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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Acting Born Aug 23, 1977 Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana 24 credits

Biography

Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith (born 23 August 1977) is a Ghanaian-English actor. He has played roles in films, including Father Richard Emery in Ghost Stories (2017), Oliver in The Commuter, Templeton Frye in Mary Poppins Returns and Doctor Wren in Gwen (2018). He has portrayed Crispus Allen in the superhero film Justice League (2017), part of the DC Extended Universe.

For his performance in Tina in the West End, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

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Known for

Midsomer Murders

as Rob Mead
Film

The Sheep Detectives

as Reverend Hillcoate
Film

The Gorge

as Black Ops Commander
Film

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Detective Crispus Allen
Film

Wonka

as Officer Affable

Full filmography

  • Midsomer Murders (1997) as Rob Mead
  • Father Brown (2013) as Marvin Morris
  • The Sheep Detectives (2026) as Reverend Hillcoate
  • Silk (2011) as Paul McGovern
  • His Dark Materials (2019) as Balthamos
  • The Gorge (2025) as Black Ops Commander
  • Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) as Detective Crispus Allen
  • Doctor Strange (2016) as Physical Therapist
  • Justice League (2017) as Detective Crispus Allen
  • Wonka (2023) as Officer Affable
  • Wolf King (2025) as Master Hogan (voice)
  • Paddington 2 (2017) as Warden Walker
  • Motherland (2017) as Nick
  • The Veil (2024) as Johnson
  • The Commuter (2018) as Oliver
  • The Café (2011) as Jason
  • Mary Poppins Returns (2018) as Frye / Weasel (voice)
  • Ragdoll (2021) as Joel Shepton
  • Class (2016) as Jasper Adeola
  • Apartment 7A (2024) as BJ
  • Mr Loverman (2024) as Tony
  • Narnia: The Magician's Nephew (2027)
  • Whites (2010) as Barnaby
  • Sirens (2011) as Ryan Bailey