Jude Akuwudike

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Jude Akuwudike

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jude Akuwudike (born 1965) is a Nigerian actor educated in England. He has mostly worked there, on stage and screen. He has appeared in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Born in Nigeria, Akuwudike came to England and was educated at St Augustine's College, Westgate-on-Sea, an independent Roman Catholic boarding school. In 1985 he began to train for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.

Known For

Death in Paradise

The Crown

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Gangs of London

The Little Mermaid

Bad Girls

On the Edge

Chewing Gum

Filmography

2024
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Lord Thorne (voice)
2023
The Little Mermaid
as Joshua
2022
National Theatre Live: Henry V
as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
2021
Benediction
as Priest
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
as Mofe
2019
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
as Eze
2018
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Theseus
2015
Beasts of No Nation
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
2010
The Tempest
as Boatswain
2005
Towpaths of Glory
as Bradshaw
Sahara
as Imam
1998
The Ebb-Tide
as Fakeeva
1992
Bad Girl
as Edward
1990
The Land of Dreams
as Thomas
1988
A World Apart
as Priest