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Wunmi Mosaku

Acting

Born July 31, 1986 · Zaria, Nigeria

Also known as Oluwunmi Mosaku · Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku

Biography

Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku (born 31 July 1986), known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian-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). She reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).  Mosaku was nominated for the BAFTA for Best Actress and won the BIFA for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film for her role as Rial in the film His House (2020). For her performance as Annie in the 2025 horror film Sinners, Mosaku won the Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Supporting Performance and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress, and an Actors Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wunmi Mosaku, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • BAFTA AwardBest Actress in a Supporting Role · 2026
  • Academy AwardBest Supporting Actress · nominated

Filmography42 titles

Animal Babies: First Year On Earth

Scavengers Reign

2023as Azi (voice)

Black Mirror

2011as Katie

Loki

2021as Hunter B-15

The End of the F***ing World

2017as DC Teri Darego

Luther

2010as Catherine Halliday

Deadpool & Wolverine

2024as B-15

Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2

2023as Self - 'Hunter B-15'

Sinners

2025as Annie

Vera

2011as DC Holly Lawson

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016as Beryl

Philomena

2013as Young Nun

In the Flesh

2013as Maxine Martin

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Marvel Studios Assembled

as Self - Hunter B-15

We Own This City

2022as Nicole Steele

Lovecraft Country

2020as Ruby Baptiste

Capital

2015as Quentina

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019as Cut Up Crew Friend

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021as Hunter B-15 (archive footage)

Macbeth

2018as Mother

Fearless

2017as DCS Olivia Greenwood

Dancing on the Edge

2013as Carla

Call Jane

2022as Gwen

His House

2020as Rial Majur

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self

Boarders

2024as Grace

Sweetness in the Belly

2019as Amina Mergessa

National Treasure: Kiri

2018as DI Mercer

I Am Slave

2010as Malia

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016as Kahina Ziri

Truckers

as Danielle

Passenger

2024as Riya Ajunwa

Alice, Darling

2022as Sophie

The Body Farm

as Rosa Gilbert

Citadel

2012as Marie

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Guest

Guerrilla

2017as Kenya

The One Show

as Self

Moses Jones

as Joy

Sherri

2022as Self - Guest

Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next

2022as Narrator (voice)