Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (/ˌædeɪˈwɑːleɪ ˌækɪˈnuːeɪ ɑːɡˈbɑːdʒeɪ/; born 22 August 1967) is a British-Nigerian actor and former fashion model best known for his roles as Lock-Nah in The Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity, Kurse in Thor: The Dark World, Killer Croc in Suicide Squad, Simon Adebisi in Oz, Mr. Eko on Lost, Malko in the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones, and Dave Duerson in the NFL biopic drama Concussion.\n', '

Akinnuoye-Agbaje\'s feature directorial debut, Farming, wrapped production in 2017 and had its world premiere at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.\n', '

Akinnuoye-Agbaje was born in Islington, London, to Nigerian parents of Yoruba origin, who were students in the UK. When he was six weeks old, his biological parents gave him up to a white working-class family in Tilbury. This was a common practice in this era among Nigerian families, when parents sent young children to live in the UK with white foster parents in the hopes their children would have better lives. His foster parents had at least ten African children, including Akinnuoye-Agbaje\'s two sisters, living in their house at certain points. His foster father made a living as a lorry driver and struggled to support the family financially.\n', '

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