Jude Akuwudike

Known for

Acting

Biography

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Jude Akuwudike (born 1965) is a Nigerian actor educated in England. He has mostly worked there, on stage and screen.

He has appeared in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Born in Nigeria, Akuwudike came to England and was educated at St Augustine's College, Westgate-on-Sea, an independent Roman Catholic boarding school. In 1985 he began to train for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.

Best known work

The Little Mermaid

2023

The Crown

2016

Beasts of No Nation

2015

Sahara

2005

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

2024

Gangs of London

2020

Midsomer Murders

1997

Death in Paradise

2011

The Tempest

2010

Chewing Gum

2015

Filmography

TBA
A Long And Happy Life
as Critic
2026
Clarissa
as Richard
2025
Gina 3000
as Alistair
2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Lord Thorne (voice)
2023
CulpritsTV
as Carl Marking (1 episode)
2023
The Little Mermaid
as Joshua
2022
National Theatre Live: Henry V
as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
2021
Benediction
as Priest
2021
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
as Mofe
2020
Gangs of LondonTV
as Charlie Carter (7 episodes)
2019
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
as Eze
2019
ManhuntTV
as The Night Stalker (2 episodes), as Delroy Grant (1 episode)
2018
On the EdgeTV
as Dad (1 episode)
2018
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Theseus
2016
The CrownTV
as Sydney Johnson (1 episode)
2016
UndercoverTV
as Al (6 episodes)
2015
Chewing GumTV
as Alex (1 episode)
2015
Beasts of No Nation
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
2015
CucumberTV
as Ralph Sullivan (1 episode)
2011
Death in ParadiseTV
as Tony Garret (1 episode)
2010
The Tempest
as Boatswain
2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective AgencyTV
as Oswald Ranta (1 episode)
2005
Towpaths of Glory
as Bradshaw
2005
Sahara
as Imam
1999
Bad GirlsTV
as Leroy (1 episode)