Karen Obilom is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nia Bullock in the BET television series Games People Play (2019-2021). She also appeared opposite Lil Rel Howery in the 2023 film The Mill (2023).
Obilom is from Texas and is of Nigerian descent.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Short Film Princess | Teenage Tiffany | Short |
| 2013 | 5am | Restaurant Patron | Short |
| 2014 | Mr. Student Body President | Tamika Wolfe | Short |
| Christmas Is in the Air | Mary | Short | |
| Bachelorette Party | Tasha | Short | |
| 2015 | Short Change Hero | Fast Food Manager | Short |
| 2016 | Nutcracker | Randi | Short |
| 2017 | Neva~eh | Angelic Sorcoress | Short |
| 2018 | Congo Cabaret | Myrtle | Short |
| Rukky | Rukevwe 'Rukky' Odafe | Short | |
| Further Away | Diana | Short | |
| 2019 | Sirens | Monica | |
| 2021 | Show Me What You Got | Niki | |
| Resort to Love | Janelle Stratford | ||
| 2023 | House Party | Venus | |
| Out of Bounds | Moriah | ||
| The Mill | Kate |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | Rider | Jessica | Recurring Cast |
| 2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Queen Bee | Episode: "Tony Hale Wears a Blue Flannel Shirt and Fuchsia Sneakers" |
| The Coroner: I Speak for the Dead | Stefanie McDuffey | Episode: "Rigor Mortis" | |
| Hello Cupid Reboot | Bj | Recurring Cast | |
| 2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Joy | Episode: "Unleashed" |
| Chef Julian | Herself | Episode: "Episode #3.2" & "#3.8" | |
| 2016-18 | Mr. Student Body President | Tamika Wolf | Recurring Cast: Season 1 & 3, Guest: Season 2 |
| 2018 | Insecure | Antoinette | Episode: "Backwards-Like" |
| NCIS: New Orleans | Zaire Dupre | Episode: "Pound of Flesh" | |
| The Vampyr Resistance Corps | Demetria | Main Cast | |
| Medal of Honor | Mildred | Episode: "Edward Carter" | |
| 2019-21 | Games People Play | Nia Bullock | Main Cast |
| 2020-21 | Doom Patrol | Roni Evers | Recurring Cast: Season 2-3 |
| 2022 | Send Help | Ashley Young | Main Cast |
| 2023 | Grey's Anatomy | Tobey Barrett | Recurring Cast: Season 19 |
References
- N'Duka, Amanda (October 13, 2020). "Christiani Pitts, Karen Obilom, Alexander Hodge Cast In Alicia Keys-Produced Netflix Rom-Com". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Polly (February 13, 2020). "DOOM PATROL Adds Karen Obilom". Starburst. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Jackson, Angelique (June 21, 2021). "Karen Obilom Joins Cast of 'House Party' Reboot (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Flook, Ray (February 12, 2020). ""Doom Patrol" Season 2: Karen Obilom ("Games People Play") Joins Cast in Recurring Role". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Petski, Denise (February 12, 2020). "Karen Obilom Joins 'Doom Patrol'; Elizabeth Bowen Books 'Resident Alien'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Hailu, Selome (March 23, 2022). "Amin Joseph, Karen Obilom, Kimiko Singer Cast in Allblk's 'Send Help' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Rose, Niko (October 3, 2023). "'THE MILL' TRAILER: LIL REL HOWERY, KAREN OBILOM AND MORE STAR IN HULU SCI-FI THRILLER FOR SPOOKY SEASON". Blavity. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
- Shadow and Act Staff (April 30, 2019). "'GAMES PEOPLE PLAY' STAR KAREN OBILOM SPEAKS ON NOLLYWOOD AND BLACK HOLLYWOOD". Blavity. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
External links
- Karen Obilom at IMDb