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Name
Susan Wokoma

Known For
Acting

Birthday
1987-12-31 (39 years old)

Place of Birth
Southwark, London, England

Biography

Susan "Susie" Indiaba Wokoma (born 31 December 1987 in Southwark, London, England) is an award-winning British actress of Nigerian descent. She is best known for her roles as "Raquel" in the E4/Netflix show Crazyhead and "Cynthia" in Chewing Gum. Wokoma was a child 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.

Her television appearances have included Phoebe Waller-Bridge's show Crashing, Bluestone 42, Uncle, 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, Royal Exchange, Manchester, Almeida Theatre, Crucible 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 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.

Later the same year it was announced that she would star in the E4/ Netflix original television series Crazyhead alongside Cara Theobold. She went on to win the RTS Best On-Screen Performance award for Crazyhead in 2017. Wokoma is also a writer.

Known For

Movies

Tv Shows

2022 Enola Holmes 2 as Edith
2021 Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas as Amelie
2022 The House as Rosa (voice)
2022 Lilith & Eve as Lilith
2024 Tabby McTat as Sock (voice)
2022 The Loneliest Boy in the World as Susanne
2024 Bonus Track as Andi
2024 And Mrs. as Ruth
2006 That Summer Day as Marie (as Susie Wokoma)
2016 Burn Burn Burn as Megan
2013 Half of a Yellow Sun as Amala
2014 The Inbetweeners 2 as Della
2018 To Provide All People as Junior Doctor
2020 Enola Holmes as Edith
2019 Love the Sinner as Ann/Adult Joannah
2019 The Ghost And The House Of Truth as Bola
2020 Night Bus as Natasha
2020 A Response to Your Message as Narrator
2022 Save the Cinema as Dolly
2014 Alpha: Omega as Fighter
2024 The Beautiful Game as Protasia
2024 Inside No. 9: The Party's Over as Self
2005 The Merchant of Venice as Ensemble
2026 The End of It
2025 Dark Skin Bruises Differently as Ms Lawson
2026 The Big Fat Quiz of Telly as Self - Panelist
2027 Narnia: The Magician's Nephew
Soon Curse in a Frame
2026 Enola Holmes 3 as Edith

2015 Taskmaster ( 10 episodes ) as Self
2015 Chewing Gum ( 10 episodes ) as Cynthia Gordon
2022 Rules of the Game ( 4 episodes ) as DI Eve Preston
2022 Toast of Tinseltown ( 1 episode ) as Nina Armenian
2021 Teenage Euthanasia ( 1 episode )
2016 Crazyhead ( 6 episodes ) as Raquel
2022 Cheaters ( 26 episodes ) as Fola
2022 Peacock ( 3 episodes ) as Liz
2016 Zapped ( 1 episode ) as Rina
2017 Porters ( 9 episodes ) as Frankie
2019 Year of the Rabbit ( 6 episodes ) as Mabel Wisbech
2019 Dark Money ( 4 episodes ) as Sabrina
2014 Inside No. 9 ( 1 episode ) as Cleo
2013 Bluestone 42 ( 3 episodes ) as Jasmine
2020 Truth Seekers ( 8 episodes ) as Helen
2021 Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panellist
2020 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Expert
2013 The Last Leg ( 3 episodes ) as Self
2015 Horrible Science ( 10 episodes ) as Dr. Sensible
2008 Hotel Trubble ( 39 episodes ) as Daisy
2011 Comedy Blaps ( 1 episode ) as Cynthia Gordon
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
2016 Crashing ( 3 episodes ) as Jessica
2009 Pointless ( 8 episodes ) as Self - Presenter
2021 Blankety Blank ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panellist

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