Early life

Oris Erhuero was born in Finsbury Park, London. He is the oldest of seven children. His parents are Nigerian and from the Urhobo tribe. When Erhuero was five, he and his brother accompanied his father to Nigeria. He spent much of his youth between Lagos and Bendel State (now Delta and Edo States). Erhuero returned to London when he was fourteen and attended the Beaufoy School in Kennington Park (later renamed Lilian Baylis Technology School). Erhuero furthered his skills by obtaining classical Shakespearean training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), the Los Angeles McCadden Place Theatre, and the Young Vic Drama House. He is fluent in Urhobo, Arabic, Yoruba, Igbo. He also has the capabilities to speak some French and Italian.

Career

Early career

Erhuero left London for New York. When his rap and breakdance career didn't flourish, Erhureo pursued another profession within the music industry. He began working as a personal assistant to affluential rap recording artists.

In 1993, Erhuero left New York to relocate in Miami, where he met a photographer who literally convinced him to become a model. Because of Erhuero's tall, sleek, and sculpted physique, it allowed him to accelerate overnight into an international modeling career in countries such as France, Germany, Italy, South Africa, United Kingdom, and the United States. He rapidly acquired campaigns for clients in the world fashion industry including Christian Dior, Armani, the late Gianfranco Ferré, Gianni Versace, Gaultier, Moschino, Diesel, Vivienne Westwood, Romeo Gigli, and Exte.

Modeling subsequently led Erhuero into commercials such as Coca-Cola, Gatorade, and Hanes.

1996-2007

Erhuero obtained a series regular role of Rongar in the television series The Adventures of Sinbad which began his career breakthrough. He played the role of Winston in Highlander: Endgame and Wolf in Black Mask 2: City of Masks. Erhuero was nominated for a Black Reel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Honoré in the Golden Globe and NAACP nominated HBO movie, Sometimes in April which was based on the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Erhuero has also worked on the television shows E-Ring and The District.

2008-present

In 2008, Erhuero left Los Angeles and returned to London for additional acting roles.

Erhuero recently made his first British television debut on the television crime drama series of The Bill. After working in the United States for two decades, he was able to quickly transition into his British accent to play the bit part of Linton Barry.

Erhuero once again has reunited with the award-winning Haitian filmmaker, Raoul Peck, to star in his latest dramatic political feature filmed in Haiti, Moloch Tropical.

In conjunction with Raoul Peck, Erhuero had a cameo role in Cedric the Entertainer's latest film Dance Fu.

Most recently, Erhuero took on the lead role in 2015 critically acclaimed British film, The Cursed Ones. In the film he plays a middle-aged journalist who fights to protect a young girl accused of being a witch in a rural village in West Africa.

Personal life

Erhuero has a daughter.

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1996	The Adventures of Sinbad	Rongar
2000	Highlander: Endgame	Winston
2000	Titus / "Surprise Party"	DEA Agent
2002	V.I.P / "Die Bodyguards"	Saghal
2002	The District Payback	Tyrell Wilson
2002	Crossing Jordan / "Fire and Ice"	Tyrell Wilson
2002	Black Mask 2	Wolf
2003	Lotta	King
2002	The Orlando Jones Show	Baby Daddy
2004	A Lousy Ten Grand	Cleon
2004	One on One / "I Hear White People"	Mr. James
2004	The Square Circle	Mr. Bigs
2005	Sometimes in April	Honoré
2005	Joe Willie's Friend	Michael
2005	The Gold Bracelet	The Man
2005	E-Ring	Guest Star
2006	Hurricane In the Rose Garden	Warrior
2009	The Bill (TV Series) / "Prodigal Son"	Linton Barry
2009	Moloch Tropical	John Baker
2010	Chicago Pulaski Jones	Tornado
2015	The Cursed Ones	Godwin Ezeudu

Videography

Year	Title	Role
2002	Dub Pistols	Gangster / support
2003	Heather Headley / "He Is"	Love interest / support
2006	Noel Osborne / "Time"	Executive producer
2007	Chris Aire / "Time Pieces & Jewelry"	Producer

[ Source: Wikipedia ]