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DeutschAdesuwa Oni
Adesuwa Oni | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1989 (age 35–36) |
| Other names | Adele Oni |
| Education | Millfield |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Adesuwa Oni (born 1989) is a British actress. She is known for her roles as Queen Njinga in the Netflix docudrama series African Queens: Njinga and Ngozi Okoye in the BBC medical drama series Casualty.
Life and career
[edit]Oni attended Millfield in Somerset, where she studied drama for herA-levels. Oni had a passion for acting since the age of five, which she accredits to watching Singin' in the Rain as a child in Nigeria. Despite this, she did not believe she was on the road to an acting path, feeling as though she was one of the least favourites in her drama class at Millfield. She has instead credited her dance teacher for instilling confidence in her, stating: "She saw something in me I did not see in myself, and she pushed me harder than the other dancers in Bazique to do more ballet exams in a year than anyone else at the time. So, she and I had a lot of private lessons over break and lunch times."[1]
Oni then attended the University of Southampton, where she studied economics. Whilst there, she was part of various dance and threatre groups, as well as being the president of the Jazz dance society. She went on to study at the London School of Economics, where she studied economic history, as well as participating in their drama society.[2] She then worked at Deloitte for three years as a management consultant.[1]
In 2016, Oni made her professional acting debut in the film Housefull 3. She continued to make various film and television appearances, including roles in Years and Years, The Witcher and Hanna.[1] Then in 2023, she was cast in the Netflix docudrama series African Queens: Njinga.[3][4] She portrayed Queen Njinga.[5][6] A year later, she was cast in the BBC medical drama series Casualty.[7][8] She made her first appearance as Ngozi Okoye, a staff nurse, on 6 January 2024.[9][10]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | Margarett | Film |
| 2016 | Simana | Applicant | Film |
| 2018 | My Mother's Stew | Narrator | Short film |
| 2018 | The Killer Beside Me | Kelli Harris | Episode: "The Evil Inside" |
| 2018 | Prototype | Aurelia | Film |
| 2018 | No Shade | Jade | Film |
| 2019 | The Cloaking | Agent Okoye | Film |
| 2019 | Years and Years | Nigerian Woman | 1 episode |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Téa | Episode: "Rare Species" |
| 2020 | Hanna | Guard | Episode: "A Way to Grieve" |
| 2020 | The Suit Weareth the Man | J | Short film |
| 2020 | Talia Versus | Celeste | Episode: "Talia Versus Wedding" |
| 2021 | 400 Bullets | Espinosa | Film |
| 2023 | Operation Napoleon | Julie Ratoff | Film |
| 2023 | African Queens: Njinga | Queen Njinga | Main role |
| 2024–present | Casualty | Ngozi Okoye | Main role |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Adesuwa Oni is the new E.D Nurse Ngozi on BBC hit drama Casualty". Millfield. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Adesuwa Oni". LinkedIn. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "African Queens: Njinga review – Jada Pinkett Smith's docudrama is like a mediocre Channel 5 show". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Netflix first look at Jada Pinkett Smith's docu-drama African Queens: Njinga". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Queen Njinga and 'the beginning of the diaspora'". BBC News. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Netflix releases trailer for Jada Pinkett Smith documentary African Queens". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Casualty confirms new nurse ahead of show return". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Casualty fans praise 'wonderful' new character as 'the calm, strong one'". What to Watch. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Ngozi Okoye". BBC. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Casualty newcomer Adesuwa Oni addresses Ngozi fan theories and Charlie exit". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Adesuwa Oni at IMDb