Cynthia Addai-Robinson
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Born | Cynthia Addai-Robinson January 12, 1985 London, England |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Known for | Naevia in Spartacus, Amanda Waller in Arrow |
Cynthia Addai-Robinson is an English-born American actress. She is best known for her roles as Naevia in the Starz television series Spartacus and DC Comics character Amanda Waller in The CW TV series Arrow.
Early life
Addai-Robinson was born in London; her mother is from Ghana and her father was an American citizen. She moved to the U.S. when she was 4 and was raised by her mother in a suburb of Washington, D.C.[1] She is a graduate of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD[2] and Tisch School of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater. In addition, she trained at Lee Strasberg Theater Institute[3] and in dance forms ballet, jazz and tap. She received Navy Seal and New Zealand Special Forces training during the filming of Spartacus: War of the Damned.
Career
After participating in several various Off-Broadway plays, she got her first role on television in 2002 in an episode of The Education of Max Bickford. In following years, she made small appearances on television shows like Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, Numb3rs and Justice. In 2009, she got her first recurring role on the ABC drama, FlashForward playing the character of a Debbie, a nurse. The same year she appeared in Tina Mabry's independent film Mississippi Damned as Milena.
In late 2011 she made her big screen debut playing Zoe Saldana's (on screen with Amandla Stenberg) mother Alicia Restrepo in Colombiana.[4]
Her biggest role came in April 2011 when she was cast as Naevia in Spartacus: Vengeance. She replaced actress Lesley-Ann Brandt, who originally played the role in the first season and prequel, but decided to leave the show.[5]
In early 2013 she played Aja, a powerful witch who came to help Bonnie on The Vampire Diaries for two episodes. She made a brief a cameo as an on looker in the crowd in the film Star Trek Into Darkness. In September 2013, she was cast as the recurring character Amanda Waller in the hit The CW show, Arrow.[6]
In March 2014, she was cast as Emily D. West in the History Channel 2015 miniseries Texas Rising.[7] Addai-Robinson became an Emmy contender for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series.[8] Her performance was nominated for a Women's Image Network Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series.[9]
In January 2015, she was cast in Gavin O'Connor's The Accountant joining Ben Affleck and JK Simmons. Robinson will play a U.S. Treasury Department analyst who has kept a low profile.[10] The film release date, previously January, is now set for October 2016.[11]
In March 2016, she was announced to be taking over Emily Rios role from the Shooter (TV series) pilot as the female lead.[12]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Susan | Episode: "1.18" |
2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Lillian Beaudriville | Episode: "1.2" |
2005 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jeanette | Episode: "5.8" |
2006 | Justice | Debra Mortin | Episode: "1.11" |
2007 | Dash 4 Cash | Meredith | TV movie |
2007 | A.M.P.E.D. | Paige Moscavell | TV movie |
2007 | CSI: Miami | Courtney Rinella | Episode: "5.12" |
2007 | Dirt | Woman / Michelle | 2 episodes |
2007 | Entourage | Amanda's Assistant #2 | Episode: "3.13" |
2007 | Life | Stephanie | Episode: "1.02" |
2009 | Numb3rs | Trisha Moreno | Episode: "5.15" |
2009 | CSI: NY | Dr. Karita Neville | Episode: "5.23" |
2009 | FlashForward | Debbie | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Woman | Episode: "3.21" |
2011 | Colombiana | Alicia Restrepo | Feature film |
2012 | Spartacus: Vengeance | Naevia | Main role, 10 episodes |
2013 | Spartacus: War of the Damned | Naevia | Main role, 10 episodes |
2013 | The Vampire Diaries | Aja | 2 Episodes |
2013 | King & Maxwell | Megan Ainsley | TV pilot |
2013 | Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret | Leslie | TV movie |
2013 | Star Trek Into Darkness | San Francisco Woman | Feature film |
2013–16 | Arrow | Amanda Waller | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
2014 | Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Amanda Waller | Video game, voice only |
2016 | "Chicago Med" | Dr. Vicki Glass | recurring role, 4 episodes |
2016 | The Accountant | Marybeth Medina | Feature film |
2016 | Shooter | Nadine Memphis | Main role |
Awards and Nominations
Year | Association | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | Women's Image Network Award | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Texas Rising | Nominated |
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External links
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson at the Internet Movie Database
- Official website
- Cynthia Addai Robinson on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Cynthia Addai-Robinson on Instagram
- TVGuide bio
- Official site of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, a Starz original series
- Official site for The CW's Arrow
- Official Facebook page
- Articles with hCards
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- Living people
- Actresses from London
- Actresses from Washington, D.C.
- English television actresses
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- English emigrants to the United States
- American television actresses
- American people of English descent
- American people of Ghanaian descent
- Tisch School of the Arts alumni
- Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni
- 1985 births