Adetomiwa Edun
Adetomiwa Edun | |
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Born | Babatunde Adetomiwa Stafford 1985 (age 38–39) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (B.A. , 2008) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Notable work | Alex Hunter |
Babatunde Adetomiwa Stafford "Tomiwa" Edun, .
Early life
Edun was born in
Edun moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11. He attended
Career
In 2000, Edun appeared at the
Edun has also appeared in several television shows. In 2009, he appeared in an episode of
Edun performed motion capture and voiced the role of Alex Hunter in the video game by EA Sports, FIFA 17, and reprised his role in the sequels FIFA 18 and FIFA 19.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Dara Ju | Tunde Akande | Short film |
2014 | Dying of the Light
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Mbui | |
2015 | Cinderella
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Trooper | |
2017 | What Happened to Monday | Eddie | also known as Seven Sisters |
Banana Island Ghost | The boyfriend | Nigerian production | |
2018 | In the Cloud | Theo Jones | [11] |
A Serial Killer's Guide to Life | Ben | ||
Where Hands Touch | American Soldier | ||
2019 | Honeymoon | Pete | Short film |
2020 | Eyimofe | Seyi | |
2021 | Petra | Callum' | Short film |
2024 | Argylle | Deputy Nolan |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Fixer | Young Guy | Episode: "Episode #2.6" (2.6) |
2010 | Law & Order: UK | Lloyd Benson | Episode: "Shaken" (4.3) |
2010–2012 | Merlin | Sir Elyan | 21 episodes |
2011–2012 | The Hour | Sey Ola | 5 episodes |
2015 | Bates Motel | Marcus Young | 4 episodes |
Lucifer | 2Vile | Episode: "Pilot" (1.1) | |
Legends | Manners | 2 episodes | |
2016 | Death in Paradise | Ellery Wallace | Episode: "One for the Road" (5.2) |
Doctor Who | Mr. Brock | Episode: "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" (10.0) | |
2017 | Elementary | Akello Akeny | Episode: "Moving Targets" (5.22) |
2018 | A Discovery of Witches | Sean | 3 episodes |
2019 | The Capture | Faisal | 2 episodes |
2020–2021 | Trying | Luke | 3 episodes |
2022 | Young Wallander | Samuel Osei | 6 episodes |
2023 | The Chelsea Detective | Greg Milton-Elwes | Episode: "The Blue Room" (2.1) |
2023 | Trigger Point | Alex | 4 episodes |
Video games
Year | Game | Voice role | Notes |
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2016 | FIFA 17 | Alex Hunter
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Also motion capture |
2017 | FIFA 18 | ||
2018 | FIFA 19 | ||
2019 | FIFA 20 | ||
2023 | Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Director | Company | Notes |
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2009 | Romeo and Juliet | Romeo | Shakespeare's Globe Theatre | ||
2013 | Lionboy | Charlie Ashanti | Annabel Arden's Production | ||
2016 | The Deep Blue Sea | Jackie Jackson | National Theatre | ||
2018 | Translations | Lieutenant Yolland | National Theatre |
See also
- Black British nobility, Edun's class in Britain
References
- ^ a b c Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage 2003, vol. 3, p. 3063
- ^ a b c Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1995, ed. Patrick Montague-Smith, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, p. 986
- ^ a b c d Rajul, Amol (30 April 2009). "Adetomiwa Edun: A Romeo to die for". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Kwame Appiah's website URL= http://appiah.net/2009/04/30/my-nephew Date accessed= 20 October 2018
- ^ a b c d e f Gilbert, Gerard (7 November 2010). "Right on cue: Meet the new generation of hot young British actors taking the world by storm". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Adetomiwa Edun (m. 2002)". Christ's College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Elkin, Susan (12 February 2009). "Macbeth". The Stage. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Heart, Gwen (3 January 2010). "The incredible Romeo and he is... black". Sunday Observer. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Remling, Amanda (13 April 2015). "'Bates Motel' Season 3 Spoilers: Norman Unravels In Episode 6; "Norma Louise" Gives New Look At "Psycho" [recap]". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (20 September 2017). "Gabriel Byrne, Justin Chatwin Star in Crackle's VR-Themed Movie 'In the Cloud'". Variety. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
External links
- Adetomiwa Edun at IMDb