Person
Sahr Ngaujah
Michael Sahr Ngaujah (born September 7, 1976) is an American theater actor and director. Not long after his parents arrival from Sierra Leone via UK, Sahr was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Within five years his family relocated to Atlanta. He spent most of his early career working in experimental theater in Amsterdam. He made his breakthrough for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Fela Kuti in the 2009 Broadway musical Fela! He was nominated for his second Tony Award for his performance Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! (2019). On screen, he is best known for his roles in ABC's Last Resort (2012) and Netflix's Luke Cage (2018).
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Movie credits
Overwatch: Be the Hero
2018as Doomfist (voice) / Self
Vox Lux
2018
Patti Cake$
2017as O-Z
Kensho at the Bedfellow
2017as Mosi
Money Monster
2016as Yao Appiah COO
Farewell Meu Amor
2016as Walter
National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011as Fela
National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011
The Jailhouse
2009as Cash
The Signal
2007as Rod
Stomp the Yard
2007as Harold
Big Ain't Bad
2002as Clay
First Time Felon
1997as Smiling Inmate (as Michael Ngaujah)
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1997as D'Angelo
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TV credits
The Accidental Wolf
2020as Cast
Evil
2019as Father Addiso
Prodigal Son
2019as Darryl
Deception
2018as Olivier Scott
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016as Anansi
Bull
2016as ADA Carter
Last Resort
2012as Julian Serrat
The Good Wife
2009as Joel Becquet
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Victor Akintola