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Susan Wokoma

Susan Wokoma

Birthday: 1987-12-31 | Place of Birth: Southwark, London, England

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
Rules of the Game

as    DI Eve Preston

2022
Save the Cinema

as    Dolly

2022
Cheaters

as    Fola

2022
Lilith & Eve

as    Lilith

2020
Enola Holmes

as    Edith

2020
Truth Seekers

as    Helen

2020
A Response to Your Message

as    Narrator

2019
Love the Sinner

as    Ann/Adult Joannah

2019
Year of the Rabbit

as    Mabel Wisbech

2019
Dark Money

as    Sabrina

2016
Crazyhead

as    Raquel

2014
Half of a Yellow Sun

as    Amala