Naomi Ackie

Biography

Naomi Ackie was born on November 2, 1992 in Walthamstow, London, England. She is an actress, known for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Lady Macbeth (2016) and The End of the F***ing World (2017).

35years old

Turns 36 on August 22in 285 days

Born August 22, 1991Walthamstow
Star sign: LeoLast day of the sign, on the Virgo cusp
Naomi Sarah Ackie (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 10 years2016 to 2026

Genres

Drama43%, 6 films
Crime36%, 5 films
Sci-Fi36%, 5 films
Thriller36%, 5 films
Comedy29%, 4 films

First and latest

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Big break
Naomi Ackie won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2017. Her breakthrough film role was in Lady Macbeth, released in 2016.
Early training
Naomi Ackie attended the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where she completed the Acting (Collaborative Devised Theatre) course and graduated in 2012.
First role
Ackie was 11 years old when she took on her first acting role, appearing as the angel Gabriel in a nativity play put on by her school.

Naomi Ackie movies on Netflix

Clayface2026IMDb rating 7.5as Caitlyn Corr
I Love Boosters2026IMDb rating 6.6as Sade
Shelter2026IMDb rating 6.1as Roberta
Mickey 172025IMDb rating 6.7as Nasha Adjaya
Sorry, Baby2025IMDb rating 7.1as Lydie
The Thursday Murder Club2025IMDb rating 6.5as Donna De Freitas
20732024IMDb rating 5.1as Professor
Blink Twice2024IMDb rating 6.5as Frida
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022IMDb rating 6.6as Whitney Houston
The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2as Himself
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3as Jannah
The Corrupted2019IMDb rating 5.7as Grace
Yardie2018IMDb rating 5.8as Mona
Lady Macbeth2016IMDb rating 6.8as Anna

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Mickey 172025 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fias Nasha Adjaya
IMDb rating 6.7263K votes
Blink Twice2024 Horror, Mystery, Thrilleras Frida
IMDb rating 6.5134K votes
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019as Jannah
IMDb rating 6.3551K votes
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022as Whitney Houston
IMDb rating 6.627K votes
Shelter2026as Roberta
IMDb rating 6.148K votes
Sorry, Baby2025as Lydie
IMDb rating 7.126K votes
The Thursday Murder Club2025as Donna De Freitas
IMDb rating 6.593K votes
Lady Macbeth2016as Anna
IMDb rating 6.830K votes

Most often with

Richard E. Grant appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Richard E. Grant

Mark Hamill

Oscar Isaac

Carrie Fisher

Domhnall Gleeson

Daniel Mays

Films together

Richard E. Grant3 films together, 2019 to 2025
Richard E. Grant's page
- The Thursday Murder Club2025IMDb rating 6.5Ackie as Donna De FreitasGrant as Bobby Tanner
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Ackie as HimselfGrant as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Ackie as JannahGrant as General Pryde
Mark Hamill2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Mark Hamill's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Ackie as HimselfHamill as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Ackie as JannahHamill as Luke Skywalker / Booliovoice
Oscar Isaac2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Oscar Isaac's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Ackie as HimselfIsaac as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Ackie as JannahIsaac as Poe Dameron
Carrie Fisher2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Carrie Fisher's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Ackie as HimselfFisher as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Ackie as JannahFisher as Leia Organa
Domhnall Gleeson2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Domhnall Gleeson's page
- The Skywalker Legacy2020IMDb rating 7.2Ackie as HimselfGleeson as Himself
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019IMDb rating 6.3Ackie as JannahGleeson as General Hux
Daniel Mays2 films together, 2025 to 2026
Daniel Mays's page
- Shelter2026IMDb rating 6.1Ackie as RobertaMays as Booth
- The Thursday Murder Club2025IMDb rating 6.5Ackie as Donna De FreitasMays as Chris Hudson
Also two films together7 more actors
- Adam DriverThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Keri RussellThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Anthony DanielsThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Daisy RidleyThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- John BoyegaThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Kelly Marie TranThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Joonas SuotamoThe Skywalker Legacy (2020) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Naomi Ackie's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

10 of the 13 films have a worldwide figure.

10Worldwide figure
1Never in cinemas
1Streaming, short cinema run
1Figure not found

Top grosser

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019Jannah$1.1 billion

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019as Jannah
$1.1B77.5% of the total
2
Mickey 172025as Nasha Adjaya
$134M9.6% of the total
3
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody2022as Whitney Houston
$60M4.3% of the total
4
Shelter2026as Roberta
$54M3.9% of the total
5
Blink Twice2024as Frida
$46M3.3% of the total
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I Love Boosters2026as Sade
$9.2M0.7% of the total
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Lady Macbeth2016as Anna
$5.2M0.4% of the total
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Sorry, Baby2025as Lydie
$2.3M0.2% of the total