Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku in London (2010)

Wunmi mosaku (* 31 July 1986 in Zaria as Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku ) is a Nigerian - British actress .

life and career

Mosaku grew up with her mother Irene Mosaku and two older sisters Iyiola Mosaku and Kunbi Mosaku in Chorlton, South Manchester. She graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London .

Mosaku made her acting debut in 2006 in the drama The Women of Troy , which however appeared directly on video. She had her first television appearance a year later, in the fifth episode of the first season of Sold as a firefighter . Appearances in the series Father & Son , Moses Jones , The Bill , Doctors , Never Better and forensic pathologist Dr. Leo Dalton . In 2007 she was selected as one of the "Super Seven: Fresh Faces" at the Toronto International Film Festival for her role in Ich, der Sklavin . In 2012 she appeared in front of the camera as Marie in the Irish horror drama thriller Citadel .

In 2018 she was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

2006: The Women of Troy
2010: honeymooner
2010: Womb
2010: I, the slave (I am slave)
2011: Body Farm (English crime series, 6 episodes)
2012: Citadel
2013: The Cop - Crime Scene Paris ( Jo , TV series, 8 episodes)
2013: Philomena
2016: Black Mirror (TV series, episode 3x02)
2017: The End of the F *** ing World (TV series, 6 episodes)
2019: Luther (TV series, 4 episodes)
2019: Temple (TV series, 4 episodes)
2020: Sweetness in the Belly
2020: Lovecraft Country (TV series)

Web links

Commons : Wunmi Mosaku - Collection of Images

Wunmi Mosaku in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Wunmi Mosaku in the German dubbing index

Individual evidence

^ TV.com: Wunmi Mosaku. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .
↑ Ten Minutes With ... Wunmi Mosaku, Articles | ARISE ( Memento from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
↑ Naomi West: 'Slavery's not in the past, it's happening here and now' . August 24, 2010, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed July 3, 2019]).
↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).

personal data
SURNAME	Mosaku, Wunmi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mosaku, Oluwunmi Olapeju (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Nigerian-British actress
DATE OF BIRTH	July 31, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zaria , Nigeria

[1] TV.com: Wunmi Mosaku. Retrieved July 3, 2019 .

[2] Ten Minutes With ... Wunmi Mosaku, Articles | ARISE ( Memento from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[3] Naomi West: 'Slavery's not in the past, it's happening here and now' . August 24, 2010, ISSN 0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed July 3, 2019]).

[4] Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).