Chris Obi

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| birth_name = Christopher Obi Ogugua

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|09|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = London, England, U.K.

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| occupation = Actor

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Christopher Obi Ogugua {{IPAc-en||audio=Ig-Christopher Obi Ogugua.ogg}} (born September 24, 1970) is an English actor and filmmaker who trained at Drama Centre London and graduated in 2001. He has done a season at the Royal Shakespeare Company where he was directed by Sir Antony Sher in the four-hander, Breakfast with Mugabe and a season at the Globe Theatre in 2007. He is best known for playing Mr. Jacquel/Anubis on American Gods{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/conversations-with-god-how-chris-obi-deals-with-playi-1796587590 |title= Conversations With God: How Chris Obi Deals With (Playing) Death on American Gods|date= 4 July 2017|publisher=io9|access-date=2017-09-25}} and Klingon captain T’Kuvma in Star Trek: Discovery.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/news/1007625/t-kuvma-draws-a-line-in-the-sand-against-starfleet-on-star-trek-discovery/ |title= T'Kuvma Draws A Line In The Sand Against Starfleet On Star Trek: Discovery|publisher=CBS|access-date=2017-09-25}} Other television roles include Trial & Retribution, Doctor Who, Roots, 3Below: Tales of Arcadia, and Strike Back Revolution.

Early life

Obi was born in London to an Igbo father.{{cite web|url=http://pulse.ng/movies/american-gods-tv-show-writer-speaks-to-pulse-on-anansi-id6653531.html |title= Writer of American TV show speaks to Pulse on 'Anansi'|publisher=pulse.ng|author=Ayomide O. Tayo|date=2017-05-10|access-date=2017-05-27}} He studied at the Drama Centre London and later trained students at Actor in Session, where he serves as Artistic Director.{{cite web|url=http://www.startrek.com/database_article/obi |title= STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – The Complete Casting Breakdown|publisher=Star Trek|access-date=2017-05-23}}

Career

Obi's professional theater debut was as a Messenger in Edward Hall's production of Macbeth in 2002 in the West End{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/legit/reviews/macbeth-24-1200544619/ |title= Review: 'Macbeth'|publisher=Variety|author=Matt Wolf |date=2002-11-26 |access-date=2017-05-25}} He plays Mr. Jacquel/Anubis in American Gods.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/on-demand/0/american-gods-cast-characters-ian-mcshane-gillian-anderson/mr-jaquel-chris-obi-anubis/ |title= Who's who in American Gods? Meet the cast and characters of Neil Gaiman's epic fantasy series|publisher=The Telegraph |date=2017-05-08 |access-date=2017-05-23}} Obi played Klingon captain T’Kuvma in Star Trek: Discovery.{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/star-trek-discovery-complete-casting-breakdown/|title=STAR TREK: DISCOVERY – The Complete Casting Breakdown|publisher=Nerdist|author=Eric Diaz|date=2017-05-23|access-date=2017-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225043035/https://nerdist.com/star-trek-discovery-complete-casting-breakdown/|archive-date=2018-12-25|url-status=dead}}

Personal life

One of Obi's best friends is actor Charlie Cox.{{cite web|url=http://io9.gizmodo.com/conversations-with-god-how-chris-obi-deals-with-playi-1796587590 |title=Conversations With God: How Chris Obi Deals With (Playing) Death on American Gods|publisher=io9|author=Evan Narcisse|date=2017-07-04 |access-date=2017-09-01}}