Wunmi Mosaku

Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian and British actress. She rose to prominence for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, followed by her role as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country (2020). She portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023) and reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

Early life

Mosaku was born in Zaria, Nigeria, to Yoruba parents who were both professors. When she was one year old, the family emigrated to Manchester, England, where she was raised and attended the Trinity Church of England High School and Xaverian Sixth Form College. She sang for eleven years in the Manchester Girls Choir. Her mother started a business and her father eventually returned to Nigeria. ==Career==

Career

Mosaku made her professional stage debut in 2007, at the Arcola Theatre in a production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca's The Great Theatre of the World. In 2008, she appeared in Rough Crossings, directed by Rupert Goold and based on the book by Simon Schama, at the Lyric Hammersmith; in which she starred. She plays Malia, a girl who has been kidnapped from her village in Sudan and sold into slavery. In 2016, she appeared in Playtest, an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror. She later received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance at the 98th Academy Awards. Sinners led the field with a record 16 total nominations, including Mosaku's supporting acting nomination. ==Personal life==

Personal life

When asked to list her personal heroes, Mosaku included her grandmother Anike Adisa, whom she described as having "taught me so many lessons"; actor Albert Finney, who was her inspiration for attending RADA; her colleague and former instructor at RADA, William Gaskill; Paul Newman, whom she admired, not just for his acting, but also for his philanthropic efforts with Newman's Own; and Oprah Winfrey, whom Mosaku considers "a superwoman". Mosaku moved to Los Angeles, California in 2018, and married American talent and literary manager Tash Moseley two years later. They welcomed a daughter in 2024, and are currently expecting their second child. Mosaku has been taking Yoruba language lessons since 2020. ==Filmography==

Radio

• Drama on 3: The Vertical Hour (2008) on BBC Radio 3, as Terri Scholes • Drama on 4: Normal and Nat (2009) on BBC Radio 4, as Shanice • Drama on 4: Amazing Grace (2010) on BBC Radio 4, as Grace ==Awards and nominations==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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