Kodjoe, Boris 1973-

PERSONAL

Full name, Boris Frederic Tey-Natey Ofuatey-Kodjoe; born March 8, 1973, in Vienna, Austria; son of Eric (a physician) and Ursula (a psychologist) Kodjoe; married Nicole Ari Parker (an actress), May 21, 2005; children: Sophie Tei Naaki Lee, Nicolas Neruda. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University, graduated, 1996.

Addresses:

Manager—Maani Golesorkhi, Bluestone Entertainment, 1655 North Cherokee, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Publicist—Jessica Cohen, Jessica Cohen Public Relations, 12429 Ventura Ct., Studio City, CA 91604.

Career:

Actor. Ford Modeling Agency, New York City, worked as fashion model. Affiliated with Eliminate Racism and Create Equality.

Awards, Honors:

Image Award nominations, outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2002, 2003, and 2004, all for Soul Food; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 2003, for Brown Sugar.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jason, Love & Basketball, New Line Cinema, 2000.

Kelby Dawson, Brown Sugar (also known as Seven Days), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002.

Michael, Doing Hard Time, Grass Roots Screening, 2004.

David Taylor, The Gospel, Screen Gems, 2005.

Frankie, Madea's Family Reunion, Lions Gate Films, 2006.

Edward Brown, Clarksdale, Faith Filmworks/Sunflower Filmworks, 2007.

Mr. Edgecombe, Alice, Alice Productions, 2007.

Film Work:

Coproducer, Doing Hard Time, Grass Roots Screening, 2004.

Television Appearances; Series:

Damon Carter, a recurring role, Soul Food, Showtime, between 2000 and 2004.

Jackson Muse, Second Time Around, UPN, 2004.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Brad, If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now, Fox, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dexter, "Every Boy Needs a Teacher," The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1998.

Terrence, "The French Lesson," For Your Love, The WB, 2000.

Coach Derek Williams, "Chapter Fifty-Four," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Coach Derek Williams, "Chapter Fifty-Five," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Coach Derek Williams, "Chapter Fifty-Six," Boston Public, Fox, 2003.

Officer Bowman Calloway, "High Holly Roller," Street Time, Showtime, 2003.

Officer Bowman Calloway, "Cop Killer," Street Time, Showtime, 2003.

Marcus, "Uncle Marcus Comes to Dinner," Marcus, UPN, 2003.

Kevin, "Valentine's Day Reloaded," Eve, UPN, 2004.

Pyramid (game show), syndicated, 2004.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2004.

Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004.

Good Day Live, syndicated, 2004.

Himself, "The Girl Who Pushes Tyra Over the Edge," America's Next Top Model (also known as ANTP, and Top Model), UPN, 2005.

Himself, "Tyler Perry: Madea's Family Reunion," The Tyra Banks Show, UPN, 2006.

Also appeared in an episode of Skin, Fox.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Soul Train Christmas Starfest, Fox, 2000.

2003 Vibes Awards: Beats, Style, Flavor, UPN, 2003.

Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event, Fox Sports Network, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 32nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001.

4th Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2004.

BET Comedy Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2004.

The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 2005.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Appeared in the music video "Red Light Special" by T.L.C.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 34, Gale, 2002.

Periodicals:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 7, 2005, pp. E1, E3.

Ebony, April, 2003.

Essence, February, 2001.

Jet, June 26, 2000; April 14, 2003; September 19, 2005, p. 60.

People Weekly, May 13, 2002; December 3, 2004, p. 28.

Rolling Stone, September 14, 2000.

USA Today, October 10, 2002.

Electronic:

Boris Kodjoe Official Site,http://www.boris-world.com, April 22, 2007.