Jude Akuwudike
Actor
Biography
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Jude Akuwudike (born 1965) is a Nigerian actor educated in England. He has mostly worked there, on stage and screen.
He has appeared in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Born in Nigeria, Akuwudike came to England and was educated at St Augustine's College, Westgate-on-Sea, an independent Roman Catholic boarding school. In 1985 he began to train for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.
Filmography
Beasts of No Nation
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood 2015
Sahara
as Imam 2005
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Lord Thorne (voice) 2024
The Tempest
as Boatswain 2010
Benediction
as Priest 2021
A World Apart
as Priest 1988
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
as Mofe 2021
The Ebb-Tide
as Fakeeva 1998
National Theatre Live: Henry V
as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham 2022
Bad Girl
as Edward 1992
National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
as Eze 2019
Roger Roger
as Henry 1996
The Land of Dreams
as Thomas 1990
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Theseus 2018
Towpaths of Glory
as Bradshaw 2005
Gina 3000
as Alistair 2025