Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor.
Early life
Essandoh was born in
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady () is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2020 census, the city's population of 67,047 made it the state's ninth-largest city by population. The city is in eastern New Y ...
to Ghanaian parents and graduated from
New Rochelle High School
New Rochelle High School (NRHS) is a public high school in New Rochelle, New York. It is part of the City School District of New Rochelle and is the city's sole public high school.
Its student body represents 60 countries from around the world. I ...
in 1990. He received a
B.S.
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.
The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University ...
in
chemical engineering
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from
Cornell University
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. He first joined theater when he was dared to do so by a girlfriend. He studied acting under James Price at The Acting Studio - New York in
New York City
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. He is also a playwright, and authored ''Black Thang'' which is published in the anthology ''Plays and Playwrights 2003''. Essandoh is the co-founder of The Defiant Ones writing and performance group.
Career
He launched a podcast, Unrelated, together with his childhood friend Chris Cecot.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video Games
References
External links
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Interview with Ato Essandohat Moniqueblog.net
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1972 births
American people of Ghanaian descent
African-American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Cornell University College of Engineering alumni
Living people
Male actors from New Rochelle, New York
Actors from Schenectady, New York
21st-century American male actors
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
New Rochelle High School alumni