Bio
Rotimi is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model best known to television audiences for his acting debut as Darius Morrison, an enterprising and ambitious young drug dealer, in the political drama television series Boss, from 2011-2012.
He attended an open audition in March 2011 in Chicago for the role and from his first reading, captivated executive producers Farhad Safinia and Gus Van Sant with his inherent comfort in front of the camera and his ease with complex dialogue. The directors were startled to learn that his Boss audition was his first acting audition.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Rotimi is driven by his passion for music. By the age of 15, he wowed the historically brutal Apollo Theatre crowd, singing his way to first place on Amateur Night.
With academic ambitions, Rotimi moved to the Midwest where he studied at Chicago's prestigious Northwestern University and graduated in June 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and a minor in business.
Rotimi has performed on BET's hit show 106 & Park as a spotlight act, and he has shared the stage with America's Best Dance Crew popular dance team, Jabbawockees.
He has opened for artists such as T.I., Estelle and N.E.R.D. He also performed at the 2010 BET Awards Pre-Party in Los Angeles.