DeObia Oparei
DeObia Oparei | |
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Occupation(s) | Actor, playwright |
Years active | 1992–present |
DeObia Oparei (born 7 December 1971) is a British actor and playwright. He is best known for his roles as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011), Rongo in Dumbo (2019), and as Boastful Loki in Loki (2021).
Early life
Oparei was born on 7 December 1971 in Hackney, London, to parents of Nigerian ancestry.[1]
Career
Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, like
Operai moved to Sydney, Australia in 1995,[3] where he co-hosted the regular night 'Magic' upstairs at Kinselas with Basil,[4] and performed Operai's Queen bitch rap in cLUB bENT at The Performance Space, with Darren Spowart and Matthew Bergin.[5]
Oparei is also a
In 2015, Oparei joined the cast of the
Personal life
On 5 June 2020, he came out as gay on Instagram.[9]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
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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
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
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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
- 2015: Clones
Synchronisations
References
- "Full list of Film, Television and Stage credits". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "DeObia Oparei". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "interview | deobia oparei". Schön! Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Event: Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self |". Ausstage. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!". Watchers On The Wall. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Dipesh (9 July 2021). "Who Is DeObia Oparei's Wife? A Look Into 'Loki' Star's Brief Biography". Glamour Buff. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
External links
- DeObia Oparei at IMDb