Portrait of Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography

2023
2022
National Theatre Live: Henry V

as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham

2021
Benediction

as Priest

2020
Gangs of London

as Charlie Carter

2019
Manhunt

as The Night Stalker

2019
Manhunt

as Delroy Grant

2018
2016
The Crown

as Sydney Johnson

2016
2015
2015
Beasts of No Nation

as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood

2015
Cucumber

as Ralph Sullivan

2011
Death in Paradise

as Tony Garret

2010
The Tempest

as Boatswain

2005
2005
Sahara

as Imam

1999
Bad Girls

as Leroy

1998
The Ebb-Tide

as Fakeeva

1998
Roger Roger

as Henry

1996
Roger Roger

as Henry

1992
Virtual Murder

as Sergeant Gummer

1992
Bad Girl

as Edward

1990
1988
A World Apart

as Priest