Afemo Omilami

Afemo Omilami

Known for
Acting
Born
December 13, 1950 (age 75)
Birthplace
Petersburg, Virginia, USA

Biography

Afemo Omilami (born December 13, 1950) is an American actor. On television, in addition to numerous guest appearances, he had recurring roles on In the Heat of the Night (1989 - 1993), Ghost Whisperer (2007 - 2008), and Saints & Sinners (2016 - 2018). Omilami has played supporting film roles in Trading Places (1983), Glory (1989), The Firm (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Gordy (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Ray (2004), Hounddog (2007), The Blind Side (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), and others.

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Filmography

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Baby of the Family

Baby of the Family

Movie

2023
Freedom's Path poster

Freedom's Path

Movie · as Ellis Freeman

2022
Women of the Movement poster

Women of the Movement

TV · as Add Reed · 1 ep

2021
Horror Noire poster

Horror Noire

Movie · as Zeke (segment 'The Lake')

2019
Poms poster

Poms

Movie · as David

2019
Full Count poster

Full Count

Movie · as Mr Gravitt

2019
The Best of Enemies poster

The Best of Enemies

Movie · as Franklin Mose

2019
A Brother's Honor poster

A Brother's Honor

Movie · as Richard Granger

2019
Creepshow poster

Creepshow

TV · as Brenner · 1 ep

2018
Down for Whatever poster

Down for Whatever

Movie · as Lieutenant Baker

2017
Genius poster

Genius

TV · as Philip Randolph · 1 ep

2016
Hidden Figures poster

Hidden Figures

Movie · as Man Outside Store

2016
The Founder poster

The Founder

Movie · as Mr. Merriman (uncredited)

2016
Smoke & Mirrors poster

Smoke & Mirrors

Movie · as Cruschev

2016
Saints & Sinners poster

Saints & Sinners

TV · as Detective St. Charles · 8 eps

2016
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders poster

Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders

TV · as Inspector Polino · 1 ep

2015
Terminator Genisys poster

Terminator Genisys

Movie · as Perry

2015
Mad Dogs poster

Mad Dogs

TV · as Captain Churchill · 1 ep

2014
The Good Lie poster

The Good Lie

Movie · as Dr. Monyang

2014
True Detective poster

True Detective

TV · as Police Chief Holloway · 7 eps

2014
Survivor's Remorse poster

Survivor's Remorse

TV · as Richard Freeman · 3 eps

2014
Madam Secretary poster

Madam Secretary

TV · as President Babacar Diome · 1 ep

2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation poster

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Movie · as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff

2013
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire poster

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Movie · as District 11 Mayor

2012
Steel Magnolias poster

Steel Magnolias

Movie · as Drum

2010
Beneath the Dark poster

Beneath the Dark

Movie · as The Man

2010
Blood Done Sign My Name poster

Blood Done Sign My Name

Movie · as Golden Frinks

2010
Bloodworth poster

Bloodworth

Movie · as Sheriff Bellweather

2010
Chase poster

Chase

TV · as The Chief · 1 ep

2010
Past Life poster

Past Life

TV · as Fred Lamm · 1 ep

2009
The Blind Side poster

The Blind Side

Movie · as CPS Caseworker

2008
Hounddog poster

Hounddog

Movie · as Charles

2008
John Adams poster

John Adams

TV · as Servant · 1 ep

2007
The List poster

The List

Movie · as A.L. Jenkins

2007
The Reaping poster

The Reaping

Movie · as Haman

2007
Side Order of Life poster

Side Order of Life

TV · as Thomas Beauchamp · 1 ep

2006
Madea's Family Reunion poster

Madea's Family Reunion

Movie · as Isaac Sr.

2006
Idlewild poster

Idlewild

Movie · as Walter

2006
Heavens Fall poster

Heavens Fall

Movie · as Leonard George

2006
Glory Road poster

Glory Road

Movie · as Mr. Flournoy

2005
Ghost Whisperer poster

Ghost Whisperer

TV · as Archivist · 4 eps

2004
Ray poster

Ray

Movie · as Angry Husband

2004
The Alamo poster

The Alamo

Movie · as Sam

2003
Runaway Jury poster

Runaway Jury

Movie · as SUV Driver

2003
Cold Mountain poster

Cold Mountain

Movie · as Joshua

2002
Drumline poster

Drumline

Movie · as President Wagner

2002
The Rosa Parks Story poster

The Rosa Parks Story

Movie · as Minister

2002
Sweet Home Alabama poster

Sweet Home Alabama

Movie · as Jimmy Lee

2002
I'm with Lucy poster

I'm with Lucy

Movie · as Cab Driver #1

2002
The Shield poster

The Shield

TV · as Vince Peabo · 1 ep

2001
Rustin poster

Rustin

Movie · as Mel Jones

2001
Hood Rat poster

Hood Rat

Movie · as Attorney

2000
Animal Factory poster

Animal Factory

Movie · as Captain Knight

2000
Tigerland poster

Tigerland

Movie · as SFC Ezra Landers

2000
Remember the Titans poster

Remember the Titans

Movie · as Charles Campbell

2000
The Runaway poster

The Runaway

Movie · as Jule Monroe

2000
Sheena poster

Sheena

TV · as Kontee · 1 ep

1999
Funny Valentines poster

Funny Valentines

Movie · as Ephraim Lee

1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn poster

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

Movie · as Noah's Father

1999
Chill Factor poster

Chill Factor

Movie · as Courtroom Colonel

1999
Bringing Out the Dead poster

Bringing Out the Dead

Movie · as Griss

1999
Selma, Lord, Selma poster

Selma, Lord, Selma

Movie · as John Webb

1999
Wayward Son poster

Wayward Son

Movie · as Horace

1999
Forces of Nature poster

Forces of Nature

Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)

1998
Dawson's Creek poster

Dawson's Creek

TV · as Clifton Smalls · 2 eps

1997
Flash poster

Flash

Movie · as Sam Parker

1995
Gordy poster

Gordy

Movie · as Krugman

1995
New York News poster

New York News

TV · 1 ep

1994
Forrest Gump poster

Forrest Gump

Movie · as Drill Sergeant

1994
Drop Squad poster

Drop Squad

Movie · as Berl (Flip) Mangum

1994
The War poster

The War

Movie · as Quarry Man

1994
A Simple Twist of Fate poster

A Simple Twist of Fate

Movie · as Bailiff

1994
Fortune Hunter poster

Fortune Hunter

TV · as Pierre Toussant · 1 ep

1993
Sankofa poster

Sankofa

Movie · as Noble Ali

1993
The Firm poster

The Firm

Movie · as Cotton Truck Driver

1993
The Real McCoy poster

The Real McCoy

Movie · as Cab Dispatcher

1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas poster

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

Movie · as Prison Guard

1991
White Lie poster

White Lie

Movie · as Bartender

1991
I'll Fly Away poster

I'll Fly Away

TV · as Mr. Hendricks · 1 ep

1990
The Long Walk Home poster

The Long Walk Home

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1990
Web of Deceit poster

Web of Deceit

Movie · as Bailiff

1990
Caroline? poster

Caroline?

Movie · as Taxi Driver

1990
Murder in Mississippi poster

Murder in Mississippi

Movie · as Bob Moses

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Henry Patterson, Michael Kano, Darryl Lamaine · 1 ep

1989
Glory poster

Glory

Movie · as Tall Contraband

1988
In the Heat of the Night poster

In the Heat of the Night

TV · as Walker Harris, Jimmy Dawes · 1 ep

1986
The Money Pit poster

The Money Pit

Movie · as Bernie

1984
Miami Vice poster

Miami Vice

TV · as Desmond Maxwell · 1 ep

1983
Trading Places poster

Trading Places

Movie · as Longshoreman

1983
Rage of Angels poster

Rage of Angels

TV · as Vet #1 · 2 eps

1979
Freedom Road poster

Freedom Road

Movie · as Young Black Man with Scars

1976
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys poster

Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys

Movie · as Charlie Weems

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Taxi Driver, Jule Monroe · 1 ep