Wunmi Mosaku

What draws me to Wunmi Mosaku is the weight of her origin story, born in Zaria, Nigeria, in Kaduna State, then sharpening her craft on British stages and now carving out presence in Hollywood. An actor who carries her roots while competing globally already has a narrative built in. A RADA graduate who won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for Damilola, Our Loved Boy, she has the grounding of someone trained in both theater and film. To me she reads as an artist still climbing, with bigger signature roles ahead. I quietly root for performers who rise across borders like this.

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Name (English)

Wunmi Mosaku

Name (Japanese)

ウンミ・モサク

Reading

うんみ・もさく

Born

July 31, 1986 (age 40)

Origin

Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wunmimosaku/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wunmi%20Mosaku
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q541803

Tags

• Kaduna State
• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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