Bunmi Mojekwu

Bunmi Mojekwu
Born Oluwabunmi Adaeze Mojekwu
Brixton, London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present

Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu[1] is a British actress of Nigerian descent.[2] She is best known for playing Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.

Early life

Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents.[2] She is the eldest of four children.[2] In 2006, her family moved to Kent.[2]

Acting career

Mojekwu began acting at school with a small role in The Wizard of Oz.[2] She joined Identity Drama School in Kent in 2006 and won the school's Actress of the Year award in her first year.[2][3] Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play Gone Too Far!.[2] In 2008, she starred as Ronnie in Channel 4's Fallout[2] and in 2009 she got the part of Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama EastEnders: E20, a spin-off from the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders, which was broadcast in January 2010.[4] Following this, she was contracted for six months to appear in EastEnders as Mercy Olubunmi.[5] She left EastEnders on-screen on 12 July 2011.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2008 The Bill[7]Isabel Prentice"Teacher's Pet", series 24, episode 51
Fallout[7]Ronnie Kiffin
2009Misfits[7]JodiSeries 1, episode 3
Coming Up[7]Aleysha"Apples and Oranges", series 7, episode 6
2010EastEnders: E20[7]Mercy OlubunmiSeries 1, 12 episodes; series 2, episode 1
EastEnders[5]Mercy Olubunmi31 May 2010- 12 July 2011
2013Powder RoomLouise

References

  1. ↑ Mojekwu, Bunmi. "BIOGRAPHY". bunmimojekwu.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oyeleke, Victory (3 February 2010). "The World of Bunmi Mojekwu". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Fame - The Clive Dailey Award". Identity Drama School. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  4. ↑ Khan, Urmee (25 November 2009). "EastEnders casts unknown actors in new online spin-off E:20". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. 1 2 Green, Kris (24 January 2010). "'E20's Mercy signs as 'Enders regular". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  6. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (10 May 2011). "'EastEnders' confirms Mercy departure". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bunmi Mojekwu". IMDb. Retrieved 23 February 2010.



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