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Deobia Oparei

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Deobia Oparei at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
A mysterious and wild-eyed new cash truck security guard (Jason Statham) surprises his coworkers during a heist in which he unexpectedly unleashes precision skills. The crew is left wondering who he is and where he came from. Soon, the marksman's ultimate motive becomes clear as he takes dramatic and irrevocable steps to settle a score.
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DéObia Oparei was born in London, England, UK. They are an actor, known for their roles in Game Of Thrones, Netflix's Sex Education and Marvel's LOKI, and cinematic blockbusters such as Pirates Of The Caribbean, Jumanji: The Next Level and Guy Ritchie's thriller, Wrath Of Man. DéObia began in theatre at The Royal Shakespeare Company and is a published Royal Court Theatre playwright. They recently released their debut short film Giants that has garnered praise and awards internationally.
BornMarch 14, 1971
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    Known for

    Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)
    Dredd
    7.1
    • Paramedic TJ
    • 2012
    Doom (2005)
    Doom
    5.2
    • Destroyer
    • 2005
    Rufus Sewell in Dark City (1998)
    Dark City
    7.6
    • Train Passenger(as Deobie Oparer)
    • 1998
    Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
    Moulin Rouge!
    7.6
    • Le Chocolat
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Giants (2022)
      Giants
      Short
      • The Poet
      • 2022
    • Chris Evans and Ryan Gosling in The Gray Man (2022)
      The Gray Man
      6.5
      • Dulin (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2022
    • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
      Loki
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Boastful Loki
      • 2021
    • Jason Statham in Wrath of Man (2021)
      Wrath of Man
      7.1
      • Brad
      • 2021
    • Danny Glover, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson, and Karen Gillan in Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)
      Jumanji: The Next Level
      6.6
      • Elevator Guard (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2019
    • Alan Arkin, Tim Burton, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, Michael Keaton, Helen Aberson, Nick Bartlett, Clive Brunt, Michael Buffer, Ben Crowe, Amerjit Deu, Colin Farrell, Katterli Frauenfelder, Derek Frey, Steve Healey, Rick Heinrichs, Bret Jones, Julian Kershaw, Ehren Kruger, Chris Lebenzon, Sandy Martin, Deobia Oparei, Ian Porter, Douglas Reith, Stephen Samson, Roshan Seth, Harry Taylor, Leah R. Powell, Mark Reader, Ben Davis, Nigel Lowe, Victor Pietraru, Lillia Langley, Peter Brookes, Richard James-Clarke, Marjo Nantel, Mehari 'Bibi' Tesfamarian, Binyam 'Bichu' Tesfamarian, Otgonchimeg Chuluunzorig, Jana Posna, Jewels Good, Max Gill, Peter Trevor, Nina Mangold, Philip Rosch, Eva Green, Ethan Keaton, Joseph Gatt, Lars Eidinger, Liam Bewley, Carol Been, Jo Osmond, Lucy DeVito, Frank Bourke, Heather Rome, Jason Shillingford, Kamil Lemie, Greg Canestrari, Scott Haney, Mark Shrimpton, Phil Zimmerman, Harold Pearl, Joseph Macnab, Vincent Andriano, Anatoli Akerman, Rob Heanley, Richard Leeming, Christian Wolf-La'Moy, Chris Rogers, Erick Hayden, Richard Price, Justin Springer, Zee Asha, Daniel Gonçalves, Keith Lomas, James Thomas Scott, Rosie Akerman, Edd Osmond, Hugh O'Brien, Georgie-May Tearle, Simon Connolly, Richard Garaghty, Sharon Rooney, Jaymes Sygrove, Charlotte Worwood, Alice Bonifacio, Jessie Vinning, Mickey Lewis, Venla Shalin, Zak Holland, Josef Davies, Angela Sant'Albano, Ragevan Vasan, Craig Thomas Lambert, Beth Willetts, Bernardo Santos, Anthony Rhodes, Jackson Kai, Emily Tebbutt, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Stuart Whelan, Jessica Barker-Wren, Tom Gaskin, Philips Nortey, Rashid Shadat, Matthew Castle, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Zenaida Alcalde, Paul Riddell, Sarah Sayuri Leung, John Southgate, Will Rowlands, Tom Seekings, and Matt Truman in Dumbo (2019)
      Dumbo
      6.2
      • Rongo (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2019
    • Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, and Emma Mackey in Sex Education (2019)
      Sex Education
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mr. Effiong
      • 2019
    • World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018)
      World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
      7.2
      Video Game
      • (voice)
      • 2018
    • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
      The Orville
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Captain Vorak
      • 2017
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Loki Hayes (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2017
    • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
      Emerald City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Sullivan
      • 2017
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • Dikembe Umbutu (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2016
    • Game of Thrones (2011)
      Game of Thrones
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Areo Hotah (as DeObia Oparei)
      • 2015–2016
    • Jennifer Beals in Proof (2015)
      Proof
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Mr. Oumandi
      • 2015
    • Clones (2015)
      Clones
      6.4
      Short
      • Mr. Freeman
      • 2015

    Director

    • Giants (2022)
      Giants
      Short
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2022

    Writer

    • Giants (2022)
      Giants
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      • 2022

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      • 6′ 6″ (1.98 m)
    • Born
      • March 14, 1971
      • London, England, UK
    • Other works
      Plays Femi in "Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self" play he also wrote (Royal Court Jerwood Theater Upstairs, London, England, UK).

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