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Essandoh in 2018, photo by DFree /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh
Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: July 29, 1972
Ethnicity: Ghanaian
Ato Essandoh is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the shows Damages , Treme , Blue Bloods , Copper , Elementary , Believe , Girls , Vinyl , Chicago Med , Wolverine: The Long Night , Altered Carbon , The Code , Tales from the Loop , Away , Agent Stoker , Let the Right One In , and The Diplomat , and in the films Garden State , Saving Face (2004), Prime , Falling for Grace (2006), Blood Diamond , Django Unchained , Jason Bourne , O.G. , Dark Phoenix , and Reptile (2023).
His parents, Monica and Ebow Essandoh, are Ghanaian immigrants. His name mean “Saturday” in Fante, a subgroup of the Akan people.
While two of his characters have been notably Jewish, Ato himself is not Jewish.