Boris Kodjoe

Boris Kodjoe is one of those guys who makes you wonder if the universe just decided to be unfair to the rest of us — the man is 6'4", absurdly handsome, and can actually act. Born in Vienna to a Ghanaian father and German mother, he came up through modeling before landing the role that put him on the map: Damon Carter in Showtime's Soul Food, where he held his own in a sharp ensemble cast for four solid seasons. He went on to pop up in everything from Resident Evil: Afterlife to the action series Strike Back, and later Tyler Perry's The Oval. What I appreciate is that he never coasted purely on looks — there's a real warmth and grounded quality to his performances that makes him easy to root for. His advocacy alongside his wife Nicole Ari Parker for spina bifida awareness (their daughter Sophie lives with the condition) adds a dimension that elevates him well beyond Hollywood eye candy.

Name (English)

Boris Kodjoe

Name (Japanese)

ボリス・コジョー

Reading

ぼりす・こじょー

Born

March 8, 1973 (age 53)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Ox

Origin

Vienna, Austria

Height

193 cm

Occupation

actor / television actor / model / film actor / stage actor

University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.boris-world.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/boriskodjoe/
• Xhttps://x.com/BorisKodjoe
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC

Tags

• actor
• television actor
• model

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.