Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a Nigerian actor and voice actor, best known for playing Georges Rutaganda in the film Hotel Rwanda and Colonel Iké Dubaku in the seventh season of 24.
Biography[]
Kae-Kazim was born on October 1, 1962, in Lagos, Nigeria. His parents were an accountant and a civil engineer. When he was only one year old, his family and him emigrated over to the UK, where he became classically trained at the highly regarded and esteemed Bristol Old Vic. Once he graduated, Kae-Kazim was then offered to join the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he got to perform in roles like Cinna the Poet from Julius Caesar and Morocco from The Merchant of Venice. Later, he decided to move back to South Africa at the age of 25. He eventually moved to the U.S., and he began to appear in films by 1999. However, he received a substantial amount of praise for his performance in the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda. The film has helped him become more prominent. Since then, Kae-Kazim has begun appearing in more projects like Black Sails, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, and Halo: Reach.
On Criminal Minds[]
Kae-Kazim portrayed religious practitioner and soup kitchen worker Julio Ruiz in the Season Six episode "Corazón".
Filmography[]
- Intergalactic - 5 episodes (2021) - Yann Harper
- Comatose (2021) - Doctor Kalu
- The Shuroo Process (2021) - Willie
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Admiral Wilcox
- The Watch - 2 episodes (2020-2021) - Captain John Keel
- Chasing the Rain (2020) - Matua
- Cracka (2020) - Dex Jackson
- Black Beauty (2020) - Terry
- Riding with Sugar (2020) - Mambo
- Mugabe (2020) - President Robert Mugabe
- Beyond Blue (2020) - André (voice)
- Santana (2020) - Obi
- Fried Barry (2020) - Kingpin
- Silent Witness - 2 episodes (2020) - Adam Brookham
- The Attache (2019) - The Passenger
- Deep State - 4 episodes (2019) - Joseph Damba
- Dynasty - 6 episodes (2017-2019) - Cecil Colby
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) - Simon (voice)
- The Congo Murders (2018) - Victor Makuni
- MacGyver - 2 episodes (2017-2018) - Solomon
- World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (2018) - Unknown Character (voice)
- Troy: Fall of a City - 7 episodes (2018) - Zeus
- The Looming Tower (2018) - Commander Onyango
- Dragons: Race to the Edge - 16 episodes (2017-2018) - Krogan/Drago/Additional Voices (voice)
- 24 Hours to Live (2017) - Amahle
- Bypass (2017) - Doctor Chris Moanda
- Vixen: The Movie (2017) - Benatu Eshu (voice)
- Vixen - 5 episodes (2016) - Benatu Eshu (voice)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) - Athgar Heece/Parade Officer (voice)
- Roots (2016) - Samson
- Daylight's End (2016) - Chris
- Dias Santana (2016) - Obi Mukwa
- Black Sails - 23 episodes (2014-2016) - Mr. Scott
- Scorpion (2016) - President Desta Rahal
- Dominion - 4 episodes (2015) - The Prophet
- The Boy (2015) - The Father
- State of Affairs (2014) - Unknown Character
- Gotham (2014) - Richard Gladwell
- Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) - Captain Dutse
- The American Failure (2012) - Detective Matheis
- Strike Back - 2 episodes (2012) - Sulaimani
- Covert Affairs (2012) - Somali Pirate
- Last Flight to Abuja (2012) - Adesola
- Black November (2012) - Dede
- Unit 13 (2012) - Ringo
- Generator Rex (2011) - Ghrun Set
- Inside Story (2011) - Valentine
- Saints Row: The Third (2011) - Pedestrian and Character Voices (credited as Hakim Kazim)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) - Unknown
- Man on Ground (2011) - Ade
- Black Gold (2011) - Dede
- NCIS: Los Angeles - 2 episodes (2011) - Abdul Habassa
- CIS: Las Gidi (2011) - Commander Mohammad
- Criminal Minds - "Corazón" (2011) TV episode - Julio Ruiz
- Faith and Dreams (2010) - Rebel Leader
- Human Target (2010) - Andre Markus
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) - T'Chaka
- Inale (2010) - Odeh
- Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 (2020) MBeki/Poacher/Warden (voice)
- Final Fantasy XIV (2010) - Unknown
- Halo: Reach (2010) - Jorge-052 (credited as Hakeem Kae Kazim)
- Army of Two: The 40th Day (2010) - JB (voice)
- The Saboteur (2009) - Mingo
- Attack on Darfur (2009) - Captain Jack Tobamke
- The Fourth Kind (2009) - Awolowa Odusami
- Hurricane in the Rose Garden (2009) - Eddie
- Halo 3: ODST (2009) Dr. Daniel Endesha (credited as Hakim Kazim)
- The One Last Time (2009) - Batman
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) - African Businessman
- 24 - 9 episodes (2009) - Colonel Iké Dubaku
- 24 (TV Movie) (2008) - Colonel Iké Dubaku
- Tony 5 (2008) - Preacher
- Ben 10: Alien Force (2008) - Connor
- The Bourne Conspiracy (2008) - Unknown
- The Jinn (2007) - Ahmad
- Othello (2007) - Iago
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2007) - Chuckwei Bothame
- The Golden Compass (2007) - Nicholas/Samoyed
- Big Fellas (2007) - Ray Whitehead
- Cane (2007) - Tommy
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Captain Jocard
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) - Gentleman Jocard
- Lost (2006) - Emeka
- Guild Wars: Nightfall (2006) - Djinn/Additional Voices
- The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006) - Jomo
- The Front Line (2006) - Erasmus
- Othello: A South African Tale (2005) - Iago
- The Triangle - 3 episodes (2005) - Saunders
- Out on a Limb (2005) - D.I. Edwards
- Slipstream (2005)- Runson
- Coming to South Africa 2 (2005) - Mike
- Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Georges Rutaganda
- Coming to South Africa (2004) - Mike
- King Solomon's Mines (2004) - Twala
- Critical Assignment (2004) - Jomo
- Mazinyo Dot Q (2004) - Charles
- Human Cargo (2004) - Youssef
- Canterbury Tales (2003) - Yasouf
- Citizen Verdict (2003) - Boniface Thiberge
- God Is African (2003) - Femi
- Sunflower (2003) - Unknown
- Global Effect (2002) - Satto
- Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000) - Queequeg
- Die Wüstenrose (2000) - Raad (credited as Hakeem Kae Kassim)
- The Secret Laughter of Women (1999) - Dr. Ade
- After the Rain (1999) - Bingo
- The Adventures of Sinbad (1997) - Ali Rashid
- Trial & Retribution (1997) - D.C. Cranham (credited as Hakeem Kae Kazim)
- Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996) - Ham
- Ellington - 2 episodes (1996) - Tommy Knight
- Hidden Empire: A Son of Africa (1995) - Equiano
- Grange Hill - 11 episodes (TV Series) - Mr. Manyeke/Mrs. Manyeke/Mr. Manyeko
- Love Hurts (1994) - Desmond Matankube
- Runaway Bay (1993) - Henry Ornette
- Double Vision (1992) - Barman (credited as Hakeem Kae Kazim)
- Screen One (1991) - Jerome
- Saracen (1989) - Bazantsi
- The Bill (1988) - Kuzalo
- The District Nurse (1987) - Ademola
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.