Rotimi

Rotimi

Rotimi "Boss" Red Carpet Premiere, November 2011
Background information
Birth name Olurotimi Akinosho
Born ( 1988-11-30) November 30, 1988
Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)
  • Actor
  • Singer
  • Model
Years active 2011–present
Labels

Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model. He's best known for his role as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network's Boss, and currently stars as Dre on Power.

Early life and education

Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents– his father an investment banker of Yoruba origin and his mother of Igbo origin,[1] working for the government.[2] He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communications with a minor in Business in 2010.[3]

Career

Acting

At his first with acting, Rotimi auditioned and subsequently got his first acting role on Boss as drug dealer Darius Morrison.[4] Rotimi also appeared in three episodes of ABC's Betrayal.

Rotimi made his silver screen debut in film Black Nativity (2013). Following this, he starred in Imperial Dreams at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival , which later won for "Best of NEXT".[5]

Rotimi next appeared in the high grossing film, Divergent (2014).

He was added to the cast of Starz' TV series Power as a series regular, in the role of "Dre", the quick-tempered young protégé of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's character.[6] Rotimi was also cast in a recurring role on Battle Creek as Danny.

Music

A contemporary R&B artist, Rotimi released two digital mixtapes, titled The Resume (March 8, 2011) and While You Wait (November 30, 2011). His videos have been featured on international and U.S. based entertainment media including MTV, MTV Base, and VH1 Soul.

Rotimi has performed on stage, opening for Jennifer Hudson, T.I., Estelle, and NERD; he also performed on BET’s show 106 and Park[7] and appeared in R&B singer Keyshia Cole's music video "Trust and Believe" as Cole's unfaithful boyfriend.

Rotimi garnered music placement with “I’m the One” on the first episode of Boss. In 2015, American rapper and executive producer of Power, 50 Cent signed Rotimi to his label, G-Unit Records.[8] He also released his first G-Unit single "Lotto" featuring 50 Cent.

In 2016, Rotimi released "Doin it", a single from his 5-track project, Summer Bangerz.[9]

Fashion

Rotimi is the lead model/spokesperson of rapper T.I.’s AKOO Clothing[10] 2012 Spring/Summer campaign, April 2, 2012. [11][12][13][14][15]

Discography

Main article: Rotimi discography

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Black Nativity Officer Butch McDaniels
2014 Divergent Ezra
2017 Imperial Dreams Wayne Completed
2017 Deuces Face Post-production
2017 Burning Sands Edwin Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2011–2012 Boss Darius Morrison Series Regular; 18 episodes
2013 Betrayal Lil' D 3 episodes
2015 Battle Creek Danny 2 episodes
2015–present Power Dre Series Regular

References

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