Ato Essandoh
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ato Essandoh (born 29th of July 1972) is an Americantelevision and film actor. Essandoh, who was born in Schenectady, New York, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. He also studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City. Essandoh is also the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group. His parents are from Ghana, West Africa. Essandoah joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Garden State
as Titembay
2004

Blood Diamond
as Commander Rambo
2006

Prime
as Damien
2005

Frank Embree
2017

Hitch
as Tanis
2005

Get Him to the Greek
as Smiling African Drummer
2010

Millennium Crisis
as Harkness
2007

Roger Dodger
as Bouncer
2002

Nights in Rodanthe
as Jean's Lover
2008

Camp Hell
as Priest
2010

Django Unchained
as D'Artagnan
2012

Saving Face
as Jay
2004

Reptile
as Dan Cleary
2023

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One
as Mr. Terrific (voice)
2024

Falling for Grace
as Jamal
2006

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two
as Mister Terrific / Anti-Monitor (voice)
2024

Brother's Shadow
as Soy
2006

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three
as Mister Terrific (voice)
2024

Jason Bourne
as Craig Jeffers
2016

O.G.
as Sean Black
2018
TV Appearances

Extrapolations
as Marco J.
2023

Copper
as Matthew Freeman
2012

Elementary
as Alfredo Llamosa
2012

Blue Bloods
as Reverend Darnell Potter
2010

White Collar
as Frederick Bilal
2009

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Sayid Abdullah Hassan
2001

Vinyl
as Lester Grimes
2016

Person of Interest
as Ray Pratt
2011

Altered Carbon
as Vernon Elliot
2018

Evil
as Nathan Katsaris
2019

The Good Wife
as Dr. Elliott Chesterfield
2009

Chicago Med
as Dr. Isidore Latham
2015
