Wunmi Mosaku
Biography
Wunmi Mosaku, born Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku on July 31, 1986, in Zaria, Nigeria, is a Nigerian-British actress. Known professionally by her name Wunmi Mosaku, she has sixty-six known acting credits. She rose to prominence for playing Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones in 2009 and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera from 2011 to 2012. She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the television film Damilola, Our Loved Boy in 2016. In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, and she subsequently played Ruby Baptiste in the HBO series Lovecraft Country in 2020. She portrayed Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Loki from 2021 to 2023, and she reprised this role in the 2024 film Deadpool & Wolverine.
Career overview
Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian-British actress born on July 31, 1986, in Zaria, Nigeria. She has established a notable career in television and film, accumulating sixty-six known acting credits.
Mosaku rose to prominence through her television roles, including Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones in 2009 and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera from 2011 to 2012. She later earned recognition for her performance as Gloria Taylor in the television film Damilola, Our Loved Boy, which aired in 2016. Her subsequent television work includes an appearance in the fifth season of Luther in 2019 and a role as Ruby Baptiste in the HBO series Lovecraft Country in 2020.
Expanding into major franchise projects, Mosaku portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Loki between 2021 and 2023. She subsequently reprised this role in the feature film Deadpool & Wolverine in 2024. Throughout her career, she has continued to work extensively across various television and film productions.
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- The Social Reckoning (2026) as Raya
- Sinners (2025) as Annie
- Dancing with the Devil: The Making of Sinners (2025) as Self
- Mango (2025) Executive Producer
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) as B-15
- Boarders (2024) as Grace
- Passenger (2024) as Riya Ajunwa
- Root Note (2024)
- Scavengers Reign (2023) as Azi (voice)
- Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki Season 2 (2023) as Self - 'Hunter B-15'
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- We Own This City (2022) as Nicole Steele
- Call Jane (2022) as Gwen
- Alice, Darling (2022) as Sophie
- Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next (2022) as Narrator (voice)
- Loki (2021) as Hunter B-15
- Marvel Studios Assembled (2021) as Self - Hunter B-15
- Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special (2021) as Hunter B-15 (archive footage)
- Lovecraft Country (2020) as Ruby Baptiste
- His House (2020) as Rial Majur
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Cut Up Crew Friend
- Sweetness in the Belly (2019) as Amina Mergessa
- Goldfish (2019) as MUM
- Animal Babies: First Year On Earth (2019)
- On the Edge (2018) as Tessa
- Kiri (2018) as DI Mercer
- Leading Lady Parts (2018) as Actress #7
- Macbeth (2018) as Mother
- The End of the F***ing World (2017) as DC Teri Darego
- Guerrilla (2017) as Kenya
- Fearless (2017) as DCS Olivia Greenwood
- The End of the F World (2017) as self
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) as Kahina Ziri
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) as Beryl
- Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016) as Gloria Taylor
- Capital (2015) as Quentina
- Don't Take My Baby (2015) as Belinda
- Hampstead Theatre At Home: Tiger Country (2014) as Rebecca
- Dancing on the Edge (2013) as Carla
- Philomena (2013) as Young Nun
- In the Flesh (2013) as Maxine Martin
- Jo (2013) as Angelique Alassane
- Truckers (2013) as Danielle
- Citadel (2012) as Marie
- Black Mirror (2011) as Katie
- Black Mirror (2011) as TV Joan's Lawyer
- Vera (2011) as DC Holly Lawson
- The Body Farm (2011) as Rosa Gilbert
- The Body Farm (2011) as Rosa Gilbert
- Stolen (2011) as Sonia Carey
- 32 Brinkburn Street (2011) as Joy
- Luther (2010) as Catherine Halliday
- Womb (2010) as Erica
- One Night in Emergency (2010) as Beautiful nurse
- I Am Slave (2010) as Malia
- Honeymooner (2010) as Seema
- Father & Son (2009) as Stacey Cox
- Moses Jones (2009) as Joy
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
- The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
- This Is How It Goes