Susan Wokoma

Born: 1987-12-31 (age 38)
Birthplace: Peckham, London, England
Occupation: Writer, Director
Alma Mater: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
AKA: Susie Wokoma, Suz

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Career Overview

Susan Wokoma is a British actress whose filmography is being cataloged. As African cinema continues to grow globally, Susan's contributions to the industry represent an important part of the continent's rich storytelling tradition.

Biography

EARLY LIFE

Susan Indiaba Wokoma was born on 31 December 1987 in London; her parents are Kalabari from Rivers State in South-South Nigeria. She made her television debut at the age of 14 as a 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. She has a bachelor's degree in acting from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2010.

CAREER

Since graduating, her television appearances have included Phoebe Waller-Bridge's debut television show Crashing, 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, Almeida Theatre, The Royal National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and St. Ann's Warehouse in New York. In 2017, she made her West End theatre debut alongside Martin Freeman and Tamsin Greig in the premiere of the Olivier Award-winning comedy Labour of Love. In 2017, Wokoma won the RTS Best On-Screen Performance award for Crazyhead. 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. Wokoma is the voice of Princess Talanji in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. Wokoma wrote, starred and associate produced the Sky comedy short Love The Sinner, which was screened at the BFI London Film Festival and longlisted for the British Independent Film Awards in the British Short Film category in 2019. Wokoma co-wrote an episode of Romesh Ranganathan’s sitcom The Reluctant Landlord (Series 2) and was in the writers' room for the second series of the Netflix original series Sex Education. Her directorial debut Dark Skin Bruises Differently premiered at Raindance Film Festival in 2025 and was part of the short film programme at the BFI London Film Festival in the same year. In 2019, she starred in the Channel 4 and IFC comedy Year of the Rabbit and played Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. In October 2020, Wokoma starred in the Amazon Studios comedy Truth Seekers and joined the cast of the feature film adaptation of Enola Holmes alongside Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter. Wokoma had a leading role in the BBC drama Cheaters. In May 2022, Wokoma started directing her first feature film, Three Weeks, which she also wrote and is starring in. In 2022, Wokoma voiced Lilith in the British adult animated short film Lilith & Eve. Wokoma was a contestant on the 16th series of Taskmaster, which started airing in September 2023, and came third.