EXCLUSIVE: Nnamdi Asomugha, the actor-filmmaker who stars in the buzzy upcoming Netflix series The Body, has signed with Untitled, which will also now rep his production banner, iAm21 Entertainment.
In The Body, a faith-themed eight-episode genre-bender from Under the Bridge‘s Quinn Shephard, after a dance-team initiation goes wrong, a group of badly behaved Catholic schoolgirls begin having prophetic visions, setting off mass hysteria in their town. Asomugha plays Father Franklin, a priest central to the narrative. The show debuts this Wednesday, November 11.
Upcoming, Asomugha will also be seen starring opposite Jessica Chastain in the Apple TV limited series The Savant, which was shelved for a period following the assassination of Charlie Kirk given its subject matter. He also stars opposite Rachel McAdams in the upcoming Netflix thriller 2034, directed, written and produced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Asomugha previously produced and starred opposite Tessa Thompson in Sylvie’s Love, which premiered at Sundance before releasing on Prime Video and earned nominations for Outstanding Television Movie at the 2021 Emmy Awards and Outstanding Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards. Asomugha also received an individual NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special.
Other screen credits include Netflix’s The Good Nurse, as well as producing and starring in Crown Heights, which marked his first leading feature film role and led to nominations at the Independent Spirit Awards and NAACP Image Awards. Asomugha’s stage work includes his Broadway debut in Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama A Soldier’s Play and Ngozi Anyanwu’s Good Grief.
Asomugha made his feature directorial debut with The Knife, a psychological thriller he co-wrote, produced via iAm21 and starred in alongside Aja Naomi King, Melissa Leo and Manny Jacinto. The film follows a young family whose lives are thrown into chaos when a stranger unexpectedly arrives at their home. The Knife premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, where Asomugha received the award for Best New Narrative Director and the film won Best Cinematography. It also received the Jury Prize at the 2024 Deauville American Film Festival before its U.S. theatrical release in August 2025. For his work on the film, Asomugha received two 2026 NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture) for his directing.
Through iAm21 Entertainment, Asomugha’s producing credits also include Beasts of No Nation, The Banker and Harriet, as well as the Broadway productions American Son and Purlie Victorious, the latter of which received a Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Play in 2024. iAm21 currently has a multi-picture deal with Fifth Season. Asomugha’s producing partner is Vanessa Martinez, a former Amazon exec who serves as Head of Development, Film & TV at iAm21.
Before transitioning into entertainment, Asomugha spent 11 seasons in the NFL, playing for the Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. Widely regarded as one of the league’s top defensive players, he earned multiple All-Pro and Pro Bowl selections throughout his career. He also serves as Chairman of the Asomugha Foundation, which he founded in 2010 to empower underserved youth and women in the U.S. and Africa through mentorship, education and economic and social development.
Asomugha continues to be represented by CAA, Shelter PR and Jackoway Austen Tyerman.
Netflix’s The Body has been generating a lot of buzz across town in recent weeks, leading to a slew of sigings; previously, we reported on Anonymous Content signing Canadian cast member Bella Neuspiel. Expect more developments to come.
