Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku is a Nigerian-born British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera. In 2019, she starred in the fifth series of Luther. In 2020, she will star as Ruby Baptiste in HBO’s Lovecraft Country.

About Wunmi Mosaku in brief

Summary Wunmi MosakuWunmi Mosaku is a Nigerian-born British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera. She won the 2017 BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy. In 2019, she starred in the fifth series of Luther. In 2020, she will star as Ruby Baptiste in HBO’s Lovecraft Country.

Mosaku graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007 and made her stage debut at the Arcola Theatre in a production of Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s The Great Theatre of the World. She has also appeared in Rough Crossings, directed by Rupert Goold and based on the book by Simon Schama, at the Lyric Hammersmith.