Razaaq Adoti is a British

United Kingdom

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 actor

Actor

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, producer

Television producer

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 and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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Early life

Adoti was born in Forest Gate

Forest Gate

Forest Gate is a residential area in the London Borough of Newham, 7 miles northeast of Charing Cross. It is bordered by Manor Park to the east and and to the west lies Stratford town centre. The northern half of the busy Green Street runs through it.-History:...

, London

London

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 of Nigeria

Nigeria

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n descent (Nigerian British

Nigerian British

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). He landed his first professional screen role on the British television show, Press Gang

Press Gang

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, playing a police officer. After a season with the National Youth Music Theatre

National Youth Music Theatre

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 (NYMT) winning the Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award with Aesop, A New Opera and playing the lead Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Adoti was accepted into the Central School of Speech and Drama

Central School of Speech and Drama

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 where he studied for three years earning his Degree in Acting.

Actor

Adoti was cast as Yamba in Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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’s feature epic, Amistad alongside Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

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, Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

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 and Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

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. After completing Amistad, he returned to London where he worked on various television and film projects. This included. Paul Maguigan's Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

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, and Black Hawk Down with director Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott

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, playing the antagonist

Antagonist

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 Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim. Since then, Adoti has starred in numerous productions including Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

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’s Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Resident Evil: Apocalypse

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, Haven

Haven (film)

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, Doom

Doom (film)

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and The Hard Corps

The Hard Corps

The Hard Corps is a 2006 action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Vivica A. Fox. It is directed by Sheldon Lettich.-Synopsis:Phillip Sauvage is an American soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by his time in Iraq and Afghanistan.Sauvage snaps out of his stupor just...

. Adoti also starred as Dutch Maas in Bill Duke

Bill Duke

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’s 2008 film, Cover

Cover (film)

Cover is a drama thriller film starring Aunjanue Ellis, Razaaq Adoti, Vivica A. Fox, and Leon. The film was produced and directed by Bill Duke and open at selective theaters on February 22, 2008.-Plot synopsis:...

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Producer

Adoti, through his Area Boyz production company, has written a screenplay Sons of the Soil (formerly Area Boyz) to be shot in England

England

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 and Nigeria. He is also the host and co-producer on the new Fox Soccer Channel

Fox Soccer Channel

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 television show titled Extra Time set for a summer 2008 premiere.

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