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Obi Abili is a Canadian actor and director who has appeared in films such as 21 Bridges, Gambit and Forgotten Man. He also directed the short film Reverend Norton and the podcast series Alfie.
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Apr 3, 2017 · After a peripatetic childhood, the British actor Obi Abili has won acclaim off Broadway in “The Emperor Jones.”. Devin Yalkin for The New York Times. By Laura Collins-Hughes. April 3, 2017 ...
- On Breaking Barriers in Eugene O’Neill’s The Emperor Jones
- John Douglas Thompson
- Obi Abili
- Ciarán O’Reilly
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WithJohn Douglas Thompson and Obi Abili In Discussion withCiarán O’Reilly Eugene O’Neill evolved as the first major American playwright to address the problem of racism in the United States. He despised the discrepancies between the image America projected – a democracy based on equality and justice for all – and what he really saw as a racially di...
Broadway: King Lear, Becker in August Wilson’s Jitney (Tony nomination), A Time To Kill, Cyrano de Bergerac, Julius Caesar. Off-Broadway: Julius Caesar at Public Theater, The Iceman Cometh at BAM (Obie and Drama Desk Awards); Tamburlaine at Theater for a New Audience (Obie, Drama Desk and AUDELCO Awards ) ; Satchmo at the Waldorf (Drama Desk, Outer...
Obi Abili is a stage, film and television actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London (RADA) and was named as a “Star of Tomorrow” by Screen International in 2010 and ‘an actor to watch” by IndieWire in the same year. He recently came off a supporting role in the upcoming Feature Film “21 Bridges”, opposite Chadwick Boseman and...
Favorite directing credits include: Lady G: Plays and Whisperings of Lady Gregory, Dublin Carol, The Shadow of a Gunman, The Seafarer, The Dead, 1904, Shining City, Off the Meter, On the Record, The Weir (Calloway Nom.), Banished Children of Eve, The Emperor Jones, (Callaway Award, O’Neill Credo Award, Drama Desk, Drama League, and Lucille Lortel N...
Obi Abili and John Douglas Thompson, who both played the title role in Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones, discuss the play's themes of racism and justice with director Ciarán O'Reilly. Watch the video of their conversation and learn more about their careers and experiences.
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Obi Abili is a Nigerian-born actor and filmmaker who has appeared in movies such as 21 Bridges, Gambit and Forgotten Man. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, contact details and more.
Apr 3, 2017 · Obi Abili, who plays Brutus Jones in \"The Emperor Jones\" at Irish Repertory Theater, shares his story of a turbulent childhood, a love of cinema and a passion for theater. Learn how he went from a sneaker shop to a play-reading circle with Rebecca Hall and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Obi Abili is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes 21 Bridges, Gambit, Violation, London Fields, Injustice, Blindspot, Bachelor Games, and Faraway Eyes.
