Oris Erhuero is an award-winning actor and producer celebrated for his rich multicultural heritage spanning the UK, Nigeria, and the US. Known for his versatility and strong on-screen presence, Oris's martial arts and boxing background secured him a leading role in his first international TV series, The Adventures of Sinbad, three decades ago. He went on to star alongside Donnie Yen in Highlander IV: Endgame and worked with legendary action directors Yuen Woo-Ping and Hark Tsui in Black Mask 2, proving he is no stranger to the action genre. With a commanding presence, Oris has made a significant impact in theatre, television, and film, collaborating with Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning director Raoul Peck on projects such as HBO's Sometimes in April and Moloch Tropical. His diverse filmography includes standout roles in Exterminate All the Brutes, Redcon-1, and Road to Yesterday. In 2024, he captivates audiences in the Netflix film A Sunday Affair, the Nordic Noir project The Art of Telling Lies, and serves as both producer and lead actor in the docudrama 1776: Ceerno Sileymaan Baal. Additionally, Oris's distinctive voice features in the DC Comics adaptation of Neil Gaiman's Sandman, which reached the New York Times Audio Best Seller list. Oris Erhuero is a powerful force in the arts, weaving rich and resonant stories that captivate audiences worldwide.
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Biography from IMDb.
- September 23, 1968 (58)
- London, England, UK
- Actor, also producer
- 9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Oris Erhuero's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 3
A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Heroas CAPT Marcus Stanton in Redcon-1 (2018)
- Allyas Toussaint Louverture in Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
- Shadowas Sunday in A Sunday Affair (2023)
- Tricksteras Sunday in A Sunday Affair (2023)
- Allyas Isaac in The Art of Telling Lies (2026)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet4
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Oris Erhuero's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Oris Erhuero's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.
The Art of Telling Lies(2026)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Orah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Spring Lakes(2023)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
A Sunday Affair(2023)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Redcon-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Road to Yesterday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Cursed Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Dance Fu(2011)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Hurricane in the Rose Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Moloch Tropical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Sometimes in April(2005)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Crossing Jordan(2001)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
One on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Titus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
V.I.P. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Adventures of Sinbad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
Star power in the 85th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2018.
Biggest box office
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
Highest rated
Sometimes in April (2005)
Most popular right now
Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
Film career
Peak 2018 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1996Screen debut· The Adventures of Sinbad
- 2002First film· Black Mask 2: City of Masks
- 2018First top-billed film· Redcon-1
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Oris Erhuero's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 19th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 9 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 54/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Oris Erhuero work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oris Erhuero's MovieCove titles; Raoul Peck shares the most, 2.
- Raoul PeckShared titles: Exterminate All the Brutes (2021), Sometimes in April (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Raoul Peck
- Daniel DelumeShared titles: Exterminate All the Brutes (2021), Sometimes in April (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Daniel Delume
