- Razaaq Adoti
Infobox actor
name = Razaaq Adoti
imagesize = 200px
birthname =
birthdate =June 27 1973
birthplace =London ,England
occupation =Actor , Producer,Screenwriter Razaaq Adoti (born
June 27 1973 ) is a Britishactor , producer andscreenwriter .Early life
Adoti was born in
Forest Gate ,London ofNigeria n descent (Nigerian British ). [cite web
title = Interview With Raz Adoti
publisher =TheStarScoop.com
url = http://www.thestarscoop.com/2008/raz-adoti.php
accessdate =2008-04-15 ] He landed his first professional screen role on the British television show, "Press Gang ", playing a police officer. After a season with theNational Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) winning theEdinburgh Festival Fringe First Award with "Aesop, A New Opera" and playing the lead Nathan Detroit in "Guys and Dolls ", Adoti was accepted into theCentral School of Speech and Drama where he studied for three years earning his Degree in Acting. [cite web
title = NCDT Directory of Graduates 1980-2006
url = http://www.ncdt.co.uk/graddata/grad_results.asp?Action=List+Graduates&Place=23&course=0&first_name=&last_name=
accessdate =2008-04-15 ]Career
Actor
Adoti was cast as Yamba in
Steven Spielberg ’s feature epic, "Amistad" alongsideAnthony Hopkins ,Morgan Freeman andMatthew McConaughey . After completing "Amistad", he returned to London where he worked on various television and film projects including Paul Maguigan's "Gangster No. 1 " , and "Black Hawk Down" with directorRidley Scott , playing theantagonist Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim. Since then, Adoti has starred in numerous productions includingPaul W. S. Anderson ’s "", "Haven", "Doom" and "The Hard Corps ". Adoti also starred as Dutch Maas inBill Duke ’s 2008 film, "Cover". [cite web
last = Ofole-Price
first = Samantha
authorlink =
title = Raz Adoti: A Hidden Gem in Hollywood
publisher =AfricanLoft.com
date = 2008-02-29
url = http://www.africanloft.com/raz-adoti-a-hidden-gem-in-hollywood/
accessdate =2008-04-15 ]Producer
Adoti, through his
Area Boyz production company, has written a screenplay "Sons of the Soil" (formerly "Area Boyz") to be shot inEngland and Nigeria. [cite web
title = AreaBoyz
date = 2007
url = http://www.areaboyz.com/
accessdate =2008-04-15 ] He is also the host and co-producer on the newFox Soccer Channel television show titled "Extra Time" set for a summer 2008 premiere.References
External links
*imdb name|0012398|name=Razaaq Adoti
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