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Okieriete Onaodowan

Okieriete Onaodowan

7 movies on Netflix

Biography

Okieriete Onaodowan is an American actor and singer whose career spans Broadway musicals and television drama. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, and took up acting in high school, performing with the New Jersey Youth Theatre. His early stage work included Broadway appearances in Rocky the Musical and in Cyrano de Bergerac, the ensemble of American Idiot's first national tour, and leads in Young Jean Lee's The Shipment and J.C. Lee's Luce. In Hamilton he originated two parts, Hercules Mulligan and James Madison, at the Public Theater and then on Broadway, and he shared in a Grammy for the cast album. He later played Pierre Bezukhov in Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, and on television he was Dean Miller in the Grey's Anatomy spin-off Station 19, with main roles in Jack Ryan and Demascus. He appeared as Lou in Thanks for Sharing (2012) and returned to Broadway in 2023 in A Doll's House.

39years old

Turns 40 on August 16in 279 days

  • Born Newark
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22

Movie Career

Films
7
Career span
14 years2012 to 2026

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  1. A first

    Onaodowan was the first to play James Madison and Hercules Mulligan in the musical Hamilton, doing so both Off Broadway at the Public Theater and later on Broadway.

  2. Early training

    Onaodowan tried out for the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University once he finished high school, and he was accepted. He stayed there for one year.

Okieriete Onaodowan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. A Quiet Place Part II2021 Horror, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Police Officer

    IMDb rating 7.2329K votes

  2. Hamilton2025 Drama, Historyas Hercules Mulligan / James Madison

    IMDb rating 8.3143K votes

  3. The Super2018as Cal

    IMDb rating 5.222K votes

  4. One Night Only2026as Tejan

    IMDb rating 6.111K votes

  5. Thanks for Sharing2012as Lou

    IMDb rating 6.431K votes

  6. Molli and Max in the Future2023as Moebius

    IMDb rating 6.31.3K votes

  7. Person to Person2017as Lester

    IMDb rating 5.72.1K votes

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Okieriete Onaodowan shares two films with Isiah Whitlock Jr., and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Isiah Whitlock Jr., 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Isiah Whitlock Jr.Michaela Watkins, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michaela WatkinsVal Kilmer, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Val KilmerCarol Kane, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Carol KaneDjimon Hounsou, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Djimon HounsouMark Ruffalo, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Mark RuffaloJohn KrasinskiDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by John KrasinskiThomas KailDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Thomas KailStuart BlumbergDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Stuart Blumberg

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