Birth Name: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Birth Place: Islington, London, England
Date of Birth: August 22, 1967
What Race or Ethnicity?: Yoruba Nigerian
The English actor was born in England but his parents are Yoruba Nigerian. He is able to speak several languages including Yoruba, Italian and Swahili. He is famous for his role as the ‘mysterious island man’, on the television series Lost.
Profile by ethnic and yoo lolzz
image via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Celebrities sharing similar heritage:
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
Oops sorry ethnic. My bad. He IS from the Yoruba tribe. LOL. sorry. got mixed up lol
Awesome or Offensive:
0 
0
I think yu should just put Nigerian because I don’t think they are Yoruba, I think his parents just speak that language, thats why.
Awesome or Offensive:
0 
0
i loved him on lost he was so soulful and played Mr. Eko with such poignant emotion :)
Awesome or Offensive:
0 
0
He is si fine a beautiful choclate man go head adewale
Awesome or Offensive:
0 
0