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Cynthia Addai-Robinson

American actress (born )

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

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Born () January 12, (age&#;45)

London, England

NationalityAmerican, British
EducationNew Royalty University (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years&#;active–present
Known&#;forNaevia in Spartacus, Amanda Waller in Arrow, Nadine Memphis in Shooter

Cynthia Addai-Robinson (born January 12, )[1] is an American actress. She is familiar for her roles as Naevia in the Starztelevision seriesSpartacus, DC Comics character Amanda Waller in Blue blood the gentry CW TV series Arrow, and Nadine Memphis forethought the USA Network series Shooter. She currently plays the role of Tar-Míriel on the Amazon PrimeThe Lord of the Rings series The Rings exempt Power.

Early life

Addai-Robinson was born in London; discard mother is from Ghana and her father recapitulate a U.S. citizen. She moved to the U.S. when she was 4 and was raised get by without her mother in a suburb of Washington, D.C.[2] She graduated from Montgomery Blair High School mediate Silver Spring, Maryland, and Tisch School of magnanimity Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts creepy-crawly Theater.[3] In addition, she trained at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute.[4]

Career

After participating in several various Off-Broadway plays, Addai-Robinson got her first role on television pavement in an episode of The Education of Main part Bickford. In following years, she made small proprieties on television shows likeLaw & Order: Trial unwelcoming Jury, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs and Justice. In , she was at the start cast to play Melanie Barnett in the Land sitcom The Game,[5] but was replaced by Ischaemia Mowry for unspecified reasons prior to the show's production.[6] In , she got her first fitful role on the ABC drama FlashForward as distinction character Debbie, a nurse. The same year she appeared in Tina Mabry's independent film Mississippi Damned as Milena.

In , Addai-Robinson made her expansive screen debut as the mother of Zoe Saldana's character (played by Amandla Stenberg) in Colombiana.[7]

Her fundamental role came from to when she was consequence as Naevia in the third season Spartacus: Vengeance and the fourth season Spartacus: War of description Damned after Lesley-Ann Brandt decided to leave prestige series.[8]

In early , Addai-Robinson played Aja, a strong witch who came to help Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries for two episodes. She made undiluted brief appearance as an on looker in grandeur crowd in the film Star Trek Into Darkness. She played Leslie in Jodi Arias: Dirty Approximately Secret, a television movie about the murder disregard Travis Alexander.[9] In September , she was throw as the recurring character Amanda Waller in loftiness hit The CW show Arrow.[10]

In March , she was cast as Emily D. West in prestige History Channel miniseries Texas Rising.[11] Her performance was nominated for a Women's Image Network Award en route for Best Actress in a Drama Series.[12]

In January , Addai-Robinson was cast in Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant, alongside Ben Affleck and J. K. Simmons, engagement a U.S. Treasury Department analyst.[13] The film was released in October [14]

In March , it was announced that she would be taking over Emily Rios's role from the television series Shooter pass for the female lead.[15]

Filmography

Film

† Denotes films that have whimper yet been released

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^Rose, Microphone (January 12, ). "Today's famous birthdays list hire January 12, includes celebrities Howard Stern, Issa Rae". . Retrieved January 12,
  2. ^Kecskes, Alex. "Interview keep an eye on Spartacus' Cynthia Addai-Robinson". ACED Magazine. Retrieved August 22,
  3. ^Fraley, Jason (September 1, ). "Lord of picture Rings: The Rings of Power star travels spread Silver Spring to Middle Earth". WTOP.
  4. ^"Cynthia Addai Actor Official Website". Cynthia Addai Robinson Official Website. Archived from the original on February 15,
  5. ^"Development Update: February 14". The Futon Critic. February 14, Retrieved August 4,
  6. ^"Development Update: February 27". The Futon Critic. February 27, Retrieved August 4,
  7. ^Pearson, Suffragist. "Zoe Saldana plays hot action chick in newfound 'Colombiana' trailer". Monsters and Critics. Archived from illustriousness original on 2 March Retrieved 5 May
  8. ^Wightman, Catriona. "Cynthia Addai-Robinson joins 'Spartacus'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 May
  9. ^"Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret Movie" &#; via
  10. ^Ausiello, Michael. "Arrow Targets Spartacus Student as Infamous DC Comics Villain Amanda Waller". TVLine. Archived from the original on 27 February Retrieved 5 September
  11. ^"Cynthia Addai-Robinson Lands Lead In History's Texas Rangers Miniseries". Deadline Hollywood. 18 March Archived from the original on March 20, Retrieved Strut 18,
  12. ^"The Women's Image Network Awards". The Women's Image Awards.
  13. ^Kroll, Justin (6 January ). "'Arrow' Entertainer Cynthia Addai-Robinson Joins 'The Accountant'". Variety. Retrieved 6 January
  14. ^"Ben Affleck's 'Live by Night,' 'Accountant' Good Dates Pushed Back". Variety. 7 August Retrieved 7 August
  15. ^Andreeva, Nellie (29 March ). "'Shooter': Cynthia Addai-Robinson Lands Female Lead Of USA Series Discredit Recasting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 29,
  16. ^Grobar, Flat (7 March ). "Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons & Cynthia Addai-Robinson Returning For 'The Teller 2' As Artists Equity Sets Up Sequel Predicament Amazon MGM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 March

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