Ngo Okafor

Ngoli Onyeka Okafor (born December 30, 1974) is an American-born Nigerian actor, former boxer and model who is the internet's most downloaded black male model.

Early life and education Okafor was born in Framingham, Massachusetts while his father was completing his PhD at Harvard University. His family returned to Nigeria shortly before Okafor's second birthday. Okafor grew up in Enugu State. He suffered from respiratory illnesses, such as asthma and pneumonia, and read Charles Dickens to pass the time while convalescing at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital. He was featured on the covers of Fortune, Vogue, W, ESPN Magazine and The Source. In 2005, at the age of 31, Okafor began boxing at Kingsway Boxing. In 2010, Okafor founded Iconoclast Fitness, a training gym in the Flatiron District of Manhattan.

Filmography Films Phat Girlz (2006) as Gentleman in Club Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (2011) as Sebastian A Dog Named Gary (2012) as Rob True Story (2015) as Ibrahim Oxford Gardens (2015)

TV series One Life to Live (2006) as Coby Cates Six Degrees (2007) as Greg Kings (2009) as Prison Guard CollegeHumor Originals (2011) The Six (2011) as Chuck Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2012–2019) as Trainer Wyatt