Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Although she was born in London, Cynthia Addai-Robinson does not seem to have maintained a tremendous connection with her hometown, since she moved to the United States at the age of four. Precisely her father was a citizen of that country, while her mother came from Ghana, and it was she who raised her in Washington, DC At her institute, the Montgomery Blair, she already stood out on stage, singing some of the songs from the musical as the protagonist. “Annie.”

Among the preparation that has enabled her to be an actress, her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in theater, at the Tisch School, and her studies at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute stand out. What she has complemented with excellent physical preparation, for wrestling and dance, as well as musical knowledge in jazz and tap dance.

In addition to her participation in off-Broadway plays, Addai-Robinson has been making her way little by little by being required for different television series, at first with episodic appearances. Thus, since 2002 she has been seen in The Education of Max Bickford –Her debut of hers-, CSI: Miami , The entourage , Dirt or Numb3rs . In 2010 she got her first recurring role in a series, the a priori attractive Flashforward , starring Joseph Fiennes and which did not go beyond the first season, however, there she assumed a role of nurse. At least this made it easier for her to have her first role in a movie, the Colombian film(2011); there she coincided with Zoe Saldana , who perhaps would facilitate her fleeting presence in Start Trek: Into the Dark (2013), little more than a cameo.

In any case, the actress’s career was advancing little by little, and in 2012 perhaps her most popular role came to her, Naevia from Spartacus: Blood and Sand , a peplum shot through with very graphic sex and violence. And she went from series to series, and I shoot because she touches me, she went through Texas Rising and the superhero series Arrow , where she played the character of Amanda Waller, who has had some presence since the second season.

It is clear that The Accountant has given him his first opportunity to play a character of some weight in cinema, his Treasury agent with a secret criminal past has character, and has allowed him to share shots with veteran JK Simmons . It may be the occasion for casting directors to notice that they have an attractive woman at their disposal, who can show fragility and strength, and whose features allow her to pass off not only as African-American, but mostly as Latina, Cuban or Puerto Rican. At the moment they have given him the leading role in a new series, pending release, Shooter , where he is accompanied by Ryan Phillippe .