Wunmi Mosaku
TV Actress
British-Nigerian actress whose breakout role as Joy on the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones earned her the award for Best Actress in a Miniseries at the Roma Fiction Festival. She has since starred on series like Fearless and award-winning films like Philomena.
She grew up in Zaria, Nigeria before emigrating to Manchester, England. She attended Trinity Church of England High School and Xaverian Sixth Form College.
She sang in the Manchester Girls Choir for 11 years.
Her mother is Irene Mosaku.
She appeared alongside Gerard Kearns in the 2010 film Honeymooner.