Ato Essandoh

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ato Essandoh (born 29th of July 1972) is an Americantelevision and film actor. Essandoh, who was born in Schenectady, New York, graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. He is also a playwright, and authored Black Thang which is published in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2003. He also studied acting at the Acting Studio in New York City. Essandoh is also the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group. His parents are from Ghana, West Africa. Essandoah joined the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at Cornell University, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society.

Known For

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Sayid Abdullah Hassan

Third Watch

Bicyclist

Law & Order

Jason Hendri

Law & Order

Andre Blair

Blue Bloods

Reverend Darnell Potter

The Good Wife

Dr. Elliott Chesterfield

Dark Phoenix

Jones

Chicago Med

Dr. Isidore Latham

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One	Mr. Terrific (voice)
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Two	Mister Terrific / Anti-Monitor (voice)
2024	Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three	Mister Terrific (voice)
2023	Reptile	Dan Cleary
2023	Outpost	Earl
2019	Dark Phoenix	Jones
2018	O.G.	Sean Black
2017	Frank Embree
2016	Jason Bourne	Craig Jeffers
2014	Wish I Was Here	Audition Actor #3
2012	Django Unchained	D'Artagnan
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Smiling African Drummer
2010	Camp Hell	Priest
2008	Nights in Rodanthe	Jean's Lover
2007	Millennium Crisis	Harkness
2006	Blood Diamond	Commander Rambo
2006	Falling for Grace	Jamal
2006	Brother's Shadow	Soy
2005	Prime	Damien
2005	Hitch	Tanis
2004	Garden State	Titembay
2004	Saving Face	Jay
2002	Roger Dodger	Bouncer
	Moodswing Whiskey	Amiri

Year	TV Show	Role
2023	Extrapolations	Marco J.
2023	The Diplomat	Stuart Hayford
2022	Let the Right One In	Frank
2020	Tales from the Loop	Gaddis
2020	Away	Kwesi
2019	Evil	Nathan Katsaris
2019	The Code	Trey Ferry
2018	Altered Carbon	Vernon Elliot
2016	Vinyl	Lester Grimes
2015	Chicago Med	Dr. Isidore Latham
2014	Madam Secretary	King Nungunde of Swaziland
2012	Copper	Matthew Freeman
2012	Elementary	Alfredo Llamosa
2011	Person of Interest	Ray Pratt
2010	Blue Bloods	Reverend Darnell Potter
2009	White Collar	Frederick Bilal
2009	The Good Wife	Dr. Elliott Chesterfield
2009	Royal Pains	Antoine
2007	Damages	Bomb Tech
2006	Conviction	Byron 'B-Fly' Williams
2005	Commander in Chief	Manute Obama
2001	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Sayid Abdullah Hassan
1999	Third Watch	Bicyclist
1990	Law & Order	Jason Hendri
1990	Law & Order	Andre Blair