Hammed Animashaun

Hammed Animashaun is a British actor and writer. A school drama teacher pointed him toward the Half Moon Children's Theatre in Limehouse, and he left a university course in philosophy and drama when stage work came. At the Bridge Theatre he played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, taking second prize at the 2021 Ian Charleson Awards and best supporting actor at the WhatsOnStage Awards. His stage credits include Master Harold and the Boys, The Producers, Barber Shop Chronicles, The Threepenny Opera, and Amadeus. He was nominated for an Olivier Award for Dealer's Choice in 2025. On screen he is known as Loial in The Wheel of Time and as Kay in BBC One comedy Black Ops, which earned him a 2024 Royal Television Society award for best male comedy performance and a nomination at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards. He was named to the Saturday Night Live UK cast and became a BBC Studios TalentWorks resident creator.