Susan Wokoma

Susan Wokoma

1987-12-31
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.

Acting

Enola Holmes
7.24
Enola Holmes 2
7.315
And Mrs.
5.4
The House
7.019
To Provide All ...
6
The Loneliest Boy in ...
4.7
Tabby McTat
6.778
Alpha: Omega
7
Night Bus
1
That Summer Day
3
The Ghost And The ...
6
The Beautiful Game
6.359
Love the Sinner
0
Bonus Track
6.722
Burn Burn Burn
6.5
MacPat le chat ...
8
Half of a Yellow Sun
4.833
The Inbetweeners 2
6.1
Dark Skin Bruises ...
0
Save the Cinema
6.2
1