Babou Ceesay

Ceesay was born in London, England, and grew up in West Africa. He is a dual-national and is of Gambian descent.[1] He trained at Oxford School of Drama. He has also been involved in many significant projects on stage include The Overwhelming opposite Andrew Garfield and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He studied Microbiology at Imperial College London and also worked as an internal auditor at accounting firm, Deloitte.[2]

Ceesay's first major role was in a Horror/comedy film, Severance after which he waited two years before he got a role on TV in an episode of Whistleblower. He then made guest appearance in multiple British TV shows including Silent Witness, Law & Order: UK, Casualty, Strike Back, Luther, Getting On and Lewis.

In 2013, he worked in the Nigerian film, Half of a Yellow Sun, alongside Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and another rising star, John Boyega.[3] In 2014, he worked on '71 and in 2015, he was cast in NBC TV drama, A.D. The Bible Continues as John the Apostle.[4] He also appeared in the thriller Eye in the Sky (2015)[5] and the British action comedy Free Fire (2016), set in Boston, and starring Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, and Armie Hammer.

He made a return to television with a major role in the Channel 4 drama, National Treasure as Jerome Sharp, Paul Finchley's (played by Robbie Coltrane) lawyer.[6] He then signed up for and starred in a BBC One television movie, Damilola, Our Loved Boy, based on the murder of Damilola Taylor, a ten-year old Nigerian boy living in Peckham, London and the trial which followed.[7] He played the role of the father, Richard Taylor for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.[8]

In August 2016, he was cast in the British miniseries, Guerrilla, alongside Idris Elba and Freida Pinto.[9]

He lives in London with his wife, journalist Anna Ceesay, and their two children.[10]

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