
Sahr Ngaujah
Biography
Michael Sahr Ngaujah (born September 7, 1976) is an American theater actor and director. Not long after his parents arrival from Sierra Leone via UK, Sahr was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Within five years his family relocated to Atlanta. He spent most of his early career working in experimental theater in Amsterdam. He made his breakthrough for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Fela Kuti in the 2009 Broadway musical Fela! He was nominated for his second Tony Award for his performance Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! (2019). On screen, he is best known for his roles in ABC's Last Resort (2012) and Netflix's Luke Cage (2018).…
Filmography

How I Spent My Summer Vacation
1997 · 9.0

Prodigal Son
2019 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Evil
2019 · 7.8

Deception
2018 · 7.7

The Good Wife
2009 · 7.6

Kensho at the Bedfellow
2017 · 7.5

Stomp the Yard
2007 · 7.2

Bull
2016 · 7.1

Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 · 6.9

Last Resort
2012 · 6.8

First Time Felon
1997 · 6.8

Patti Cake$
2017 · 6.6

Money Monster
2016 · 6.4

The Signal
2007 · 5.9

Vox Lux
2018 · 5.7

Farewell Meu Amor
2016 · 5.3

A Lesson Before Dying
1999 · 5.0

The Jailhouse
2009 · 4.0

Big Ain't Bad
2002 · 4.0

The Accidental Wolf
2020 · 0.0

National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011 · 0.0