Boris Kodjoe
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Kodjoe in 2021 | |
| Born | Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe March 8, 1973 Vienna, Austria |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Alma mater | Virginia Commonwealth University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
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| Children | 2 |
Boris Frederic Cecil Tay-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe (/ˈkoʊdʒuː/; born March 8, 1973) is a 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.