokey
2017
Mass Effect: Andromeda (Video Game) as
Additional Voices (voice)
2017
Burning Sands as
Big Brother Breyton
2016
Class (TV Series) as
Ballon
- The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did (2016) - Ballon
2016
After the Storm (Short) as
Father
2016
The Birth of a Nation as
Will
2015
The Program as
Young Hospital Doctor
2015
Banshee (TV Series) as
Lennox
- We All Pay Eventually (2015) - Lennox
- Even God Doesn't Know What to Make of You (2015) - Lennox
- We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (2015) - Lennox
2013
Citizen Khan (TV Series) as
Phil
- Shazia's Gym Visit (2013) - Phil
2013
Killzone: Mercenary (Video Game) as
Additional Voices (voice)
2011
Knock Off (Short) as
Michael
2010
Blood and Oil (TV Movie) as
Ebi
2010
The Last Jazz Musician (Short) as
Trane
2009
Paradox (TV Mini Series) as
D.C. Callum Gada
- Episode #1.5 (2009) - D.C. Callum Gada
- Episode #1.4 (2009) - D.C. Callum Gada
- Episode #1.3 (2009) - D.C. Callum Gada
- Episode #1.2 (2009) - D.C. Callum Gada
- Episode #1.1 (2009) - D.C. Callum Gada
2008
Tooting Broadway Flatmates (Short) as
Adam Smith
2003
Doctors (TV Series) as
Charlie Morgan / Jordan Alan
- Gathering Light (2008) - Charlie Morgan
- Keeping the Peace (2003) - Jordan Alan
2008
Inspector Lewis (TV Series) as
Jonjo Read
- Life Born of Fire (2008) - Jonjo Read
2007
Casualty (TV Series) as
Krishou Vadepied
- For Auld Lang Syne (2007) - Krishou Vadepied
- Take a Cup of Kindness Yet (2007) - Krishou Vadepied
2007
Roman Mysteries (TV Series) as
Kuanto
- The Pirates of Pompeii: Part II (2007) - Kuanto
- The Pirates of Pompeii (2007) - Kuanto
2007
Treasured Island as
Sam
2006
Shoot the Messenger as
Kwame
2006
The Royal (TV Series) as
Jermaine Johnson
- Seeking Refuge (2006) - Jermaine Johnson
2005
Derailed as
Paramedic
2005
Animal as
Doctor
2005
Spirit Trap as
Edmund Joseph
2005
M.I.T.: Murder Investigation Team (TV Series) as
Marlon Raines
- Episode #2.3 (2005) - Marlon Raines (as Chike Okonkwo)
2003
New Tricks (TV Series) as
P C Clark / PC Clark
- Talking to the Dead (2004) - P C Clark
- Home Truths (2004) - P C Clark
- Good Work Rewarded (2004) - P C Clark
- 1984 (2004) - P C Clark
- Painting on Loan (2004) - PC Clark
- ID Parade (2004) - PC Clark
- The Chinese Job (2003) - PC Clark
2002
Silent Witness (TV Series) as
PC Ben Manning
- Closed Ranks: Part 2 (2002) - PC Ben Manning (as Chike Okonkwo)
- Closed Ranks: Part 1 (2002) - PC Ben Manning (as Chike Okonkwo)
2002
Holby City (TV Series) as
Ian Clarke
- Judas Kiss: Part 1 (2002) - Ian Clarke
2001
Tabloid as
Heckler
Producer
2020
Distemper (TV Series) (executive producer)
2017
Up North (TV Series) (producer - 1 episode)
- Pilot (2017) - (producer)
2016
After the Storm (Short) (executive producer)
Thanks
2012
Whitelands (Short) (special thanks)
Self
2021
Access Hollywood (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #26.68 (2021) - Self
2021
The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Brooke Shields/Erin French/Chiké Okonkwo (2021) - Self
2020
Arthur Miller Foundation Honors (TV Special) as
Self
2019
The Making of Me (TV Mini Series) as
Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.3 (2019) - Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.2 (2019) - Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.1 (2019) - Self - Narrator
2018
The Diaspora Dialogues (TV Mini Series) as
Self - Panelist
2017
The Real (TV Series) as
Self
- Remy Ma/Gabrielle Union, Lisa Vidal & Chike Okonkwo/Van Jones/We Read You (2017) - Self
2010
Katie & Alex: For Better for Worse (TV Series) as
Self - Narrator
- Episode #1.3 (2010) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.2 (2010) - Self - Narrator (voice)
- Episode #1.1 (2010) - Self - Narrator (voice)

References

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