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Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Internationally recognized, award-winning Hakeem Kae-Kazim has left an indelible mark on the world of entertainment, whilst working alongside many of the industry’s greats.
This supremely talented, critically-acclaimed actor/producer/director first came to prominence in his powerful portrayal of George Rutugunda in the Oscar-nominated Hotel Rwanda.
Leading roles in The Librarian, opposite Noah Wyle and Gabrielle Anwar, and The Triangle, opposite Eric Stoltz and Sam Neill, soon followed.
With a knack for creating feisty, deeply thrilling characters, Hakeem's vast credits include: Gentleman Jockard in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, starring Johnny Depp, Mr.
Scott in Michael Bay's swashbuckling series Black Sails, The Prophet in NBC's Dominion, Samson in the historical miniseries Roots, and in the BBC/Netflix drama Troy - Fall of a City he starred as Zeus.
Other notable roles and projects include: Admiral Wilcox in King Kong v Godzilla, Zimbabwean revolutionary Robert Mugabe in Mugabe, Joseph Damba in the series Deep State II, Cane, with Jimmy Smits, Law & Order: SVU, with Mariska Hargitay, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, with Hugh Jackman, The 4th Kind, with Milla Jovovich,Darfur, with Billy Zane,Half of a Yellow Sun, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandiwe Newton,and Serenity, starring Mathew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.In addition, he has created a plethora of recurring roles on such shows as: Lost, Human Target, Criminal Minds , NAVY NCIS, Covert Affairs, Strike Back, and Gotham.
He also starred as the Colby Patriarch in the remake of the classic TV series Dynasty.
He is most often recognized for his audience-wowing portrayal of Colonel Dubaku in the television juggernaut ‘24' [Season 7], and its prequel movie Redemption.
In 2021, Hakeem was honored with a SAFTA Golden Horn award for his creation of Mambo in Netflix’s Riding with Sugar.
In his latest work, he can be seen starring as: Etienne Joubert in Dangerous Liaisons, Detective Masinga Luthuli in Masinga, Moise Tshombe in the Swedish film Dag Hammarskjöld, Tiger in Amazon’s Anansi Boys, Gavin in Death in Paradise, And in Anakalpour he portrays the King.
Further, his distinctively dulcet voice has been shared in many popular video games including Halo, Call of Duty, and The Bourne Conspiracy.
In Disney Channel's hit series How to Train Your Dragon he performed the role of Krogan.
As a producer, Hakeem has been part of the creative team for projects such as Black November, with Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, the award-winning Man on Ground, and the Nigerian hit Last Flight to Abuja.
He has just directed his first movie, It’s the Blackness, which is set for release in the fall of 2025.
Currently filming Average Jo for BET/NETFLIX Presently, as a creator/producer, Hakeem is developing several projects that include Black Axe, the dramatic saga of the evolution of the Yahoo Boys and the Black Axe, Blakbet, an African portrayal of the Macbeth story, and Kwame – the Riseof the Pan Africans.
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