Skip to content
MovieCove
Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Hakeem Kae-Kazim

Actor, also producer · Born October 1, 1962 (64) · Lagos, Nigeria

From Blockbusters to the prime time small screen, Hakeem Kae-Kazim has made his impact in the world of entertainment and has worked alongside many industry greats. This talented actor gained international notoriety for his wonderful portrayal of George Rutugunda in the Oscar-nominated film Hotel Rwanda, which led to leading roles in the TNT movie Librarian 2; opposite Noah Wyle, and The Triangle opposite Eric Stoltz and Sam Neill. Enjoying playing feisty and exciting characters, Hakeem's list of impressive credits include Pirates of the Caribbean III, Lost, Cane with Jimmy Smits, Law & Order: SVU with Mariska Hargitay, The Triangle with Sam Neill, The Librarian with Gabrielle Anwar, X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman, The 4th Kind alongside Milla Jovovich and Darfur with Billy Zane. Hakeem is often recognized for his recurring role as Colonel Dubaku, through which he wowed audiences with his stunning performance in 24's' Season 7, and in the prequel movie Redemption. Hakeem both produced and starred in Black November with Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger, as well as the award-winning film Man on Ground and Last Flight to Abuja. Hakeem's recent films include Half of a Yellow Sun and A Chance of Rain His distinctive voice has also been shared in many popular video games including Halo, Call of Duty and The Bourne Conspiracy. Hakeem is well loved for his TV work, which recently has included many primetime shows including Human Target, Criminal Minds, NAVY NCIS, Law and Order, Cobert Affairs, Strike Back and Gotham. He also starred as Mr. Scott in Michael Bay's exciting series Black Sails, which was commissioned for a third series, also starring as The Prophet, in NBC's Dominion, and as Samson, in the exciting miniseries Roots. In the BBC/Netflix drama Troy - Fall of a City, Hakeem starred as Zeus and voiced the role of Krogan on the Disney Channel's hit series How to Train Your Dragon. Hakeem's recent films include 24 Hours to Live and the drama Serenity, starring Mathew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway. He also appeared in the US drama Forty North and joined the remake of the classic TV series Dynasty starring as the Colby Patriarch. Hakeem recently filmed the much-awaited feature King Kong v Godzilla playing Admiral Wilcox, Mambo in Local film Riding with Sugar, Zimbabwean revolutionary Robert Mugabe in MUGABE and Joseph Damba in the TV series Deep State II.

Read more

Biography from IMDb.

Born
October 1, 1962 (64)
From
Lagos, Nigeria
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 85 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 38% in 30 days

What are Hakeem Kae-Kazim's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Bonds
20%
Survival
17%
Society
11%
Self
10%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 22 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 8 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 17 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 14 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 13

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 10
Ally
2 of 10
Herald
1 of 10
Hero
1 of 10
Threshold guardian
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Dread
10
Melancholic
9
Romantic
4
Hopeful
6
Other
14

How their films linger

Bittersweet9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4

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 Hakeem Kae-Kazim's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hakeem Kae-Kazim'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

85 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page.

  • Muzzle: City of Wolves(2025)

    as Detective Thorne

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Twilight of the Gods(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Baldr (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Burns and Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Mr. Gombe

  • Hammarskjöld: Fight for Peace(2023)

    as Moise Tshombe

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Nganù(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fight Like a Girl(2024)

    as Bagunda

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mugabe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Associate Producer · as President Robert Mugabe

  • My Dad the Bounty Hunter(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as Doloraami Warriors (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Dangerous Liaisons(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Majordome

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Anikulapo(2022)

    as Oba Aderoju

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Shuroo Process(2021)

    as Willy

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Godzilla vs. Kong(2021)

    as Admiral Wilcox

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Watch(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · as Captain John Keel

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Black Beauty(2020)

    as Terry

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Riding with Sugar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Mambo

  • Santana(2020)

    as Obi

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Cracka(2020)

    Co-Producer · as Dex Jackson

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Fried Barry(2020)

    as Kingpin

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • FBI: Most Wanted(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Emmanuel Lasisi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Love, Death & Robots(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Congo Murders(2018)

    as Victor Makuni

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Attaché (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as The Passenger

  • Deep State (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Joseph Damba

  • Troy: Fall of a City(2018)

    Show 7 episodes · as Zeus

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • 24 Hours to Live(2017)

    as Amahle

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Number(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bypass(2017)

    Producer · as Dr. Chris Moanda

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vixen(2017)

    as Eshu (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Solomon

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Roots(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Samson

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Daylight's End(2016)

    as Chris Whitlock

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: Race to the Edge(2015)

    Show 14 episodes · as Additional Voices (voice) · as Krogan (voice) · as Krogan / Drago (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Yefon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · as Fon Nto

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard Gladwell

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as President Desta Rahal

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Dominion(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as The Prophet

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Black Sails(2014)

    Show 28 episodes · as Mr. Scott

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Half of a Yellow Sun(2013)

    as Captain Dutse

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Black November(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Last Flight to Abuja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Adesola

  • Inside Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Valentine

  • Man on Ground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Ade

  • The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as T'Chaka (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Inale(2010)

    as Odeh

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Human Target(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Andre Markus

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Zebra's Striber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Attack on Darfur(2009)

    as Captain Jack Tobamke

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Fourth Kind(2009)

    as Awolowa Odusami

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane in the Rose Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Eddie

  • NCIS: Los Angeles(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abdul Habassa

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The One Last Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Batman

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine(2009)

    as African Businessman

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Icy Killers: Secrets of Alaska's Salmon Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Narrator

  • Ben 10: Alien Force(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Connor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Big Fellas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Ray

  • Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Tommy

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End(2007)

    as Captain Jocard

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines(2006)

    as Jomo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • The Front Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Erasmus

  • The Triangle(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · as Saunders

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Slipstream(2005)

    as Runson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Rwanda(2004)

    as George Rutaganda

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Lost(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Emeka

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • King Solomon's Mines(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Twala

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Critical Assignment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Jomo

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Yasouf

  • Citizen Verdict (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Boniface Thiberge

  • 24(2001)

    Show 9 episodes · as Colonel Iké Dubaku

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Die Wüstenrose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Raad (as Hakeem Kae Kassim)

  • Animated Epics: Moby Dick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Queequeg (voice)

  • The Secret Laughter of Women(1998)

    as Dr. Ade

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • After the Rain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Bingo

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Chuckwei Bothame

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Life of the Buddha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mara (voice)

  • Trial & Retribution(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Cranham

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Testament: The Bible in Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Ham (voice)

  • Ellington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Tommy Knight

  • A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Equinao

  • Double Vision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Barman

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Jerome

  • Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerome

  • Boyz Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Human Cargo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 3 episodes · as Youssef

  • Intangents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Frantic man

  • It’s the Blackness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 85 titles, 81 of them dated from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2021.

Biggest box office

The Fourth Kind (2009)

$48M worldwide

Highest rated

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Dangerous Liaisons (2022)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19892025

Peak 2021 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 85: 80 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score55thDirecting1 of 85: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing4 of 85: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

85 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s10 · acting2000s25 · acting2010s26 · 25 acting · 2 crew2020s19 · 19 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 18 roles
0414

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Hakeem Kae-Kazim's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 22 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 22

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up15
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic7
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, producer

Cracka (2020)

99th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 38. 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.

Is Hakeem Kae-Kazim's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles64–88 · median 77 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles13–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles49–74 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hakeem Kae-Kazim work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hakeem Kae-Kazim's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Deon Lotz shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles