Nnamdi Asomugha (born July 6, 1981) is a former All-Pro NFL defensive back from Los Angeles, California. Nnamdi began his professional football career with the Oakland Raiders after being selected in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft. A four-time All-Pro selection, Asomugha emerged as one of the League's best defensive backs, earning him starting positions in the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Pro Bowls. During the 2011 off-season, Asomugha was considered the top free agent on the market, and was featured on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated' after signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. On December 27, 2013, he signed a one-day contract with the Oakland Raiders and retired after 11 seasons in the NFL. Prior to joining the NFL, Asomugha was a standout free safety at the University of California, Berkeley, from which he graduated with a degree in corporate finance. Asomugha made his professional acting debut in 2008 on the CW Network sitcom The Game (2006). In 2009, he played the role of Ken Shaw in the season premiere of Friday Night Lights (2006) Season 4 (East of Dillon (2009)). In 2010, he appeared on the TNT drama Leverage (2008) as Walle in the Season 3 episode The Scheherazade Job (2010). In the fall of 2012, Nnamdi appeared in his first feature-length film, Fire with Fire (2012), alongside Bruce Willis, Josh Duhamel, and Rosario Dawson. He wrote, produced and starred in his first short film, Double Negative (2013). Nnamdi is the chairman of the Asomugha Foundation, a 501(3)c he founded with his family. The foundation works to support two key programs: Asomugha College Tour for Scholars (ACTS) and Orphans and Widows in Need (OWIN). ACTS is an 18-month-long mentorship program through which he personally takes a group of high-achieving high school students on an all-expenses-paid trip to a city where they visit the local colleges and universities. Upon their return home, the students engage in leadership, civic, and humanitarian activities, demonstrating that success is also found in giving back. OWIN, which was founded by Nnamdi's mother, Dr. Lilian Asomugha, works to position widows and orphans in Africa for economic success and independence through education, spiritual guidance, and vocational training.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 6, 1981 (45)
- Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
- Actor and producer, also director and writer
- 13 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Nnamdi Asomugha's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
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 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 6
Grounded 7 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 5
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 5
A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Allyas Carl 'KC' King in Crown Heights (2017)
- Heroas Robert Halloway in Sylvie's Love (2020)
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet6
- 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 Nnamdi Asomugha's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Nnamdi Asomugha'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
17 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Knife(2024)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
The Good Nurse(2022)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Nanny(2022)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
A Soldier's Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
The Banker(2020)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Sylvie's Love(2020)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Harriet(2019)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Tamron Hall(2019)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Crown Heights(2017)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Halfway(2016)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Hello, My Name Is Doris(2015)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Beasts of No Nation(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Fire with Fire(2012)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Friday Night Lights(2006)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows2034 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Savant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 16 titles, 13 of them dated from 2006 to 2025; peak year 2021.
Biggest box office
The Banker (2020)
Highest rated
Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Most popular right now
The Banker (2020)
Film career
Peak 2021 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 2012Screen debut· Fire with Fire
- 2020Primetime Emmy nomination· Sylvie's Love
Billing
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.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2018–2021.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Male
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Nnamdi Asomugha's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 69th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 86, detractors 58. 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 Nnamdi Asomugha's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Nnamdi Asomugha work with?
People who share at least 2 of Nnamdi Asomugha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jonathan T. Baker shares the most, 5.
Actors
- Aja Naomi KingShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Aja Naomi King
Editors
- Dana CongdonShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Dana Congdon
Producers
- Jonathan T. BakerShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020), The Banker (2020), Crown Heights (2017), Halfway (2016)See all 5 shared titles with Jonathan T. Baker
- Akbar GbajabiamilaShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Akbar Gbajabiamila
- Arinze OkwuadigboShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Arinze Okwuadigbo
- Chijioke AsomughaShared titles: The Knife (2024), Sylvie's Love (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Chijioke Asomugha
