
Afemo Omilami
Biography
Afemo Omilami (born December 13, 1950) is an American actor. On television, in addition to numerous guest appearances, he had recurring roles on In the Heat of the Night (1989 - 1993), Ghost Whisperer (2007 - 2008), and Saints & Sinners (2016 - 2018). Omilami has played supporting film roles in Trading Places (1983), Glory (1989), The Firm (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Gordy (1995), Remember the Titans (2000), Ray (2004), Hounddog (2007), The Blind Side (2009), Terminator Genisys (2015), and othe…
Known For
Forrest Gump
Drill Sergeant
Hidden Figures
Man Outside Store
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
District 11 Mayor
The Blind Side
CPS Caseworker
The Founder
Mr. Merriman (uncredited)
Remember the Titans
Charles Campbell
Trading Places
Longshoreman
Ray
Angry Husband
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Filmography
Acting (92)
Movies (67)
Freedom's Path
2023as Ellis Freeman
Horror Noire
2021as Zeke (segment 'The Lake')
Poms
2019as David
The Best of Enemies
2019as Franklin Mose
Full Count
2019as Mr Gravitt
A Brother's Honor
2019as Richard Granger
Down for Whatever
2018as Lieutenant Baker
Hidden Figures
2016as Man Outside Store
The Founder
2016as Mr. Merriman (uncredited)
Smoke & Mirrors
2016as Cruschev
Terminator Genisys
2015as Perry
The Good Lie
2014as Dr. Monyang
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013as District 11 Mayor
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013as Chairman Joint Chief of Staff
Steel Magnolias
2012as Drum
Bloodworth
2010as Sheriff Bellweather
Beneath the Dark
2010as The Man
Blood Done Sign My Name
2010as Golden Frinks
The Blind Side
2009as CPS Caseworker
Hounddog
2008as Charles
The Reaping
2007as Haman
The List
2007as A.L. Jenkins
Madea's Family Reunion
2006as Isaac Sr.
Glory Road
2006as Mr. Flournoy
Idlewild
2006as Walter
Heavens Fall
2006as Leonard George
Ray
2004as Angry Husband
The Alamo
2004as Sam
Cold Mountain
2003as Joshua
Runaway Jury
2003as SUV Driver
Sweet Home Alabama
2002as Jimmy Lee
Drumline
2002as President Wagner
I'm with Lucy
2002as Cab Driver #1
The Rosa Parks Story
2002
Rustin
2001as Mel Jones
Hood Rat
2001as Attorney
Remember the Titans
2000as Charles Campbell
Animal Factory
2000as Captain Knight
Tigerland
2000as SFC Ezra Landers
The Runaway
2000as Jule Monroe
Bringing Out the Dead
1999as Griss
Forces of Nature
1999as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Funny Valentines
1999as Ephraim Lee
Chill Factor
1999as Courtroom Colonel
Wayward Son
1999as Horace
Selma, Lord, Selma
1999as John Webb
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999as Noah's Father
Flash
1997as Sam Parker
Gordy
1995as Krugman
Forrest Gump
1994as Drill Sergeant
A Simple Twist of Fate
1994as Bailiff
The War
1994as Quarry Man
Drop Squad
1994as Berl (Flip) Mangum
The Firm
1993as Cotton Truck Driver
The Real McCoy
1993as Cab Dispatcher
Sankofa
1993as Noble Ali
White Lie
1991as Bartender
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991as Prison Guard
Murder in Mississippi
1990as Bob Moses
Web of Deceit
1990as Bailiff
The Long Walk Home
1990as Taxi Driver
Caroline?
1990as Taxi Driver
Glory
1989as Tall Contraband
The Money Pit
1986as Bernie
Trading Places
1983as Longshoreman
Freedom Road
1979as Young Black Man with Scars
Judge Horton and the Scottsboro Boys
1976as Charlie Weems
Television (25)
Women of the Movement
2022as Add Reed
Creepshow
2019as Brenner
Genius
2017as Philip Randolph
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
2016as Inspector Polino
Saints & Sinners
2016as Detective St. Charles
Mad Dogs
2015as Captain Churchill
True Detective
2014as Police Chief Holloway
Madam Secretary
2014as President Babacar Diome
Survivor's Remorse
2014as Richard Freeman
Chase
2010as The Chief
Past Life
2010as Fred Lamm
John Adams
2008as Servant
Side Order of Life
2007as Thomas Beauchamp
Ghost Whisperer
2005as Archivist
The Shield
2002as Vince Peabo
Sheena
2000as Kontee
Dawson's Creek
1998as Clifton Smalls
New York News
1995
Fortune Hunter
1994as Pierre Toussant
I'll Fly Away
1991as Mr. Hendricks
Law & Order
1990as Michael Kano
In the Heat of the Night
1988as Jimmy Dawes
Miami Vice
1984as Desmond Maxwell
Rage of Angels
1983as Vet #1
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951as Taxi Driver
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