Every fall tv lets loose pilot after pilot, most not lasting through to the holidays. When I first say the previews for NBC's Undercovers I had little interest. I am not a big fan of tv cop shows generally and figured this is one I would skip.
That was until...
Actors Boris Kodjoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw strutted across the stage at the Emmy's a couple of weeks ago. I have long lusted after Boris and am glad he is getting a shot at a network show. On top of that, Undercovers was created by J.J Abrams (Lost, Felicity) so I am counting on there being something different about this show.
Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ursula, a German psychologist, and Eric Kodjoe, a Ghanaian physician. Name one of the world sexiest people in 2002, Kodjoe is known to many for his years on Showtimes Soul Food. (see below).
Kodjoe married his Soul Food co-star Nicole Ari Parker in 2005 and they have two children. Their daughter Sophie was born with spina bifida and both Boris and Nicole work at raising money for the cause. Boris, a former school tennis star and former model is also known for his roles in Doing Hard Time, Gospel and Resident Evil: Afterlive.
Undercovers premiers Wednesday, Sept. 22nd on NBC
