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BORIS KODJOE

Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ursula, a German psychologist, and Eric Kodjoe, a Ghanaian physician.  He is Jewish through his mother and maternal grandmother.  Kodjoe is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish.  He has a brother named Patrick and a sister named Nadja.  Kodjoe aspired to be a professional tennis player and attended Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, VA, where he played tennis for the Rams.  His brother Patrick played for VCU's basketball team.  A back injury ended his tennis aspirations, but he was quickly signed as a model and soon after entered acting.

Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine in 2002, Kodjoe is perhaps best known as one of the seven regular cast members from the Showtime drama Soul Food, which aired from 2000 to 2004.  He starred in the short-lived sitcom Second Time Around with his Soul Food co-star Nicole Ari Parker, whom he eventually married.  He played the role of David Taylor, the wayward son of Pastor Fred Taylor in the October 2005 film The Gospel.  He was in a play called Whatever She Wants starring Vivica A. Fox.  He will make an appearance on the 5th season of Nip/Tuck.