DeObia Oparei

OlaDeobia "DeObia" Oparei (also credited as Dhobi Oparei and Deobia Operei) is a London-born[1] English actor and playwright known for his role as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and as Thundarian in Your Highness. His parents are of Nigerian ancestry.

Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, like Theatre De Complicite, The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Royal National Theatre. Oparei's film debut was a small supporting role in Alien 3. After playing the lead role of American playwright John Guare's Six Degrees Of Separation, Oparei scored his next supporting film role, as "Le Chocolat", in the Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge!.

Oparei is also a playwright. His first play, Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, a dramedy about race, sexuality and identity, opened to critical acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre. The Guardian's Michael Billington described the play as "wild, raunchy and funny".[2]

In 2015, Oparei joined the cast of the HBO epic fantasy series Game of Thrones in its fifth season, portraying the character Areo Hotah.[3]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Independence Day: Resurgence Dikembe Umbutu
2015-2016 Game of Thrones Areo Hotah 6 episodes
TV series
2013 Tula: The Revolt Hacha
2012 Dredd TJ the Paramedic
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Gunner
Your Highness Thundarian
2010 Death Race 2 Big Bill
The Presence Woodsman Minor role
Mr. Nice Tee Bone Taylor
2005 Doom Sergeant Gannon "Destroyer" Roark
2004 Thunderbirds Mullion
2002 The Four Feathers Idris-Es-Saier Minor role
2001 Moulin Rouge! Le Chocolat
1992 Alien 3 Arthur

References

  1. "Deobia Oparei". Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. Michael Billington (4 December 2002). "Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, Royal Court Theatre, London | Stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
  3. "Game of Thrones season five cast announced at Comic Con!". Watchers On The Wall. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.

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