Boris Kodjoe

German native Boris Kodjoe is best known for his role in the television series “Soul Food,” earning him three NAACP Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor. In 2019, he joined ABC’s hit action-drama series “Station 19” as a series regular. Kodjoe also appeared on the final season of “House of Cards.”

Kodjoe made his debut on Broadway in “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” opposite James Earl Jones. From there, he went on to appear in films that include “Resident Evil: Retribution,” “Resident Evil: Afterlife,” “Baggage Claim,” “Love and Basketball,” “Brown Sugar,” Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Family Reunion,” “Addicted,” “The Gospel,” “Surrogates” and the animated 20th Century Fox feature “Ferdinand,” opposite Jon Cena. Television credits include “Last Man on Earth,” “Undercovers,” “The Real Husbands of Hollywood” and “Code Black.”

Off-screen, Kodjoe and his brother, Patrick Kodjoe, have launched various entrepreneurial endeavors. Almost a decade ago, they launched World of Alfa, an online clothing venture bringing the luxury of custom-made suits and shirts to market at affordable prices. They also created the Full Circle Festival, a cultural “year-of-return” event experience in Ghana honoring ancestry through legacy and heritage. In the first two years, the festival helped attract over a million people to Ghana and boost tourism, economic development and social impact in the country. In 2019, the Kodjoe family also launched the KoFit App, a health and wellness app that focuses on helping families introduce simple healthy habits into their lives. The app has already been ranked as one of the top fitness apps on iTunes since its debut.

In 2008, Kodjoe and his wife, Nicole, started The Kodjoe Family Foundation in honor of their daughter, Sophie, who was diagnosed with spina bifida at birth. The foundation launched the Center for Spina Bifida Research, Prevention and Policy in partnership with Emory University in Atlanta in 2012. Today, KFF is committed to supporting research and prevention of birth defects, as well as helping multicultural communities worldwide build healthy lifestyle habits one day at a time.

Kodjoe lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children, Sophie and Nicolas.