Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo is an English actress known for playing Jack Starbright in the Amazon Prime teenage spy thriller television series Alex Rider in 2020, her appearance in two 2017 episodes of Doctor Who, and stars as Yvonne in the 2018 Netflix musical Been So Long.
Early life[]
Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo is an English actress of Nigerian ancestry, from London, England.[1] Adékoluẹjo studied acting for three years from 2010 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), in London, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Acting (H Level).[2][3]
Theatre[]
Adékoluẹjo crafted her acting skills on the theatre stage, in productions like Pride and Prejudice, at the Sheffield Crucible (2015), The Mountain Top at the Young Vic (2016), Twelfth Night at the Filter Theatre in Hammersmith (2016).[1] In 2020, Adékoluẹjo appeared on stage in the role of Abosede in the live streaming theatre play Three Sisters at National Theatre Live,[4] and was nominated for best classical stage performances by actors under the age of 30 at the Ian Charleson Awards.[5] However, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In August 2021, Adékoluẹjo stars in a solo performance on stage live streamed worldwide in the Benedict Lombe directed play Lava at Bush Theatre.[6]
Film and television[]
From 2014, Adékoluẹjo had some single episode appearances in TV series until starring in Doctor Who (series 10), when she played Penny in both Extremis and The Pyramid at the End of the World alongside Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) and his companions Pearl Mackie.[2][7] Adékoluẹjo starred as Demi-Lea Sadler in the 'Nadia Cavelle' short film Lascivious Grace which premiered at the Underwire Film festival 2017 and was an official film selection for the Bermuda International Film Festival 2018.[8][9] Adékoluẹjo was nominated for best actor at Underwire Film Festival 2017 for her performance in the short film Lascivious Grace.[8]
In 2018, Ronke starred in the Tinge Krishnan directed Netflix musical Been So Long playing the character of Yvonne, best friend of Simone, played by lead actress Michaela Coel. The film was shown at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.[10] In 2019, Adékoluẹjo landed a main role in the Amazon Prime teenage spy thriller television series Alex Rider as Jack Starbright, Alex Rider's American primary carer and mentor.[11]
In 2021, Adékoluẹjo gets to play Ṣadé in the pilot of the Channel 4 television production Big Age. [12]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2014 | Broken (Short) | Sabrina |
2017 | Stay the Burning (Short) | - |
2017 | Lascivious Grace (Short) | Demi-Lea Sadler |
2018 | Been So Long | Yvonne |
2018 | Christopher Robin | Katherine Dane |
2018 | Ready Player One | Sorrento's Assistant |
2018 | Found (Short) | Bab |
2019 | Cyprus Avenue | Bridget (Therapist) |
2020 | The Big Other | Amina |
2020 | The Forgotten C (Short) | Mary |
Live streaming theatre[]
Year | Title | Role |
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2020 | National Theatre Live: Three Sisters[4] | Abosede |
2021 | Bush Theatre: Lava[6] | South African woman |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Suspects | Carrie Evans | Episode: "Eyes Closed" |
2015 | Chewing Gum | Amy | Episode: "Tolled Road" |
2016 | NW | Grace | TV film |
2016 | Cold Feet | Bridie Sellers | Episode: "6.8" |
2016 | Josh | Policewoman | Episode: "Cut & Dried" |
2017 | Sick Note | Theatre Nurse | Episode: "Janina Kolkiewicz" |
2017 | Doctor Who | Penny | 2 episodes: "Extremis" and "The Pyramid at the End of the World" |
2018 | Cuckoo | Job Centre Manager | Episode: "Lawyer of the Year" |
2018 | Black Earth Rising | Alice's Secretary | Episode: "The Forgiving Earth" |
2020-present | Alex Rider | Jack Starbright | 16 episodes |
2020 | Soulmates | Carly | Episode 1 - Watershed |
2021 | Big Age [12] | Ṣadé | Pilot |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Underwire Film Festival | Best Actor | Lascivious Grace (Short film) | Nominated | [8] |
2020 | The Offies | Most Promising New Playwright | Teleportation part of This is Black - The Bunker | Nominated | [13] |
2020 | Ian Charleson Awards | Best classical stage performances by actors under the age of 30 | Three Sisters at The Royal National Theatre | Nominated | [5] |
2020 | Black British Theatre Awards | Best Female Actor in a Play | Three Sisters at The Royal National Theatre | Nominated | [14] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo Spotlight". spotlight.com. 2013.
- ^ a b "Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo". bafta.org. 2020.
- ^ "Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo". rada.ac.uk. 2013.
- ^ a b "Review Three Sisters National Theatre". oughttobeclowns.com. 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo Shortlisted for the Ian Charleston Awards 2020". scottmarshall.co.uk. 2020.
- ^ a b "'Lava' announces further dates and online broadcast details". theatre-news.com. August 4, 2021.
- ^ "Extremis - Doctor Who - Series 10 Episode 6 of 12". bbc.co.uk. 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lascivious Grace Underwire Film Festival 2018". silvercatpictures.com. 2018.
- ^ "Lascivious Grace, Short Film starring Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo". twitter.com. November 25, 2017.
- ^ "Been So Long - BFI London Film Festival 2018". culturefly.co.uk. 2018.
- ^ "Meet the cast of Amazon Prime Video's Alex Rider". radiotimes.com. May 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Big Age - Ronke Adékoluẹjo plays Ṣadé". channel4.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Offies 2020 Winners and Nominations". offies.london. January 9, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Black British Theatre Awards". oughttobeclowns.com. October 25, 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- 21st-century English actresses
- Actresses from London
- Black British actresses
- English television actresses
- English film actresses
- English people of Nigerian descent