Anozie began his acting career by joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he became the youngest person in history to perform King Lear on a professional level. The next year, he appeared at the National Theatre in Edmond. With the Cheek by Jowl, he went on an international tour in 2004. He was chosen as a voice actor for the film ‘The Golden Compass,’ which is based on Phillip Pullman’s novel ‘Northern Lights.’
Later, in the British crime drama film ‘Cass,’ he played the starring part. In 2009, he was cast in ‘Occupation,’ a BBC TV three-part miniseries about the 2003 Iraq war. Later in his career, he participated in several television shows and films, including The Bible, Dracula, Zoo, tut, Remember Me, Dirty Bomb, and Showboat. Later that year, he starred alongside Donald Glover and Rihanna in the Amazon Prime Video film ‘Guava Island,’ in which he played the antagonist, freight.
