Susie Wokoma
Susan Wokoma | |
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Born |
Susan Indiaba Wokoma 31 December 1987 Southwark, London, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2002–present |
Susan Indiaba Wokoma (born 31 December 1987 in Southwark, London, England) is an award-winning British actress and writer of Nigerian descent.[1] She is best known for her roles as "Raquel" in the cult E4/Netflix show Crazyhead and "Cynthia" in Chewing Gum. Wokoma was listed as one of Europe’s Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017 and named a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit by an international jury,[2] later that same year.
Susan made her television debut at 14 as a participant in CBBC's Serious Jungle in 2002. She was also a member of The National Youth Theatre, making her professional acting debut in the BAFTA-winning That Summer Day before going on to train at RADA aged 19.
Since graduating, her television appearances have included Phoebe Waller-Bridge's show Crashing, Bluestone 42, Misfits, as well as the film adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun and The Inbetweeners 2. Her theatre work includes productions at the Royal Court, Bush Theatre, Almeida Theatre, and The Royal National Theatre. Wokoma also joined the New York transfers of Phyllida Lloyd's all female Donmar Warehouse productions of Henry IV and Julius Caesar at St. Ann's Warehouse. In 2017 she made her West End theatre debut alongside Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig in the premiere of the Olivier award-winning comedy Labour of Love by James Graham (playwright) at The Noel Coward Theatre in London. That same year Susan joined the cast of the comedy "Porters" on Dave (TV channel) alongside Rutger Hauer, Edward Easton and Claudia Jessie. Series 2 was announced the following year.
In 2017 Susan won the RTS Best On-Screen Performance award for Crazyhead. In 2016 she won Best Supporting Actor at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for her performance in the radio adaptation of Marie NDiaye's Three Strong Women.
Wokoma is the voice of ‘Princess Talanji’ in 2018’s World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth - the seventh expansion of the popular World of Warcraft game. In 2019 Susan will star in the new Channel 4 and IFC (U.S. TV channel) comedy ‘Year of the Rabbit’ alongside Matt Berry and Freddie Fox (actor).
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Serious Jungle | self | TV mini-series, 6 episodes |
2006 | That Summer Day | Marie | TV movie |
2011 | Holby City | Elsa Eze | TV series, 1 episode |
2011 | Doctors | Jen Oldham | TV series, 1 episode |
2011 | Hotel Trubble | Daisy | TV series, 5 episodes |
2013 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Amala | feature film |
2013 | Misfits | Roz | TV series, 1 episode |
2013 | Alpha: Omega | Fighter | short film |
2014 | The Inbetweeners 2 | Della | feature film |
2015–2017 | Brain Freeze | Ms Hucklebuck (voice) | TV series (animation), Series 2 & 3 |
2015 | Uncle | Cash Pig Cashier | TV series, 1 episode |
2015 | Bluestone 42 | Jasmine | TV series, 3 episodes |
2015 | The Last Hours of Laura K | Jess Manning | TV movie |
2015 | Burn Burn Burn | Megan | feature film |
2015 -2017 | Chewing Gum | Cynthia | TV series, 10 episodes |
2016 | Crashing | Jessica | TV series, 3 episodes |
2016 | Our Ex-Wife | Allison | TV pilot |
2016 | Kid Gloves | Lucy | short film |
2016 | Crazyhead | Raquel | TV series, 6 episodes |
2017 | Zapped | Rina | TV series, 1 episode |
2017–present | Porters | Frankie | TV series, 9 episodes |
2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Shuri (voice) | Video game[3] |
2018 (Not yet released) | The Ghost and The House of Truth | Bola | feature film |
2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth | Princess Talanji (voice) | video game |
Forthcoming 2019 | Year of the Rabbit | Not known | Series 1, 6 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Susan Wokoma", IMDb.
- ↑ "BAFTA Announces Breakthrough Brits of 2017". BAFTA. October 25, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ↑ Susan Wokoma [@susan_wokoma] (November 16, 2017). "Become a Marvel Super Hero? Bucket list TICK (kind of) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 out NOW! #Shuri @LEGOMarvelGame #LEGOMarvel2" (Tweet). Retrieved December 9, 2017 – via Twitter.