Afemo Omilami
Acting
Born December 13, 1950, Petersburg, Virginia, USA
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.
Filmography
- 2023Freedom's Path — Ellis Freeman
- Women of the Movement — Add Reed
- 2021Horror Noire — Zeke (segment 'The Lake')
- 2019A Brother's Honor — Richard Granger
- Creepshow — Brenner
- 2019Full Count — Mr Gravitt
- 2019Poms — David
- 2019The Best of Enemies — Franklin Mose
- 2018Down for Whatever — Lieutenant Baker
- Genius — Philip Randolph
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders — Inspector Polino
- 2016Hidden Figures — Man Outside Store
- Saints & Sinners — Detective St. Charles
- 2016Smoke & Mirrors — Cruschev
- 2016The Founder — Mr. Merriman (uncredited)
- Mad Dogs — Captain Churchill
- 2015Terminator Genisys — Perry
- Madam Secretary — President Babacar Diome
- Survivor's Remorse — Richard Freeman
- 2014The Good Lie — Dr. Monyang
- True Detective — Police Chief Holloway
- 2013G.I. Joe: Retaliation — Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
- 2013The Hunger Games: Catching Fire — District 11 Mayor
- 2012Steel Magnolias — Drum
- 2010Beneath the Dark — The Man
- 2010Blood Done Sign My Name — Golden Frinks
- 2010Bloodworth — Sheriff Bellweather
- Chase — The Chief
- Past Life — Fred Lamm
- 2009The Blind Side — CPS Caseworker
- 2008Hounddog — Charles
- John Adams — Servant
- Side Order of Life — Thomas Beauchamp
- 2007The List — A.L. Jenkins
- 2007The Reaping — Haman
- 2006Glory Road — Mr. Flournoy
- 2006Heavens Fall — Leonard George
- 2006Idlewild — Walter
- 2006Madea's Family Reunion — Isaac Sr.
- Ghost Whisperer — Archivist
- 2004Ray — Angry Husband
- 2004The Alamo — Sam
- 2003Cold Mountain — Joshua
- 2003Runaway Jury — SUV Driver
- 2002Drumline — President Wagner
- 2002I'm with Lucy — Cab Driver #1
- 2002Sweet Home Alabama — Jimmy Lee
- 2002The Rosa Parks Story — Minister
- The Shield — Vince Peabo
- 2001Hood Rat — Attorney
- 2001Rustin — Mel Jones
- 2000Animal Factory — Captain Knight
- 2000Remember the Titans — Charles Campbell
- Sheena — Kontee
- 2000The Runaway — Jule Monroe
- 2000Tigerland — SFC Ezra Landers
- 1999Bringing Out the Dead — Griss
- 1999Chill Factor — Courtroom Colonel
- 1999Forces of Nature — Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1999Funny Valentines — Ephraim Lee
- 1999Selma, Lord, Selma — John Webb
- 1999The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn — Noah's Father
- 1999Wayward Son — Horace
- Dawson's Creek — Clifton Smalls
- 1997Flash — Sam Parker
- 1995Gordy — Krugman
- New York News
- 1994A Simple Twist of Fate — Bailiff
- 1994Drop Squad — Berl (Flip) Mangum
- 1994Forrest Gump — Drill Sergeant
- Fortune Hunter — Pierre Toussant
- 1994The War — Quarry Man
- 1993Sankofa — Noble Ali
- 1993The Firm — Cotton Truck Driver
- 1993The Real McCoy — Cab Dispatcher
- I'll Fly Away — Mr. Hendricks
- 1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas — Prison Guard
- 1991White Lie — Bartender
- 1990Caroline? — Taxi Driver
- Law & Order — Henry Patterson, Michael Kano, Darryl Lamaine
- 1990Murder in Mississippi — Bob Moses
- 1990The Long Walk Home — Taxi Driver
- 1990Web of Deceit — Bailiff
- 1989Glory — Tall Contraband
- In the Heat of the Night — Walker Harris, Jimmy Dawes
- 1986The Money Pit — Bernie
- Miami Vice — Desmond Maxwell
- Rage of Angels — Vet #1
- 1983Trading Places — Longshoreman
- 1979Freedom Road — Young Black Man with Scars
- 1976Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys — Charlie Weems
- Hallmark Hall of Fame — Taxi Driver, Jule Monroe