DeObia Oparei
DeObia Oparei (also credited as Dhobi Oparei and Deobia Operei) is a London born[1] English actor and playwright known for his role as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and as Thundarian in Your Highness.
Oparei began his career working for various British theatre companies, like Theatre De Complicite, The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Royal National Theatre[citation needed]. Oparei's film debut was a small supporting role in Alien 3. After playing the lead role of American playwright John Guare's Six Degrees Of Separation, Oparei scored his next supporting film role, as "Le Chocolat", in the Baz Luhrmann film Moulin Rouge!.
Oparei is also a playwright. His first play, Crazyblackmuthafuckin'self, a dramedy about race, sexuality and identity, opened to critical acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre. The Guardian's Michael Billington described the play as "wild, raunchy and funny".[2]
In 2015 Oparei joins the cast of the HBO series Game of Thrones in Season 5 as Areo Hotah.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Dikembe | Filming |
| 2015-2016 | Game of Thrones | Areo Hotah | 6 episodes TV series |
| 2013 | Tula: The Revolt | Hacha | |
| 2012 | Dredd | TJ the Paramedic | – |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | Gunner | – |
| Your Highness | Thundarian | – | |
| Death Race 2 | Big Bill | – | |
| 2010 | The Presence | Woodsman | Minor role |
| Mr. Nice | Tee Bone Taylor | – | |
| 2005 | Doom | Sergeant Gannon "Destroyer" Roark | – |
| 2004 | Thunderbirds | Mullion | – |
| 2002 | The Four Feathers | Idris-Es-Saier | Minor role |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Le Chocolat | – |
| 1992 | Alien 3 | Arthur | – |
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