Hakeem Kae-Kazim was born on October 1st, 1962, in Lagos, Lagos State to Nigerian parents from Abeokuta, Ogun State. He is a Nigerian-born, English-raised South African actor and has appeared in numerous British, American and South African television shows.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim Early Life

Kae-Kazim spent his early years before his family re-located to London, England. His interest in acting began with school plays and The National Youth Theatre, which is when he discovered that he had “a love for theatre, for acting”. He trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, graduating in 1987 and was offered a space with The Royal Shakespeare Company, where he continued his classical training.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim Career

Kae-Kazim is best known for his role as warlord and terrorist Colonel Ike Dubaku on the television movie 24: Redemption (2008) and Season 7 of the action series 24, in 2009. He made a notable guest appearance as Emeka in the 5th episode of Season 3 of the television series, Lost and had featured in several hit movies like, Pirates of the Caribbean; At World’s End; Coming to America; Hotel Rwanda; X-Men Origins; Wolverine; The Jinn; Hurricane in the Rose Garden and Big Fellas as well as many TV series including, Law and Order, Criminal Minds amongst others. In 2007 he was seen in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, The Jinn, Hurricane in the Rose Garden, and Big Fellas. He has also appeared in numerous British, American and South African television shows, including Adventures of Sinbad, Grange Hill, Julius Caesar, Generations, S.O.S, Soul City, Madam and Eve, Mazinyo Dot Q, Justice For All, Fishy Feshuns, The Bill, Love Hurts, and The Canterbury Tales. He has also had roles in the direct-to-video releases Coming to South Africa (2004) and Coming to South Africa 2 (2005), both of which he produced. Called the ‘Man with a Beautiful Voice’, Kae-Kazim has also done extensive voiceover work ranging from television and radio to video games. His voice has been featured in a number of well known video games including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Final Fantasy XIV, Halo 3 ODST, Halo: Reach, Guild Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, The Golden Compass and The Saboteur. He has spoken of voice over work as being “a lot of fun”, and something he enjoys doing. Humanitarian causes Kae-Kazim is an appointed global ambassador for Africa 2.0, a civil society organisation providing a platform for emerging and established African leaders to drive forward the transformation of Africa. Although, Kae-Kazim, in an interview revealed that he turned down several Nollywood scripts as such scripts did not match his standard, he was however, wooed into featuring in blockbuster Nollywood movies like, Last Flight to Abuja, Black November and Half of a Yellow Sun. The south-west born star was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actor at the 2004 Gemini Awards and is a brand ambassador for telecommunications company, Etisalat Nigeria.

Hakeem Kae-Kazim Personal Life

Kae-Kazim lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, Bronwyn Kae-Kazim, and three children.His net worth has grown significantly in 2018. His net worth is estimated to be in the range of approximately $8 Million.