DeObia Oparei

DeObia Oparei
Born (1971-12-07) 7 December 1971
Hackney, London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992-present

DeObia Oparei (born 7 December 1971), also credited as Dhobi Oparei and Deobia Operei, is an English actor and playwright born in London,[1] known for his role as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and as Thundarian in Your Highness.

Early life

Oparei was born in Hackney, London, England on 7 December 1971. His parents are of Nigerian ancestry.

Career

Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, like Theatre De Complicite, The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Royal National Theatre. Oparei's film debut was a small supporting role in Alien 3. After playing the lead role of American playwright John Guare's Six Degrees of Separation, Oparei scored his next supporting film role, as "Le Chocolat", in the Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge!. In 1993, he appeared in an episode of the popular British television series Minder as 'Winston', a worker for Arthur Daley

Oparei is also a playwright. His first play, Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, a dramedy about race, sexuality and identity, opened to critical acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre. The Guardian's Michael Billington described the play as "wild, raunchy and funny".[2]

In 2015, Oparei joined the cast of the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones in its fifth season, portraying the character Areo Hotah.[3]

Personal life

Oparei is of Nigerian descent.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 DumboRongo
2017 Santa Clarita DietLoki HayesTV series
2016 Independence Day: ResurgenceDikembe Umbutu
2015-2016 Game of ThronesAreo Hotah6 episodes
TV series
2013 Tula: The RevoltHacha
2012 DreddTJ the Paramedic
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger TidesGunner
Your HighnessThundarian
2010 The PresenceWoodsmanMinor role
Death Race 2Big Bill
Mr. NiceTee Bone Taylor
2005 DoomSergeant Gannon "Destroyer" Roark
2004 ThunderbirdsMullion
2003 The ForeignerRichard
2002 The Four FeathersIdris-Es-SaierMinor role
2001 Moulin Rouge!Le Chocolat
1992 Alien 3Arthur

References

  • "Full list of Film, Television and Stage credits". Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  1. ↑ "DeObia Oparei". Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ↑ Michael Billington (4 December 2002). "Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, Royal Court Theatre, London | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!". Watchers On The Wall. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
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