Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Biography
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a British actor, born in Accra, Ghana, and raised in Frimley, Surrey, who trained at the Guildford School of Acting and graduated in 2000. He began on television in 2002 with an episode of Judge John Deed, and his first major theater lead came in 2005 at the Tricycle Theatre, where he went on to appear in plays by August Wilson. Work at the Globe and the National Theatre followed, including Laertes opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet at the Barbican in 2015. On screen he played Crispus Allen in Justice League, Father Emery in Ghost Stories (2018), Oliver in The Commuter (2018), Doctor Wren in Gwen (2018) and a dual live-action and voice role in Mary Poppins Returns (2018). He won the Laurence Olivier Award as best actor in a musical for Tina in the West End, and was appointed an MBE in 2020.
49years old
Turns 50 on August 23in 313 days
- Born Accra
- Star sign: VirgoFirst day of the sign, on the Leo cusp
- Also credited as Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 11 years2014 to 2025
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First role
In 2002, Holdbrook-Smith played Orlando Figes in the Judge John Deed episode "Everyone's Child", which was where his acting career on television got its start.
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Gorge2025 Action, Adventure, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fias Black Ops Commander
IMDb rating 6.7181K votes
- Mary Poppins Returns2018 Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musicalas Frye / Weasel
IMDb rating 6.6102K votes
Worked with
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith shares two films with Andy Nyman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Andy Nyman's page
Christopher Walken's page
Liam Neeson's page
Wallace Shawn's page
Bill Nighy's page
David Warner's page
Paul KingDirector, 1 film, 2023
All films by Paul King
Scott DerricksonDirector, 1 film, 2025
All films by Scott Derrickson
Jaume Collet-SerraDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Jaume Collet-Serra
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Member of the Order of the British Empire | Won | ||
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