Deobia Oparei
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Deobia Oparei is a London born actor perhaps best known for his role as the Gunner in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
and as Thundarian in Your Highness
. His acting career in the early 1990's included minor television roles he spent the mid 1990s performing as a Drag Queen in Sydney and is 7 foot tall in platform heels. He returned to the UK towards the end of the 90's getting his first major film role being cast as Le Chocolat in Moulin Rouge in 2001.
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|rowspan="2"|2011
|| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
|| Gunner ||
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|| Your Highness
|| Thundarian ||
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|rowspan="2"|2010
|| The Presence
|| Woodsman || Minor Role
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|| Mr. Nice || Tee Bone Taylor ||
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|rowspan="2"|2005
|| Doom
|| Sergeant Roark "Destroyer" Gannon ||
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|rowspan="2"|2001
|| Moulin Rouge!
|| Le Chocolat ||
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
and as Thundarian in Your Highness
Your Highness
Your Highness is a 2011 fantasy comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Danny McBride and Ben Best, and starring McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel. Filming began in the summer of 2009 in Northern Ireland and concluded in October 2009...
. His acting career in the early 1990's included minor television roles he spent the mid 1990s performing as a Drag Queen in Sydney and is 7 foot tall in platform heels. He returned to the UK towards the end of the 90's getting his first major film role being cast as Le Chocolat in Moulin Rouge in 2001.
Filmography
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
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|rowspan="2"|2011
|| Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
|| Gunner ||
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|| Your Highness
Your Highness
Your Highness is a 2011 fantasy comedy film directed by David Gordon Green, written by Danny McBride and Ben Best, and starring McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, and Zooey Deschanel. Filming began in the summer of 2009 in Northern Ireland and concluded in October 2009...
|| Thundarian ||
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|rowspan="2"|2010
|| The Presence
The Presence (film)
The Presence is a 2010 horror thriller film written and directed by Tom Provost. This film is the directorial debut for Tom Provost.-Cast:* Tony Curran as The Man In Black* Justin Kirk as The Man* Deobia Oparei as Woodsman* Mira Sorvino as The Woman...
|| Woodsman || Minor Role
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|| Mr. Nice || Tee Bone Taylor ||
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|rowspan="2"|2005
|| Doom
Doom (film)
Doom is a 2005 science fiction horror film, loosely based on the Doom series of video games created by id Software. It was directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak....
|| Sergeant Roark "Destroyer" Gannon ||
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|rowspan="2"|2001
|| Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
|| Le Chocolat ||
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