Person
Afemo Omilami
Acting · Born 1950-12-13 · Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Biography
Afemo Omilami (born December 13, 1950) is an American actor. On television, in addition to numerous guest appearances, he had recurring roles on In the Heat of the Night (1989 - 1993), Ghost Whisperer (2007 - 2008), and Saints & Sinners (2016 - 2018). Omilami has played supporting film roles in Trading Places (1983), Glory (1989), The Firm (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Gordy (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Ray (2004), Hounddog (2007), The Blind Side (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), and others.
Known for
Law & Order
Henry Patterson
True Detective
Police Chief Holloway
Ghost Whisperer
Archivist
Dawson's Creek
Clifton Smalls
Madam Secretary
President Babacar Diome
The Shield
Vince Peabo
Miami Vice
Desmond Maxwell
Forrest Gump
Drill Sergeant
Genius
Philip Randolph
Trading Places
Longshoreman
Filmography
- 2023Freedom's PathEllis Freeman
- 2022Women of the MovementAdd Reed
- 2021Horror NoireZeke (segment 'The Lake')
- 2019Full CountMr Gravitt
- 2019CreepshowBrenner
- 2019A Brother's HonorRichard Granger
- 2019PomsDavid
- 2019The Best of EnemiesFranklin Mose
- 2018Down for WhateverLieutenant Baker
- 2017GeniusPhilip Randolph
- 2016Hidden FiguresMan Outside Store
- 2016The FounderMr. Merriman (uncredited)
- 2016Criminal Minds: Beyond BordersInspector Polino
- 2016Saints & SinnersDetective St. Charles
- 2016Smoke & MirrorsCruschev
- 2015Terminator GenisysPerry
- 2015Mad DogsCaptain Churchill
- 2014Survivor's RemorseRichard Freeman
- 2014Madam SecretaryPresident Babacar Diome
- 2014The Good LieDr. Monyang
- 2014True DetectivePolice Chief Holloway
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching FireDistrict 11 Mayor
- 2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationChairman Joint Chief of Staff
- 2012Steel MagnoliasDrum
- 2010Beneath the DarkThe Man
- 2010ChaseThe Chief
- 2010Past LifeFred Lamm
- 2010BloodworthSheriff Bellweather
- 2010Blood Done Sign My NameGolden Frinks
- 2009The Blind SideCPS Caseworker
- 2008HounddogCharles
- 2008John AdamsServant
- 2007Side Order of LifeThomas Beauchamp
- 2007The ReapingHaman
- 2007The ListA.L. Jenkins
- 2006IdlewildWalter
- 2006Heavens FallLeonard George
- 2006Madea's Family ReunionIsaac Sr.
- 2006Glory RoadMr. Flournoy
- 2005Ghost WhispererArchivist
- 2004RayAngry Husband
- 2004The AlamoSam
- 2003Cold MountainJoshua
- 2003Runaway JurySUV Driver
- 2002DrumlinePresident Wagner
- 2002Sweet Home AlabamaJimmy Lee
- 2002I'm with LucyCab Driver #1
- 2002The ShieldVince Peabo
- 2002The Rosa Parks Story
- 2001RustinMel Jones
- 2001Hood RatAttorney
- 2000The RunawayJule Monroe
- 2000Animal FactoryCaptain Knight
- 2000SheenaKontee
- 2000TigerlandSFC Ezra Landers
- 2000Remember the TitansCharles Campbell
- 1999Bringing Out the DeadGriss
- 1999Wayward SonHorace
- 1999Chill FactorCourtroom Colonel
- 1999The Simple Life of Noah DearbornNoah's Father
- 1999Forces of NatureCab Driver (uncredited)
- 1999Funny ValentinesEphraim Lee
- 1999Selma, Lord, SelmaJohn Webb
- 1998Dawson's CreekClifton Smalls
- 1997FlashSam Parker
- 1995New York News
- 1995GordyKrugman
- 1994The WarQuarry Man
- 1994Drop SquadBerl (Flip) Mangum
- 1994Fortune HunterPierre Toussant
- 1994A Simple Twist of FateBailiff
- 1994Forrest GumpDrill Sergeant
- 1993The Real McCoyCab Dispatcher
- 1993The FirmCotton Truck Driver
- 1993SankofaNoble Ali
- 1991I'll Fly AwayMr. Hendricks
- 1991White LieBartender
- 1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasPrison Guard
- 1990The Long Walk HomeTaxi Driver
- 1990Web of DeceitBailiff
- 1990Law & OrderHenry Patterson
- 1990Caroline?Taxi Driver
- 1990Murder in MississippiBob Moses
- 1989GloryTall Contraband
- 1988In the Heat of the NightWalker Harris
- 1986The Money PitBernie
- 1984Miami ViceDesmond Maxwell
- 1983Trading PlacesLongshoreman
- 1983Rage of AngelsVet #1
- 1979Freedom RoadYoung Black Man with Scars
- 1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro BoysCharlie Weems
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameTaxi Driver
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