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Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Wunmi Mosaku is a Nigerian and British actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 2007. That year she took her first professional stage role, at the Arcola Theatre, in The Great Theatre of the World. Born in Zaria, Nigeria, she was raised in Manchester, England, and her early screen roles included Joy in Moses Jones, a BBC Two miniseries, and Holly Lawson in Vera on ITV. She won a BAFTA TV Award for playing Gloria Taylor in Damilola, Our Loved Boy. Later she appeared in Luther, Lovecraft Country and the Marvel series Loki as Hunter B-15, a part she returned to in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). For His House (2020) she was nominated for a BAFTA leading actress award and won a British Independent Film Award, and for Sinners (2025), in which she played Annie, she won a BAFTA supporting award and a Gotham Independent Film Award and earned an Academy Award nomination.

40years old

Turns 41 on July 31in 292 days

  • Born Zaria
  • Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
  • Also credited as Oluwunmi Mosaku

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
16 years2010 to 2026

Genres

First and latest

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  1. Early training

    Mosaku trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she earned a BA degree in Acting in 2007.

  2. First role

    In 2007, Mosaku gave her first professional stage performance at the Arcola Theatre, appearing in Pedro Calderón de la Barca's The Great Theatre of the World.

  3. Beyond film

    Wunmi Mosaku spent eleven years singing in the Manchester Girls Choir, a musical group she was part of for that period of her life.

Wunmi Mosaku movies on Netflix

Best known for

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

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  1. Sinners2025 Action, Drama, Horror, Thrilleras Annie

    IMDb rating 7.5525K votes

  2. His House2020 Drama, Horroras Rial Majur

    IMDb rating 6.456K votes

  3. Alice, Darling2022as Sophie

    IMDb rating 5.615K votes

  4. Deadpool & Wolverine2024as B-15

    IMDb rating 7.5594K votes

  5. Philomena2013as Young Nun

    IMDb rating 7.6108K votes

  6. Citadel2012as Marie

    IMDb rating 5.57.6K votes

  7. Call Jane2022as Gwen

    IMDb rating 6.57.5K votes

  8. Sweetness in the Belly2019as Amina Mergessa

    IMDb rating 5.7949 votes

Worked with

Wunmi Mosaku shares two films with Matt Smith, 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.

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Matt Smith, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Matt SmithSophie Kennedy Clark, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Sophie Kennedy ClarkSigourney Weaver, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Sigourney WeaverRyan Reynolds, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Ryan ReynoldsJudi Dench, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Judi DenchSteve Coogan, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Steve CooganShawn LevyDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Shawn LevyRyan CooglerDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Ryan CooglerStephen FrearsDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Stephen Frears

Films together

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Wunmi Mosaku's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
BAFTA
2026Best Actress in a Supporting RoleSinnersWon
Other honors
2026Black Reel Award for Outstanding Supporting PerformanceSinnersWon

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