Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe
Kodjoe in 2021
Born
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe

(1973-03-08) March 8, 1973 (age 51)
Alma materVirginia Commonwealth University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • model
Years active1994–present
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse
(m. 2005)
Children2

Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe[1] (/ˈk/; born March 8, 1973) is an Austrian-born German actor and former model, based in the United States. His breakthrough role was as sports-courier agent Damon Carter on the Showtime drama series Soul Food (2000-2004). His other notable television roles include Dr. Will Campbell on CBS's Code Black, Phil Miller on The Last Man on Earth, Robert Sullivan on Station 19, and a fictionalized version of himself on Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Kodjoe has also appeared in films such as Love & Basketball (2000), Brown Sugar (2002), Surrogates (2009), Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) and its sequel Resident Evil: Retribution (2012), and the animated film Ferdinand (2017). He is a two-time NAACP Image Award nominee, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Soul Food and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Real Husbands of Hollywood.

  1. ^ Williams, Kam (2009). "Boris Kodjoe: The All about Us Interview with Kam Williams". aalbc.com. Retrieved 2010-09-24.