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Nonso Anozie
Nonso Anozie at the Pan Premiere (cropped).jpg
Anozie at the premiere of Pan in 2015
Born (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 46)
London, England
Alma mater Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupation Actor
Years active 2002–present
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Nonso Anozie (Listeni/ˈnɒns əˈnzi/; born 17 November 1978) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his roles as Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2012), R.M. Renfield on the Sky series Dracula (2013), Abraham Kenyatta on the CBS series Zoo (2015–2017), and Tommy Jepperd on the Netflix series Sweet Tooth (2021–2024). For the latter, he won a Children's and Family Emmy Award and was nominated for a BAFTA.

He led the film Cass (2008). His films since include RocknRolla (2008), The Grey (2011), Ender's Game (2013), Cinderella (2015), and Guava Island (2019).

Early life

Anozie was born on 17 November 1978 in North London to Nigerian Igbo parents. Anozie attended St Aloysius College, Highgate. He graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2002, and in the summer of the same year he played the title role in William Shakespeare's King Lear, and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2004 for his performance in Othello.

Career

Anozie was hired in 2006 to provide the voice for the armoured bear Iorek Byrnison in the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's Northern Lights. Anozie was replaced by Ian McKellen two months before the film was set to be released. The film's director, Chris Weitz, told Empire: "It was a studio decision ... You can understand why you would cast Ian McKellen for anything. But letting go of Nonso was one of the most painful experiences on this movie for me. I need to say about Nonso that he is one of the most promising and soulful young actors I have encountered in England and I've worked here for quite a bit now and he's actually in the next Mike Leigh [film] ... But it was, uh, that was kind of a dark day for me. I kinda wanna go out of my way to point out how much I love Nonso's work. And that's that."

Anozie played small roles as Think Tank in Guy Ritchie's film RocknRolla and Frank Mace in Joe Wright's Atonement. He played the lead in Cass, a 2008 British crime drama film recreating the life of Cass Pennant. In 2009, he appeared in the supporting cast of the BBC TV three-part 2003 Iraq War drama, Occupation, where he played a US Marine turned private military contractor. In 2011, he played Artus, a Zamoran pirate and close friend of Conan, in Conan the Barbarian. That year, he was also cast to play the role of Xaro Xhoan Daxos in the HBO series Game of Thrones and was cast as Jackson Burke in The Grey. He also plays the role of Samson in the History Channel's television miniseries The Bible. In 2013, Anozie appeared in the film Ender's Game as Sergeant Dap, and from 2013 to 2014 he played the role of Renfield on the NBC series Dracula.

In November 2014, Anozie was cast in the CBS summer drama Zoo, based on the novel by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge. Zoo premiered on 30 June 2015.

Anozie's radio work includes the role of Joe in the 2011 BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial production of Edna Ferber's Show Boat.

In 2019, Anozie portrayed the antagonist, Red, in the Amazon Prime Video film Guava Island, starring Donald Glover and Rihanna.

Personal life

Nonso Anozie has a son, called Micah born 5 June 2019 with a former partner. He is a practicing Christian.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Last Legion Batiatus
Atonement Frank Mace
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Ezra
Cass Cass Pennant
RocknRolla Tank
2010 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Sergeant Jeffreys
Brighton Rock Dallow
I Am Slave
2011 Conan the Barbarian Artus
The Grey Jackson Burke
2013 Ender's Game Sergeant Dap
2014 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Embee Deng
Get Santa Knuckles
2015 Cinderella Captain of the Guards
Pan Bishop
2018 7 Days in Entebbe Idi Amin
All Is True Actor Playing Aaron
2019 Guava Island Red
The Laundromat Charles
2020 Artemis Fowl Domovoi Butler
Dragon Rider Mighty Djinn (voice)
TBA The Magic Faraway Tree Moonface Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act Robert Episode: Part 1
2009 Occupation Erik Lester 3 episodes
2011 Outcasts Elijah 1 episode
Stolen Thomas Ekoku TV movie
2012 Game of Thrones Xaro Xhoan Daxos 5 episodes
2013 The Bible Samson Episode: "Homeland"
Playhouse Presents Chris Episode: "The Pavement Psychologist"
2013–2014 Dracula R.M. Renfield Main cast; 10 episodes
2015 Tut General Horemheb Miniseries; 3 episodes
Doctor Who Hydroflax (voice) Episode: "The Husbands of River Song"
2015–2017 Zoo Abraham Kenyatta Main cast
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon TV film
2021–2024 Sweet Tooth Tommy Jepperd Main role
2021–present Ted Lasso Ola Obisanya 3 episodes
2022 The Sandman Wyvern (voice) Episode: "Dream of a Thousand Cats"
Hey Duggee Animal Narrator (voice) Episode: "The Mountain Badge"
2023 The Mandalorian Gorian Shard (voice) 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role
2007 The Golden Compass Iorek
2011 Brink Captain Clinton Mokoena
2013 Remember Me
2015 Dirty Bomb Rhino, Sawbonez

Awards

Award Year Category Nominated work Result
Ian Charleson Awards 2004 Best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30 Othello, Cheek by Jowl Won
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2022 Outstanding Supporting Performance Sweet Tooth Won
2022 British Academy Television Awards 2022 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor Sweet Tooth Nominated
Children's and Family Emmy Awards 2023 Outstanding Supporting Performance Sweet Tooth Nominated

See also

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