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Ekow Quartey (born 12 July 1990) is a British actor who has been active since 2004.
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Ekow Quartey (born 12 July 1990) is a British actor who has been active since 2004.
Quartey has appeared in productions like Harry Potter, Amandaland and This Way Up. [1] He more recently has starred at the National Theatre at Shakespeare’s Globe. [2] In 2024 he played in Much Ado About Nothing. [3]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Bem | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Dumbledore's Army Member | |
| 2014 | 50 Kisses | Man | |
| 2016 | National Theatre Live: As You Like It | Forest Lord, William | |
| 2016 | The Complete Walk: Titus Andronicus | Lucius | Short film |
| 2016 | Survivors | Dylan (voice) | Podcast Series |
| 2017 | A Proposal | Victor | |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Peter Pan | Nana, Tootles | |
| 2017 | The Current War | Reporter | |
| 2017 | Porters | Billy Tarsal | |
| 2017 | Zapped | Julian | |
| 2018 | Wasteland | Young Doctor | |
| 2019 | Call the Midwife | Joel Aidoo | |
| 2019 | A Serial Killer's Guide to Life | Laughter Therapy Member | |
| 2020 | Shakespeare's Globe: Macbeth | Macbeth | |
| 2019–2021 | This Way Up | James | |
| 2021 | Nakato | Elijah | Short film |
| 2022 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | 'Slim' Jim Sandford | |
| 2022 | The Marvellous Prospero | Prospero | Short film |
| 2022 | Becoming Elizabeth | Pedro | |
| 2022 | Trying | Steve | |
| 2023 | Breeders | Dr. James | |
| 2023 | Smothered | Mark | |
| 2024 | Blue | Sean | Short film |
| 2025 | Amandaland | JJ |
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