Ato Essandoh
Essandoh in September 2025
Born	Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (1972-07-29)July 29, 1972 (age 53) Schenectady,New York, U.S.
Education	Cornell University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2001–present

Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh (born July 29, 1972) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in numerous films and TV series, including a major role in the 2023 Netflix political drama seriesThe Diplomat.

Ato Essilfi Bracato Essandoh was born inSchenectady,New York,^[1] on July 29, 1972,^[2] the eldest child of Ebow and Monica Essandoh, from Ghana.^[1]

He graduated fromNew Rochelle High School in 1990. He received aB.S. inchemical engineering fromCornell University. He first joined theater when he was dared to do so by a girlfriend.^[3]

He studied acting under James Price at The Acting Studio - New York inNew York City.^[4]

In 2020 Essandoh launched apodcast,Unrelated, together with childhood friend Chris Cecot, in which they discuss how race and color shaped their experiences growing up.^[5] in the same year, he played an African-British-Jewish astronaut in the 2020Netflix scifi drama seriesAway.^[6]

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• Interview with Ato Essandoh at Moniqueblog.net

• 1972 births
• American people of Ghanaian descent
• American male film actors
• American male television actors
• Cornell University College of Engineering alumni
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• 20th-century African-American male actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• New Rochelle High School alumni
• Male actors from New Rochelle, New York
• Male actors from Schenectady, New York
• 21st-century American male actors
• 21st-century African-American male actors

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