Bunmi Mojekwu

Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu[1] is an English actress, known portraying the role of Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[2]

Bunmi Mojekwu
Born
Oluwabunmi Adaeze Mojekwu

Brixton, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

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 East Enders as Mercy Olubunmi.[5] She left East Enders on-screen on 12 July 2011.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bill Isabel Prentice 1 episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2008 Fallout Ronnie Kiffin Television film
2009 Misfits Jodi Series 1, episode 3
2009 Coming Up Aleysha 1 episode: "Apples and Oranges"
2010 EastEnders: E20 Mercy Olubunmi Main role
2010–2011 EastEnders Mercy Olubunmi Series regular[5]
2013 Powder Room Louise Film
2016 Hush Odera Short film
2017 Quacks Working Girl 1 episode

References
  1. Mojekwu, Bunmi. "BIOGRAPHY". bunmimojekwu.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. 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. 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.


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