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Kofi Siriboe Biography

Nana-Kofi Siriboe (born March 2, 1994) is an American actor and model of Ghanaian descent. He stars as Ralph Angel Bordelon in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar.

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I really got attracted to the idea of touching so many people and that idea of art transcending entertainment and art and activism being synonymous.

Art, Attracted, Ideas, People, Touching

I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways.

Hard, Self, Way, Worked

That [Louisiana culture] was all very new to me. I read books and watched documentaries, just trying to immerse myself.

Book, Books, Culture, Louisiana, Read, Trying

I try to be as intentional as possible.

Intentional, Possible, Trying

As a young, Black man, I absolutely feel responsible.

Black, Men, Responsible, Young

I started in this industry [television] as a kid doing commercials. Ever since I was introduced to it, I loved it.

Industry, Introduced, Kids, Loved, Television

Everyone has a platform, so if we could just use that and combine what we have and know -we talk about it in private - we might as well talk about it [publicly] together.

Combine, Everyone, Might, Publicly, Together, Use

Ralph Angel, for me, was about getting in touch with the similarities between the characters. I felt like he was a human being that I knew and [somebody] that I've been and am currently still exploring.

Angel, Character, Felt, Like, Similarity, Touch

I just owe it to myself, to God and to everybody who supports me and people who don't even know me yet, to just be fully intentional and authentically real with everything I do, say and create.

Fully, God, Know, People, Real, Support

If I choose this platform [The Black Arts Movement] and God validates this platform, I feel like we have to use the hyper-reality to get people closer to [actual] reality. Right now is so special because it's the information age and people just want to be aware and there's no better way of doing that than through art.

Age, Art, Closer, People, Reality, Right

As a kid, there [on TV] were things I wasn't aware of - insecurities while transition from teen to adult. When I was around 17 and 18, I started seeing the benefits of this world.

Adults, Insecurity, Kids, Seeing, Things, Transition

As much as he's been through, he's so alive and open to change. That's what I wanted to channel and I feel that's the root of who he is. So I was still and listening to God. All of that came together to really birth this human being known as Ralph Angel.

Alive, Angel, Birth, Listening, Open, Roots

Ralph Angel was such a great character. The single-father image has been portrayed in so many ways so having the ability to be a part of that narrative excites me!

Angel, Character, Father, Having, Image, Narrative

I feel responsible to know what I'm talking about and to actually express myself the way I choose. We have to put those messages on a global platform period. That, to me, is inspiring.

Express, Messages, Period, Talking, Way

[Ralph Angel] was really about figuring out the humanity aspect of the character and not really paying attention to certain things like him being incarcerated or him being a father and showing that type of love and putting something before you, despite me not having kids in real life. He's vulnerable, ambitious and alive.

Angel, Father, Life, Like, Real

I really wanted to be a part of that movement or better yet create that movement.

Create, Movement, Part, Wanted

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