Bunmi Mojekwu

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Bunmi Mojekwu
Born
Oluwabunmi Adaeze Mojekwu

Brixton, London, England
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present

Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu[1] is an English actress, known portraying the role of Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.[2]

Early life[]

Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents.[2] She is the eldest of four children.[2] In 2006, her family moved to Kent.[2]

Acting career[]

Mojekwu began acting at school with a small role in The Wizard of Oz.[2] She joined Identity Drama School in Kent in 2006 and won the school's Actress of the Year award in her first year.[2][3] Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play Gone Too Far!.[2] In 2008, she starred as Ronnie in Channel 4's Fallout[2] and in 2009 she got the part of Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama EastEnders: E20, a spin-off from the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders, which was broadcast in January 2010.[4] Following this, she was contracted for six months to appear in East Enders as Mercy Olubunmi.[5] She left East Enders on-screen on 12 July 2011.[6]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Bill Isabel Prentice 1 episode: "Teacher's Pet"
2008 Fallout Ronnie Kiffin Television film
2009 Misfits Jodi Series 1, episode 3
2009 Coming Up Aleysha 1 episode: "Apples and Oranges"
2010 EastEnders: E20 Mercy Olubunmi Main role
2010–2011 EastEnders Mercy Olubunmi Series regular[5]
2013 Powder Room Louise Film
2016 Hush Odera Short film
2017 Quacks Working Girl 1 episode

References[]

  1. ^ Mojekwu, Bunmi. "BIOGRAPHY". bunmimojekwu.com. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Oyeleke, Victory (3 February 2010). "The World of Bunmi Mojekwu". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Hall of Fame - The Clive Dailey Award". Identity Drama School. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
  4. ^ Khan, Urmee (25 November 2009). "EastEnders casts unknown actors in new online spin-off E:20". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b Green, Kris (24 January 2010). "'E20's Mercy signs as 'Enders regular". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  6. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (10 May 2011). "'EastEnders' confirms Mercy departure". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 10 May 2011.

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