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Christopher Obi Ogugua // ⓘ (born September 24, 1970) is an English actor and filmmaker who trained at Drama Centre London and graduated in 2001.
Chris Obi is known for American Gods (2017), Star Trek: Discovery (2017) and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).
- Actor, Director, Writer
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- Death Becomes Him
- “Don’t Try and Out-Act Those People”
- There Will Be Darkness
- The Voice from The Other Side
- “It’s Mind-Blowing”
Obi’s friendship with Daredevil led to his first encounter with Neil Gaiman’s work. Chris Obi: Well, my friend is Charlie Cox and he did Stardust. He’s one of my best pals. So I was kind of familiar with Neil Gaiman, but I wasn’t familiar with his works. Really just Stardust. But I’d just done Roots and really got into the habit of reading the sour...
American Gods is a show packed with stellar performances. Obi knew early on he’d have to focus on his own performance in a very specific way. Obi:So it was very fortunate for me to be in the present company of, like, Ian McShane and Orlando Jones and Gillian Anderson. [My thinking was] don’t try and out-act those people. Not that it’s a competition...
Some of Obi’s best scenes on American Gods were played against Emily Browning. When viewers first meet Jacquel, he’s very stoic, calm, and comforting. But when he encounters Laura Moon, somebody who flouts the rules of his universe, he gets a little pissed off. I asked Obi how he modulated his performance. Obi:The way I read the script was, I come ...
The first thing that struck me after getting on the phone with Obi was that he doesn’t sound like Mr. Jacquel at all. So I had to ask him where the deep bass of the character’s voice came from. Obi: I promise, it’s so organic. I think it’s what we do. I think that’s the joy of acting, that something happens. And that’s the beauty of American Gods, ...
Actors don’t always know what the final version of a project will look like, when it’s all said and done. When it’s something as out there as American Gods, Obi says seeing the whole season play out is a real trip. Obi:It’s mind-blowing. It really is mind-blowing. When I was in LA, I had Starz so I could watch it on the Sunday, and now I’m back Lon...
Apr 22, 2019 · Chris Obi first appeared as Mr. Jacquel in American Gods Season 1, Episode 3, titled Head Full of Snow. Mr. Jacquel is Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead.
- John Thomas Didymus
Chris Obi is known for his roles in American Gods, Star Trek: Discovery, Ghost in the Shell, and The Counselor. He trained at Drama Centre London and worked at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Globe Theatre.
Chris Obi is a British-born actor who starred in "American Gods" and "Star Trek: Discovery". Learn about his career, filmography, and ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Sep 24, 1970 · Christopher Obi is a British-born actor who starred in "American Gods" and "Star Trek: Discovery". Learn about his career, credits, photos and biography on TV Insider.
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