Enyi Okoronkwo

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Enyi Okoronkwo
Born
London, England
Education Queen Mary University
Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Enyi Okoronkwo is British stage and television actor.

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Early life

From London with Nigerian heritage, he attended Queen Mary University before graduating with an MA from the Central School of Speech and Drama. [1]

Career

Stage

In 2015 he appeared in Arthur's World at the Bush Theatre. [2] He joined the cast of Wonder.land , a musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, featuring music by Damon Albarn and book and lyrics by Moira Buffini, at the Royal National Theatre. [3] In 2017, he appeared in Junkyard at the Bristol Old Vic before moving with the production to the Rose Theatre Kingston. [4]

In 2018, he joined a Bristol Old Vic and Royal Exchange Theatre co-production of Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard . [5] That year, he could be seen in a production of Donald Margulies black comedy play The Model Apartment. [6]

He appeared in The Haystack by Al Blyth at the Hampstead Theatre in 2020. [7] [8] In 2022, he was in a Bristol Old Vic production of Dr Semmelweis with Mark Rylance. [9] In 2023, he appeared in The Meaning of Zong at the Barbican Theatre. [10]

Film and television

He appeared in the television series Giri/Haji and The Lazarus Project , both written by Joe Barton. [11]

In 2022, he appeared as Puck in a Sacha Bennett directed adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream . [12] He also made an appeared in the Robert Popper comedy series I Hate You on Channel 4 . [13]

In 2024, he plays Rasselas on the Disney+ series Renegade Nell , alongside Adrian Lester and Louisa Harland. [14]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Giri/Haji James
2022 The Lazarus Project Laurence
2022 I Hate You Waiter
2022 A Midsummer's Night Dream Puck
2023 Funny Woman AD Director
2024 Renegade Nell Rasselas

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References

  1. ↑ "Ényì Okoronkwo on Renegade Nell: 'I am amazing at riding horses'". The Book of Man. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Gardner, Lynn (1 February 2015). "Arthur's World review – videogame knights spark violence on an estate". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Wonder.Land cast announced - Olivier, NT". London Theatre. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Hitchings, Henry (30 November 2017). "Junkyard, theatre review: A hymn to the power of teenagers' imagination". Evening Standard. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. ↑ "Cast Announced for The Cherry Orchard at Bristol Old Vic". Theatre Weekly. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Brennan, Clare (9 December 2018). "The Model Apartment review – outrageously funny and breathtakingly horrifying". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Wild, Stephi (16 January 2020). "Inside Rehearsal For THE HAYSTACK at Hampstead Theatre". Broadway World. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Review:The Haystack". Whats on Stage. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ↑ Mayo, Douglas (18 January 2022). "Gallery, News, Regional". British Theatre. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Review: The Meaning of Zong, Barbican". Ought to be Clowns. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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  12. ↑ Cline, Rich (13 December 2023). "Rising Stars Announce Nominations for Film Awards". Critics Circle. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "I Hate You". Comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ↑ Moss, Molly (27 March 2024). "Renegade Nell review: A super fun and feisty adventure". Radio Times . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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