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Ato Essandoh
Essandoh in February 2018
Born	Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (1972-07-29) July 29, 1972 (age 52) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Education	Cornell University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in numerous films and TV series, including a major role in the 2023 Netflix political drama series The Diplomat.

Early life and education

Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh was born in Schenectady, New York, on July 29, 1972, the eldest child of Ebow and Monica Essando, from Ghana.

He graduated from New Rochelle High School in 1990. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Cornell University. 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.

Career

In 2020 Essandoh launched a podcast, Unrelated, together with childhood friend Chris Cecot, in which they discuss how race and color shaped their experiences growing up. in the same year, he played an African-British-Jewish astronaut in the 2020 Netflix scifi drama series Away.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

1. ^ "Biography". Ato Essandoh. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
2. "Happy Birthday To New Rochelle's Ato Essandoh". New Rochelle Daily Voice. July 29, 2014. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
3. "Meet the affable Ghanaian Hollywood star Ato Essandoh". June 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
4. "New York Acting School Alumni, Acting Classes & Courses". The Acting Studio. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
5. Rubel, Abigail (September 3, 2020). ""Away" actor's complex Schenectady upbringing". Times Union. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
6. "In Netflix's 'Away,' Ato Essandoh is an African-British-Jewish astronaut. It's not his first Jewish starring role". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
7. Vejvoda, Jim (December 4, 2023). "Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One: Exclusive Clip and Voice Cast Reveal". IGN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

External links

• Ato Essandoh at IMDb
• Interview with Ato Essandoh at Moniqueblog.net

• 1972 births
• American people of Ghanaian descent
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Cornell University College of Engineering alumni
• Living people
• 20th-century African-American male actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• New Rochelle High School alumni
• Male actors from New Rochelle, New York
• Actors from Schenectady, New York
• 21st-century American male actors
• 21st-century African-American male actors