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Since making a splash ten years ago in the hit Showtime series ‘Soul Food,’ Boris Kodjoe has made a conscious effort to shake his sex symbol status and be taken seriously as an actor.

Though the 37 year-old German-born hunk still has his fair share of magazine covers, including this month’s issues of Essence and Men’s Fitness, respectively, with his new star role on NBC’s new ‘Undercovers’ he’s hoping that people are finally recognizing his talent as an actor.

“It’s flattering, but its nothing I can take credit for,” he explained to BlackVoices.com during a break in shooting this week.

Read more of this story on “the poor, Hot-behind Boris” at AOL’s BlackVoices.com.

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