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Wunmi Mosaku

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Wunmi Mosaku

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jul 31, 1986 (40 years old)

Place of Birth

Zaria, Nigeria

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.

Known For

Acting
2026The Social Reckoning
2025SinnersAnnie
2025Dancing with the Devil: The Making of SinnersSelf
2024Root Note
2024Deadpool & WolverineB-15
2024PassengerRiya Ajunwa
2024BoardersGrace
2023Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2Self - 'Hunter B-15'
2023Scavengers ReignAzi (voice)
2022Katie Price: What Harvey Did NextNarrator (voice)
2022Call JaneGwen
2022Alice, DarlingSophie
2022We Own This CityNicole Steele
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2021Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day SpecialHunter B-15 (archive footage)
2021Marvel Studios AssembledSelf - Hunter B-15
2021LokiHunter B-15
2020His HouseRial Majur
2020Lovecraft CountryRuby Baptiste
2019GoldfishMUM
2019Sweetness in the BellyAmina Mergessa
2019Animal Babies: First Year On Earth
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowCut Up Crew Friend
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2018MacbethMother
2018Leading Lady PartsActress #7
2018KiriDI Mercer
2018On the EdgeTessa
2017FearlessDCS Olivia Greenwood
2017GuerrillaKenya
2017The End of the F***ing WorldDC Teri Darego
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeKahina Ziri
2016Damilola, Our Loved BoyGloria Taylor
2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemBeryl
2015Don't Take My BabyBelinda
2015CapitalQuentina
2014Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger CountryRebecca
2013PhilomenaYoung Nun
2013JoAngelique Alassane
2013TruckersDanielle
2013In the FleshMaxine Martin
2013Dancing on the EdgeCarla
2012CitadelMarie
2011StolenSonia Carey
2011The Body FarmRosa Gilbert
2011The Body FarmRosa Gilbert
2011VeraDC Holly Lawson
2011Black MirrorTV Joan's Lawyer
2011Black MirrorKatie
201132 Brinkburn StreetJoy
2010I Am SlaveMalia
2010WombErica
2010One Night in Emergency
2010HoneymoonerSeema
2010LutherCatherine Halliday
2009Father & SonStacey Cox
2009Moses JonesJoy
2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf
2006The One ShowSelf
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
1995The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRASelf
1953The OscarsSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf
-The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
-This Is How It Goes
Production
2025MangoExecutive Producer