Jude Akuwudike

Actor

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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.

Acting

Clarissa
Film, 2026
as Richard
Gina 3000
Film, 2025
as Alistair
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Film, 2024
as Lord Thorne (voice)
Culprits
TV series, 2023
as Carl Marking
The Little Mermaid
Film, 2023
as Joshua
National Theatre Live: Henry V
Film, 2022
as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
Benediction
Film, 2021
as Priest
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
Film, 2021
as Mofe
Gangs of London
TV series, 2020
as Charlie Carter
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
Film, 2019
as Eze
Manhunt
TV series, 2019
as The Night Stalker
On the Edge
TV series, 2018
as Dad
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Film, 2018
as Theseus
The Crown
TV series, 2016
as Sydney Johnson
Undercover
TV series, 2016
as Al
Chewing Gum
TV series, 2015
as Alex
Beasts of No Nation
Film, 2015
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Cucumber
TV series, 2015
as Ralph Sullivan
Death in Paradise
TV series, 2011
as Tony Garret
The Tempest
Film, 2010
as Boatswain
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
TV series, 2009
as Oswald Ranta
Towpaths of Glory
Film, 2005
as Bradshaw
Sahara
Film, 2005
as Imam
Bad Girls
TV series, 1999
as Leroy
The Ebb-Tide
Film, 1998
as Fakeeva
Roger Roger
TV series, 1998
as Henry
Midsomer Murders
TV series, 1997
as Richard Clissold
Roger Roger
Film, 1996
as Henry
Funky Black Shorts
TV series, 1994
as Phillipe
Virtual Murder
TV series, 1992
as Sergeant Gummer