Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 18, 1984
Place of Birth
Lagos, Nigeria
Credits
30 titles
Babs Olusanmokun
Biography
Babs Olusanmokun (born September 18, 1984) is a Nigerian-American actor, best known for his roles in the films Dune (2021), Too Old to Die Young (2019), and Black Mirror (2017). He is also a multilingual actor, fluent in English, French, Yoruba, and Portuguese. He is a third degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and champion. Olusanmokun was born in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1984. He moved to the United States to attend college, where he studied theater at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating, he began his acting career in New York City. Olusanmokun's first major film role was in the 2017 episode of Black Mirror titled "Black Museum." He then went on to appear in the films Too Old to Die Young and Dune. In 2022, he began starring in the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds as Dr. Joseph M'Benga.
Known For
Filmography
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
Richard Heron
Dune: Part Two
Jamis
The Book of Clarence
Asher the Torturer
Power Signal
Lincoln
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Dr. Joseph M'Benga
Dune
Jamis
Wrath of Man
Moggy
The Drowning
Ade
Too Old to Die Young
Damian
The Widow
General Azikiwe
The Ready Room
Self
Where Is Kyra?
Gary
Marvel's The Defenders
Sowande
The Night Of
Marvin
Roots
Omoro Kinte
Sneaky Pete
Reggie
Gotham
Mace
Mother of George
Tunde
Ponies
Ken
Restless City
NYC 22
Fouad
Black Mirror
Clayton
Unforgettable
Goodacre Oyensi
Blue Bloods
Phantom
Life on Mars
Perp #2
The Unit
Painted Man
Veronica Mars
Kizza Oneko
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Tristan
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Marong
Viva la Madness