Born in London, England, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje split his time as a youth between the UK and Nigeria. After earning a Masters from London's prestigious King's College University, a career in acting came his way when acclaimed director Frank Marshall cast him in Congo. This led to appearances in the films Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Legionnaire, the HBO movie Deadly Voyage, television series Cracker and New York Undercover, as well as the ABC miniseries 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Adewale's newest role is Mr. Eko on ABC's Lost. Mr. Eko is a passenger from the tail-end of the plane whose survival and combat skills are crucial to the rest of the people on the island. He is known with the main group of survivors and along with Bernard, is one of the last two known survivors of the tail section.