According to a report in the 'Hollywood Reporter', writer-producer extraordinaire J.J. Abrams has found a leading man and lady for his new television project, 'Undercovers'. And with a nod to the growing importance of the international market, neither of these black actors were born in the US. British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw will star opposite Boris Kodjoe in the upcoming pilot for NBC, which will be directed by Abrams.
The plot of 'Undercovers' revolves "around a domesticated husband (Kodjoe) and wife (Mbatha-Raw) who are re-activated as CIA agents after years of retirement."
Kodjoe is an Austrian-American actor best known for his role as courier-turned-sports agent Damon Carter on the Showtime television drama series Soul Food. It was there where he met co-star Nicole Ari-Parker. Soon, their on-screen chemistry spilled over into reality and now the married couple of two are one of Black Hollywood's most successful couples.
Mbatha-Raw, who is a graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, came to the attention of the public eye when she was cast as Ophelia opposite Jude Law's 'Hamlet' in the Donmar Warehouse production's of 'Hamlet' which ran in the West End, followed by a successful run on Broadway.
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