Whilst Babs Olusanmokun may have just landed a breakthrough role in the hit movie Dune, it’s fair to say he’s actually quite established in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has been for some time. In fact, he’s actually a third degree black belt under Fabio Clemente. You may even recognize him from a few Youtube instructional videos that he released many years ago. There’s also footage of him on there in a gi match against Matt Serra from 1999 and he’s also won the Pan-Ams twice.
Whilst training BJJ, he was often trying to break into the acting industry too and starred in the likes of Law and Order and Roots over the years. However, it’s fair to say that his role as Jamis in Dune is what has really put him on the map.
Born in Lagos, Nigeria – Olusanmokun then moved to New York where he has lived for a while now. Before his big break in movies, he also featured as the uke for Marcelo Garcia’s earlier instructional videos, so he’s actually had a history of being filmed for a while now.
