DeObia Oparei
DeObia Oparei | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 December 1971 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
DeObia Oparei(born 7 December 1971) is a British actor. He is best known for his roles as the Gunner inPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(2011), Rongo inDumbo(2019), and Boastful Loki inLoki(2021).
Early life[edit]
Oparei was born on 7 December 1971 inHackney,London,to parents of Nigerian ancestry.[1]
Career[edit]
Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, likeThe Royal Shakespeare CompanyandThe National Youth Theatre.[2]Oparei's film debut was a small supporting role inAlien 3.After playing the lead role of American playwrightJohn Guare'sSix Degrees of Separation,Oparei scored his next supporting film role, as "Le Chocolat", in theBaz LuhrmannfilmMoulin Rouge!.In 1993, he appeared in an episode of the popular British television seriesMinderas 'Winston', a worker for Arthur Daley.
Operai moved toSydney,Australiain 1995,[3]where he co-hosted the regular night 'Magic' upstairs at Kinselas with Basil,[4]and performed Operai'sQueen bitch rapin cLUB bENT atThe Performance Space,with Darren Spowart and Matthew Bergin.[5]
Oparei is also aplaywright.His first play,Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self,adramedyabout race, sexuality and identity, opened to critical acclaim at theRoyal Court Theatrein 2002.The Guardian'sMichael Billingtondescribed the play as "wild, raunchy and funny".[6]The play later toured toSydney,Australia,as part of the 2003Company B BelvoirInternational Playreading Series, at the Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre, on 11 August 2003.[7]
In 2015, Oparei joined the cast of theHBOepic fantasyseriesGame of Thronesin itsfifth season,portraying the characterAreo Hotah.[8]
Personal life[edit]
On 5 June 2020, he came out as gay on Instagram.[9]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Arthur | |
| 1998 | Dark City | Train Passenger | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Le Chocolat | |
| 2002 | Dirty Pretty Things | Mini-Cab Driver | |
| The Four Feathers | Idris-Es-Saier | ||
| 2003 | The Foreigner | Richard | |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Mullion | |
| 2005 | 7 Seconds | Spanky | Direct-to-video; Credited as Dhobi Oparei |
| Doom | Sergeant Gannon "Destroyer" Roark | ||
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Rawls | |
| Green Street 2: Stand Your Ground | Derrick Jackson | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Mr. Nice | Tee Bone Taylor | |
| Death Race 2 | Big Bill | ||
| The Presence | Woodsman | ||
| 2011 | Your Highness | Thundarian | |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Gunner | ||
| 2012 | Dredd | TJ the Paramedic | |
| 2013 | Tula: The Revolt | Hacha | |
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Dikembe Umbutu | |
| 2019 | Dumbo | Rongo | |
| Jumanji: The Next Level | Gromm | Credited as Deobia Oparei | |
| 2021 | Wrath of Man | Brad | |
| 2022 | The Gray Man | Dulin |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Blood Rights | Winston | |
| Desmond's | Willy | Episode: "Auntie Susu" | |
| Medics | King | Episode: "Iraj" | |
| 1992 | Between the Lines | Ruby | Episode: "Nothing Personal" |
| 1993 | Minder | Winston | Episode: "Cars and Pints and Pains" |
| 1998 | Wildside | Bernice | |
| Trial & Retribution | DC Palmer | ||
| 2002 | Holby City | Dave Whellan | Episode: "Hearts and Minds" |
| 2015 | Proof | Mr. Oumandi | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Game of Thrones | Areo Hotah | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Emerald City | Sullivan | Episode: "Mistress - New - Mistress" |
| Santa Clarita Diet | Loki Hayes | 2 episodes | |
| The Orville | Captain Vorak | Episode: "About a Girl" | |
| 2019 | Sex Education | Mr. Effiong | |
| 2021 | Loki | Boastful Loki | Episodes: "The Nexus Event"and"Journey into Mystery" |
Shorts[edit]
- 2015: Clones
Synchronisations[edit]
References[edit]
- "Full list of Film, Television and Stage credits".Retrieved28 October2012.
- ^"DeObia Oparei".Archived fromthe originalon 28 May 2014.Retrieved26 July2014.
- ^"interview | deobia oparei".Schön! Magazine.Retrieved5 February2019.
- ^Tracey Parry, The triumph of DeObia, (Not only) blue, n6 (November 1996), p.90-95
- ^Q pulse, Capital Q Weekly, n183 (5 April 1996), p.25
- ^Tracey Parry, The triumph of DeObia, (Not only) blue, n6 (November 1996), p.90-95
- ^Michael Billington (4 December 2002)."Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, Royal Court Theatre, London | Stage".The Guardian.Retrieved28 October2012.
- ^"Event: Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self |".Ausstage.Retrieved19 May2021.
- ^"Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!".Watchers On The Wall.25 July 2014.Retrieved10 October2014.
- ^Dipesh (9 July 2021)."Who Is DeObia Oparei's Wife? A Look Into 'Loki' Star's Brief Biography".Glamour Buff.Retrieved12 July2021.
External links[edit]
| International | |
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| National | |
| People | |
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- Actors from the London Borough of Hackney
- Black British LGBT people
- Black British male actors
- English dramatists and playwrights
- English gay actors
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English people of Nigerian descent
- LGBT people from London
- Male actors from London
- People from Hackney Central
- 21st-century English LGBT people