Ato Essandoh is a well-known American actor who has been performing since he was in college. He has done various small and big screen films while attending acting training at the Acting Studio in New York. Essandoh has starred in a number of popular TV shows, including ‘Chicago Med,’ ‘Blue Bloods,’ ‘Copper,’ ‘Elementary,’ ‘Person of Interest,’ ‘Damages,’ ‘Law & Order,’ and ‘Madam Secretary,’ to mention a few. Aside from that, he has worked on films such as ‘Blood Diamond,’ ‘Hitch,’ ‘Saving Face,’ ‘Prime,’ ‘Garden State,’ and ‘Roger Dodger.’ The Defiant Ones, writing and performing collective was co-founded by the American actor. He is also a playwright, having written the theater play ‘Black Thang.’ When it comes to Essandoh’s personal life, he is a simple yet elegant man. He’s also a bit of a media snob who doesn’t like to be the center of attention. Hundreds of thousands of people follow the actor on the social networking site Twitter, where he is fairly active.
The Career of Ato
In 2001, Ato Essandoh made his acting debut on the television show ‘Third Watch.’ He then went on to star in the films Garden State and ‘Roger Dodger.’ He starred in the television sitcom ‘Commander in Chief’ in 2005, as well as the films Hitch,’ ‘Prime,’ and ‘Saving Face.’
The American actor was cast in the film ‘Blood Diamond’ a year later. He also appeared on NBC’s ‘Conviction’ during that time.
Essandoh went on to star in the film ‘Falling for Grace’ and the TV drama ‘Law & Order’ shortly after. He appeared in the film ‘Nights in Rodanthe’ in 2008. He was cast in the series ‘Royal Pains’ and ‘Make My Day’ the following year.
Following that, he was cast in the shows ‘Damages,’ ‘Blue Bloods,’ ‘White Collar,’ and ‘Tremé.’ Essandoh made appearances in the films ‘Django Unchained’ and ‘Copper’ and ‘Elementary’ in 2012.
He worked on a number of little and large projects during the next two years, including ‘Believe,’ ‘Madam Secretary,’ ‘The Experience Box,’ and ‘Wish I Was Here.’ Following that, he appeared in the television shows ‘Girls’ and ‘Person of Interest.’
The American actor then went on to play Lester Grimes in the TV show “Vinyl” and Dr. Isidore Latham in “Chicago Med.” Essandoh also appeared in the film ‘Jason Bourne’ during this time.
Ato’s Personal Experiences
Ato Essandoh was born in Schenectady, New York, on July 29, 1972, to Ghanaian parents. He attended New Rochelle High School and received his diploma in 1990.
He subsequently went on to Cornell University to study chemical engineering and received his bachelor’s degree. Essandoh is currently a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the university as well as the Irving Literary Society. Aside from that, the media has no access to information about the actor’s family or love affairs.
Estimated Net worth
Ato Essandoh is one of the wealthiest TV actors and one of the most popular. Ato Essandoh’s net worth is estimated to be $2 million, according to Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider.