Английская Википедия:Afemo Omilami

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Afemo Omilami (born December 13, 1950) is an American actor.

Early life

Omilami was born in Petersburg, Virginia on December 13, 1950. Afemo has not made any public reference to his paternal background, however his name has ties to the Yoruba community in Nigeria.

Career

He has appeared in many films such as Trading Places (1983), Glory (1989), The Firm (1993), Gordy (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Ray (2004), Hounddog (2007), The Blind Side (2009), and Terminator Genisys (2015). He is perhaps best known for his role as the Drill Sergeant in Forrest Gump (1994). He had a recurring role as the streetwise Jimmy Dawes in In the Heat of the Night from 1989 to 1993. He was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award in the category "Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special" for his performance in Lifetime's Steel Magnolias as Drum Eatenton.

He also appeared in guest roles in television series Miami Vice, Fortune Hunter, New York News, The Shield, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Raising Dion.

Personal life

He married his wife Elisabeth (née Williams) on September 11, 1985. She is an actress, minister, and a civil rights leader. They have two children: son Awodele and daughter Juanita.

His longtime friend was actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd. After Byrd was killed, Omilami described Byrd as a "devoted father and husband and a master of his craft".

Filmography

Film/Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1979	Freedom Road	Young Black Man with Scars	TV movie
1983	Rage of Angels	Vet #1	TV movie
	Trading Places	Longshoreman
1986	The Money Pit	Bernie
1989	Glory	Tall Contraband
1990	Murder in Mississippi	Bob Moses	TV movie
	Caroline?	Taxi Driver	TV movie
	The Long Walk Home	Taxi Driver
	Web of Deceit	Bailiff	TV movie
1991	In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas	Prison Guard	TV movie
	White Lie	Bartender	TV movie
1993	Sankofa	Noble Ali
	The Firm	Cotton Truck Driver
	The Real McCoy	Cab Dispatcher
1994	Forrest Gump	Drill Sergeant
	A Simple Twist of Fate	Bailiff
	Drop Squad	Berl "Flip" Mangum
	The War	Quarry Man
	Gordy	Krugman
1997	The Witchcatcher	Duncan	TV movie
1999	Funny Valentines	Ephraim Lee
	Forces of Nature	Cab Driver
	The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn	Noah's Father	TV movie
	Chill Factor	Courtroom Colonel
	Wayward Son	Horace
	Bringing Out The Dead	Griss
2000	Animal Factory	Captain Midnight
	Tigerland	SFC Ezra Landers
	Remember the Titans	Charles Campbell
	The Runaway	Jule Monroe	TV movie
2001	Tara	Attorney	Video
	Rustin	Mel Jones
2002	The Rosa Parks Story	-	TV movie
	Drumline	President Wagner
	I'm with Lucy	Cab Driver #1
	Sweet Home Alabama	Jimmy Lee
	Nowhere Road	-
	Baby of the Family	-
2003	Runaway Jury	SUV Driver
	Cold Mountain	Joshua
2004	The Alamo	Sam
	Ray	Angry Husband
2006	Glory Road	Mr. Flournoy
	Madea's Family Reunion	Isaac, Sr.
	Heavens Fall	Leonard George
	Idlewild	Walter
2007	Hounddog	Charles
	The Reaping	Haman
	The List	A.L. Jenkins
2008	B.A.M.	The Man	Short
2009	The Blind Side	CPS Caseworker
2010	Bloodworth	Sheriff Bellweather
	Blood Done Sign My Name	Golden Frinks
	Beneath the Dark	The Man
2012	Steel Magnolias	Drum Eatenton	TV movie
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	District 11 Mayor
2014	The Good Lie	Dr. Monyang
2015	The Next Day	Roy	Short
	Terminator Genisys	Perry
	Sick People	Dr. Johnson
2016	The Founder	Mr. Merriman
	Hidden Figures	Man Outside Store
	Smoke & Mirrors	Cruschev	Short
2018	Down for Whatever	Lieutenant Baker	TV movie
2019	The Best of Enemies	Franklin Mose
	Poms	David
	A Brother's Honor	Richard Granger
	Full Count	Mr. Gravitt
2022	Freedom's Path	Ellis Freeman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Another Life	Samir Fayyad	TV series
	Miami Vice	Desmond Maxwell	Episode: "Cool Runnin'"
1989–93	In the Heat of the Night	Jimmy Dawes	Recurring cast: season 2-6
1992	I'll Fly Away	Mr. Hendricks	Episode: "Toy Soldiers"
	Law & Order	Michael Kano	Episode: "Consultation"
1994	Fortune Hunter	Pierre Toussant	Episode: "Sea Trial"
1995	New York News	-	Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1996	Law & Order	Henry Patterson	Episode: "Custody"
1997–99	The Wonderful World of Disney	Sam Parker / John Webb	Episodes: "Flash" / "Selma, Lord, Selma"
1999	Law & Order	Darryl Lamaine	Episode: "Haven"
2001	Sheena	Kontee	Episode: "Mind Games"
2002	Dawson's Creek	Clifton Smalls	Episodes: "Cigarette Burns" / "Swan Song"
2004	The Shield	Vince Peabo	Episode: "Mum"
2007	Side Order of Life	Thomas Beauchamp	Episode: "When Pigs Fly"
2007–08	Ghost Whisperer	Archivist	Supporting cast: season 3
2008	John Adams	Servant	Episode: "Unite or Die"
2010	Past Life	Fred Lamm	Episode: "Dead Man Talking"
	Chase	The Chief	Episode: "Pilot"
2015	True Detective	Police Chief Holloway	Recurring cast: Season 2
2016	Mad Dogs	Captain Churchill	Episode: "Needles"
2016–17	Survivor's Remorse	Richard Freeman	3 episodes
2016–18	Saints & Sinners	Detective Noah St. Charles	Main cast: season 1-3
2017	Madam Secretary	President Babacar Diome	Episode: "The Detour"
	Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders	Inspector Polino	Episode: "Lost Souls"
2019	Raising Dion	George Lewis	Episode: "Issue #106: Super Friends"
	Creepshow	Brenner	Episodes: "The Companion" / "Lydia Layne's Better Half"
2022	Women of the Movement	Add Reed	Episode: "Manhunt"

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