Babs Olusanmokun (born September 18, 1984)[1] is a Nigerian actor.[2][3] In 2017, he appeared in "Black Museum", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.[4] He also appeared in the video game Max Payne 3 as Serrano, for which he provides both acting and voice content.[5] In 2021 he appeared as Jamis in Dune.[6] He plays Dr. Joseph M'Benga in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (since 2022).
Babs Olusanmokun | |
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Born | (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984 (age 38) Lagos, Nigeria |
Occupation | Actor |
Olusanmokun was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and is based in New York.[3]
Olusanmokun is fluent in English, French and Portuguese, and is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt and champion.[7][8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Indocumentados | Mubenga | |
2010 | This Is Poetry | Ade | Short film |
2011 | Restless City | Cravate | |
Ponies | Ken | ||
2013 | Mother of George | Tunde | |
2014 | Listen Up Philip | Photographer | |
Shelter | Hospital Security Guard | ||
Like Sunday, Like Rain | Stunt coordinator | ||
2015 | The Empty Street | Blacksmith | Short film |
2017 | Deceit | Gary | Film originally titled Where Is Kyra? |
2018 | Ouros | Magoan | Short film |
2021 | Wrath of Man | Moggy | |
2021 | Dune | Jamis |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006–2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Chibueze/Tristan/Assassin | 4 episodes |
2007 | The Unit | Painted Man | Episode: "The Outsiders" |
Veronica Mars | Kizza Oneko | Episode: "I Know What You'll Do Next Summer" | |
2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Marong | Episode: "Retro" |
Life on Mars | Perp #2 | Episode: "Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead" | |
2012 | Blue Bloods | Phantom | Episode: "The Life We Chose" |
NYC 22 | Fouad | Episode: "Ransom" | |
2013 | Copper | Zeke Canaan | Episode: "The Place I Called My Home" |
2014 | Unforgettable | Goodacre Oyensi | Episode: "D.O.A." |
The Blacklist | Yaabari's Soldier | Episode: "Lord Baltimore (No. 104)" | |
2015 | Gotham | Mace | Episode: "The Scarecrow" |
2016 | Roots | Omoro Kinte | 3 episodes; credited as Babatunde Olusanmokun |
The Night Of | Marvin | Episode: "The Art of War" | |
2017 | The Defenders | Sowande | 4 episodes |
Black Mirror | Clayton | Episode: "Black Museum" | |
2018 | Sneaky Pete | Reggie | 3 episodes |
2019 | The Widow | General Azikiwe | 6 episodes |
2019 | Too Old to Die Young | Damian | 5 episodes |
2021 | The Drowning | Ade | 4 episodes |
2022–present[9] | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Dr. Joseph M'Benga | Main cast |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Max Payne 3 | Serrano | Voice and motion capture |
2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Baptiste | Voice |
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