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Tom Ukah

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Tom Ukah
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Tom Ukah is a Nigerian-American actor known for The Walking Dead: Dead City. Born Thomas Chidi Ukah in Aba, Nigeria, and raised in Lagos, he is the eldest of three children to two loving parents. As a teenager, he relocated to the U.S., initially pursuing a degree in chemical engineering but his undeniable passion for acting soon shifted his path.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
    The Walking Dead: Dead City
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Waylen
    Washington Black (2025)
    Washington Black
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • The Man
    Lucky Lu (2025)
    Lucky Lu
    7.8
    • Sanjay
    • 2025
    Tony Danza, Wendell Pierce, Erika Woods, Malcolm Mays, Patina Miller, Stefano Marchetti, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada$$, Mekai Curtis, and Marvin Thomas in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
    Power Book III: Raising Kanan
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Sergeant Wells
    • Sergeant Healey

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    Actor

    • Washington Black (2025)
      Washington Black
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • The Man
      • 2025
    • Lucky Lu (2025)
      Lucky Lu
      7.8
      • Sanjay
      • 2025
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)
      The Walking Dead: Dead City
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Waylen
      • 2025
    • Tony Danza, Wendell Pierce, Erika Woods, Malcolm Mays, Patina Miller, Stefano Marchetti, Hailey Kilgore, Joey Bada$$, Mekai Curtis, and Marvin Thomas in Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021)
      Power Book III: Raising Kanan
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Sergeant Healey
      • Sergeant Wells
      • 2023–2025
    • Kristen Renton and Gino Anthony Pesi in First Shift (2024)
      First Shift
      4.5
      • Robert
      • 2024
    • Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, Missy Peregrym, John Boyd, and Zeeko Zaki in FBI (2018)
      FBI
      7.1
      TV Series
      • State Department
      • 2024
    • Amanda Seyfried and Tom Holland in The Crowded Room (2023)
      The Crowded Room
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Russ
      • 2023
    • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
      Poker Face
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Louis
      • 2023
    • Christopher Meloni in Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
      Law & Order: Organized Crime
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Yousef Deng
      • 2022
    • Blacklist (2013)
      Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Burly Guard #1
      • 2022
    • Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and Peter Scanavino in New York - Unité spéciale (1999)
      New York - Unité spéciale
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Father Fatoye
      • 2022
    • Ewan McGregor and Gian Franco Rodriguez in Halston (2021)
      Halston
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Derrick
      • 2021
    • Ryan Eggold in New Amsterdam (2018)
      New Amsterdam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Dr. Owasi
      • 2021
    • FBI : Most Wanted Criminals (2020)
      FBI : Most Wanted Criminals
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Det. Sheridan
      • 2020
    • Lauren B. Martin, Robert G. McKay, Tony D. Head, Landra V. Phillips, Bernard Luther White IV, Thomas Pierce, and Donald Brumfield Jr. in Asunder the Series (2019)
      Asunder the Series
      TV Series
      • Vaughn Maxwell
      • 2019

    Writer

    • Tom Ukah and Janay N Jackson in The Dance (2016)
      The Dance
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Job
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • The Set Up (2016)
      The Set Up
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Payback
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Tom Ukah in Justified (2016)
      Justified
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Tom Ukah and Janay N Jackson in The Dance (2016)
      The Dance
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • The Job
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • From Within
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • The Set Up (2016)
      The Set Up
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Tom Ukah in Justified (2016)
      Justified
      7.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2016

    Verified affiliations

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    SAG-AFTRA

    Videos9

    REEL
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    REEL
    The Walking Dead: Dead City S2 E3
    Demo Reel 4:30
    The Walking Dead: Dead City S2 E3
    The Walking Dead: Dead City S2 E3
    Demo Reel 4:30
    The Walking Dead: Dead City S2 E3
    Power Book III: Raising Kanan 403
    Demo Reel 2:17
    Power Book III: Raising Kanan 403
    FBI (CBS) S6 E1
    Demo Reel 1:04
    FBI (CBS) S6 E1
    POWER BOOK III RAISING KANAN
    Demo Reel 1:25
    POWER BOOK III RAISING KANAN
    POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN (STARZ)
    Demo Reel 1:03
    POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN (STARZ)

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 1.93 m
    • Spouse
      • Janay N JacksonJune 19, 2021 - present

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      Speaks fluent Nigerian language/dialect (Igbo).

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