Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith Tɛmplet:Postnominals (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la silimiin goli August biɛɣ'pishi ni ata dali yuuni 1977) nyɛla Ghana nima-Silimiinsili kpɛrikpɛrita. O nyɛla ŋun tum tuma nima pam sinii nima ni, di shɛŋa nyɛ din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ Father Richard Emery sinii yuli booni Ghost Stories (2017), Oliver sinii yuli booni The Commuter, Templeton Frye sinii yuli booni Mary Poppins Returns ni n-ti pahi Doctor Wren sinii yuli booni Gwen (all 2018) ni. O daa nyɛla Crispus Allen sinii yuli booni Justice League (2017) ka nyɛ din be DC Extended Universe.
O kpaŋmaŋTina din be West End daa che ka o di Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
Piligu biɛhigu
mali niŋHoldbrook-Smith nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Accra, Ghana. O nyɛla ŋun zoogi Frimley, Surrey, England, ni ka o be ni o lammba Dr. [Yoku] Henry Andrew Holdbrook-Smith mini Tenu Holdbrook-Smith n-ti pahi o tizodoo brother, Kofi.[1] O nyɛla ninvuɣ so dabiɛm ni daa na gbaai ni kpɛrigu kpɛribu ka di daliri daa nyɛ o daŋ ni daa bɛ saɣi n-ti o ni o leei kpɛrikpɛrita. "N-daa nyɛla yuun pinaanu, ka n daa tɛhira ka bɔhiri maŋ [n-ni tooi leei kpɛrikpɛrita]'. N-daa bi yɛlli n-ti so amaa n-daa bi mali dihitabili ni bɛ ni saɣi n-ti ma. Di daa ti niŋya ka kpɛrigu kpɛribu da beni, lala saha maa n-daa nyɛla yuun pishi ayi ka ka n-daa kpɛ."[2]
O nyɛla ŋun chaŋ Guildford School of Acting n-ti bɔhim kpɛrigu kpɛribu,[3] o daa naai yuuni 2000.[4]
Tuma
mali niŋHoldbrook-Smith nyɛla ŋun daa piligi o kpɛrigu kpɛribu tuma ni televisa yuuni 2002 din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ Orlando Figes sinii yuli booni Judge John Deed episode "Everyone's Child". Tum lala saha maa o nyɛla ŋun mali kpɛrigu kpɛribu tuma TV series kamani Little Britain, Star Stories (bin din gbaai yuuni 2006 zaŋ hali ni yuuni 2008), Taking the Flak, Sirens, Holby City, Silk, Father Brown, The Last Panthers, Class, Dark Heart, The Split n-ti pahi Red Election.
O sinii kpɛribu pam daa nyɛla yuuni 2005, din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ Ken in Mustapha Matura's Playboy of the West Indies din daa niŋ Tricycle Theatre.[5] Di nyaaŋa o daa lahi yina bɛ critically acclaimed African-American Season din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ European premieres zaŋ n-ti Walk Hard ŋun daa yaai li nyɛ Abram Hill, Fabulation ŋun daa yaai li nyɛ Lynn Nottage n-ti pahi Gem of the Ocean ka ŋun daa yaai di mi nyɛ August Wilson. Bɛ ni niŋ o vihisi shɛŋa puuni wuhiya ni August Wilson's nyɛ o suhi ni gbaai so.[6] Yuuni 2006 o daa nyɛla Levee sinii yuli booni Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ŋun daa yaai li nyɛ August Wilson ka din daa niŋ luɣ'shɛli nyɛ Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, yuma anahi nyaaŋa o daa yina ka nyɛ Herald Loomis sinii yuli booni Joe Turner's Come and Gone puuni ka ŋun daa yaai li nyɛ August Wilson ka din daa niŋ luɣ'shɛli nyɛ Young Vic Theatre.
O daa tuui yina Globe yuuni 2007 sinii yuli booni Love's Labours Lost puuni ka bɛ daa labi niŋ li lala yuuni maa National Theatre of Korea din be Seoul. Holdbrook-Smith nyɛla ŋun piligi National Theatre yuuni 2009 ka nyɛ ŋun be sinii yaara anahi ni tum lala saha (o daa nyɛla Mortimer sinii yuli booni Edward II puuni). Yuuni 2015, ŋun daa nyɛ Laertes ni Benedict Cumberbatch sinii yuli booni Hamlet puuni ka di ni daa niŋ luɣ'shɛli nyɛ Barbican Theatre. Lala kpɛrigu ŋɔ nyɛla bɛ ni daa zaŋ shɛli wuhi dunia zaa National Theatre Live.[7]
Yuuni 2016 Holdbrook-Smith nyɛla ŋun daa tum ni Benedict Cumberbatch yaha, lala saha ŋɔ ni sinii yuli booni Marvel’s Dr Strange.[8] Di yuuni nyaaŋa, o nyɛla ŋun daa be Det. Crispus Allen in DC Comics Justice Leagueka daa lahi nyɛ Warden Walker sinii yuli booni Paddington 2,[9] ka daa nyɛ Father Emery sinii yuli booni Ghost Stories. Yuuni 2018, ŋun daa nyɛ Oliver sinii yuli booni The Commuter ka tum tuma dibaa ayi din daa niŋ ka o nyɛ Templeton Frye ka daa lahi nyɛ "animated voice' zaŋ n -ti Weasel sinii yuli booni Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns puuni.[10]
Holdbrook-Smith nyɛla ŋun daa lahi pahi BBC Radio kpɛrigu nima ni, di shɛŋa nyɛ Judas[11] mini On Her Majesty's Secret Service.[12] O nyɛla ŋun lɛbigi kukoli bolibu buku nima,[13] di shɛli nyɛ Rivers of London series ka ŋun daa niŋ li nyɛ Ben Aaronovitch.[14]
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith nyɛla ŋun be musical Tina saha ŋɔ ka nyɛ Ike Turner ka di ni niŋdi luɣ'shɛli nyɛ Aldwych Theatre.[15]
O nyɛla bɛ ni daa piigi so Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) yuuni 2020 Birthday Honours zaŋ n-ti o kpɛrigu tuma,[16] ka nyɛ bɛ ni daa piigi so United Kingdom's ninvuɣ so niriba pam ni mi zaŋ n-ti African bee African Caribbean heritagedin daa niŋ ka Holdbrook-Smith nyɛ bɛ ni daa piigi so pahi yuuni 2021 edition of the annual Powerlist.[17]
Filmography
mali niŋSinii
mali niŋ| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Rahab | Mill | Short film |
| 2012 | Womack | Dan Tan | Short film |
| 2013 | The Double | Guard / Doctor | |
| 10ml I.V. | Karl | Short film | |
| 2014 | Trick or Receipt | Martin | Short film |
| 2015 | Hamlet | Laertes | Live in theatres |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | Physical Therapist | |
| 2017 | Ghost Stories | Father Emery | |
| Justice League | Detective Crispus Allen | ||
| Paddington 2 | Warden Walker | ||
| 2018 | The Commuter | Oliver | |
| Mary Poppins Returns | Templeton Frye / Weasel (voice) | ||
| Gwen | Doctor Wren | ||
| 2021 | Zack Snyder’s Justice League | Detective Crispus Allen | |
| 2023 | Sumotherhood | Shotti | |
| Wonka | Officer Affable | ||
| 2026 | Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie | TBA | Filming |
Television
mali niŋ| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Judge John Deed | Orlando Figes | Episode: "Everyone's Child" |
| 2003 | Casualty | PC Riddock | Episode: "Never Judge a Book" |
| Absolute Power | Journalist No. 1 | Episode: "Burn and Crash" | |
| 2004 | Little Britain | 2 episodes | |
| Holby City | Lee Holden | Episode: "One More Chance" | |
| 2005 | Family Affairs | Officer Kennedy | 1 episode |
| According to Bex | Vox Pops | Recurring | |
| Mike Bassett: Manager | Carlton Dawes | Main cast | |
| 2006 | Pulling | Joe's Father | 1 episode |
| 2006–2008 | Star Stories | Various | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | The Bill | Bruno Hammond | Episode: "Code of Silence" |
| The Whistleblowers | Male Nurse | Episode: "Pandemic" | |
| Katy Brand's Big Ass Show | 1 episode | ||
| 2009 | Whatever It Takes | Nifemi | TV movie |
| Taking the Flak | Joyful Sifuri | Main cast | |
| PhoneShop | Graham | Episode: "New Man: Pilot" | |
| Sorry I've Got No Head | Various | Season 2 only | |
| 2010 | Whites | Barnaby | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Roadkill | Tommy | TV movie |
| Sirens | Ryan Bailey | Recurring | |
| Holby City | Paul James | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Silk | Paul McGovern | 1 episode |
| 2013 | Frankie | Max Hall | 1 episode |
| The Café | Jason | Recurring | |
| 2014 | Turks & Caicos | Colin Maitlis | TV movie |
| Crackanory | Commander | Episode: "In Space No One Can Hear You Clean & the Weather Man" | |
| Agatha Raisin | Rev. Jez Bloxby | Episode: "The Quiche of Death" | |
| 2015 | Father Brown | Marvin Morris | Episode: "The Invisible Man" |
| Midsomer Murders | Rob Mead | Episode: "The Dagger Club" | |
| The Last Panthers | James Davis | Miniseries; main cast | |
| Capital | Mashinko | Miniseries | |
| 2016 | Class | Jasper Adeola | Episode: "Nightvisiting" |
| Dark Heart | DS Dave Pulford | 1 episode | |
| 2018 | The Split | Glen Peters | Recurring |
| 2019 | Motherland | Nick | Recurring |
| 2021 | Superworm | Wizard Lizard (voice) | TV movie |
| Red Election | Levi Nichols | Main cast | |
| 2022 | His Dark Materials | Balthamos | Recurring |
| 2023 | Accused | David Mingo | Episode: "Kendall's Story" |
| 2024 | The Veil | Johnson |
Stage
mali niŋ| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | Ike Turner | Aldwych Theatre |
| 2023 | The Effect | Toby | Lyttelton Theatre |
Pina mini piibu
mali niŋStage
mali niŋ| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Laurence Olivier Award[18] | Best Actor in a Musical | Tina: The Tina Turner Musical | Won |
| Black British Theatre Award[19] | Best Male Actor in a Musical | Nominated | ||
| WhatsOnStage Award[20] | Best Actor in a Musical | Nominated |
Kundivihira
mali niŋ- ↑ Dramatic Need.
- ↑ Ositelu, Tola (27 May 2017). Dramatic Chameleon: An Interview with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
- ↑ Star Guests Lead Change Through the Arts Careers Event at GSA (4 May 2017).
- ↑ Alumni: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith. Guilford School of Acting.
- ↑ Scott, Adam (14 December 2004). "Playboy of the West Indies, Tricycle Theatre, London". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/playboy-of-the-west-indies-tricycle-theatre-london-686097.html.
- ↑ Williams, Karla (3 June 2010). Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Joe Turner's Come and Gone.
- ↑ www.kbgroupuk.com. Hamlet.
- ↑ Doctor Strange (2016).
- ↑ Paddington 2 (2017).
- ↑ Marshall, Rob (25 December 2018). Mary Poppins Returns.
- ↑ Episode 1, Judas, 15 Minute Drama – BBC Radio 4. BBC.
- ↑ On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Saturday Drama – BBC Radio 4. BBC.
- ↑ Kobna Holdbrook Smith on GoodReads.
- ↑ Rivers of London audiobook by Ben Aaronovitch – Rakuten Kobo.
- ↑ "CAST & CREATIVE". Tina Turner Musical Limited. https://tinathemusical.com/cast-creative/.
- ↑ Tɛmplet:London Gazette
- ↑ Lavender, Jane (17 November 2020). "Lewis Hamilton ends incredible year top of influential Black Powerlist 2021" (en). mirror. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/black-power-list-2021-lewis-23017308.
- ↑ McPhee, Ryan (5 March 2019). 2019 Olivier Award Nominations: London's Company and Come From Away Lead the Pack (en).
- ↑ Longman, Will (2019-09-19). Shortlist for first Black British Theatre Awards 2019 announced (en).
- ↑ Shortlisted nominees announced for 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards (en-GB) (2018-12-05).