Naomi Ackie

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Naomi Ackie
Born (1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 32)
Walthamstow, London, England
Education Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2009–present

Naomi Sarah Ackie (born 2 November 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in The End of the F***ing World (2019) and Master of None (2021) and her film roles in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), and Blink Twice (2024).

Early life

Naomi Ackie was born on 2 November 1992[1] in Walthamstow, London,[2] the daughter of second-generation immigrants from Grenada.[3] Her father was a Transport for London employee and her mother worked for the National Health Service.[2] She is one of three children and has an older brother and sister.[2] She went to Walthamstow School for Girls.

Her first role was at the age of 11, playing the angel Gabriel in a school nativity play.[3] She studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and graduated in 2012.[2][4]

Career

Ackie's breakthrough film role was in Lady Macbeth (2016),[5] for which she won the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer in 2017.[6] She subsequently appeared in Idris Elba's directorial debut Yardie (2018) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).[7][8] She also portrayed Bonnie in the second season of Netflix's black comedy series The End of the F***ing World,[9] and a school inspector in Education, an hour-long drama part of Steve McQueen's anthology film series Small Axe.[10]

Ackie portrayed American singer Whitney Houston in the biographical film I Wanna Dance with Somebody.[11] The film opened to mixed reviews but widespread praise for Ackie's performance, with Variety calling her "a veritable artist of lip-syncing."[12] The Hollywood Reporter noted that Ackie herself is "a capable singer" and can be heard briefly in a few early scenes.[13]

Ackie starred in Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice (2024).[14] Ackie will star in Bong Joon-ho's upcoming film, Mickey 17, based on Edward Ashton's science-fiction novel, alongside Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette and Mark Ruffalo.[15]

Filmography

Film

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes
2015 I Used to Be Famous Amber Short film
2016 Lady Macbeth Anna
2018 Yardie Mona
2019 The Corrupted Grace
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Jannah
2021 The Score Gloria
2022 I Wanna Dance with Somebody Whitney Houston
2024 Blink Twice Frida
2073
2025 Sorry, Baby Not yet released[16] Post-production
Mickey 17 Not yet released Nasha Adjaya Post-production
The Thursday Murder Club Not yet released Donna De Freitas Post-production
TBA I Love Boosters Not yet released TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Doctor Who Jen Episode: "Face the Raven"
2016 The Five Gemma Morgan Miniseries (2 episodes)
Damilola, Our Loved Boy Council Worker Television film
2018 Vera Louise Everitt Episode: "Black Ice"
The Bisexual Ruby 5 episodes
2019 Cleaning Up Beth 2 episodes
The End of the F***ing World Bonnie Main role (season 2)
2020 Small Axe Hazel Episode: "Education"
2021 Master of None Alicia Main role (season 3)
2024 Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy Jedi Jannah (voice) Miniseries (1 episode)

Stage

Year Title Role Venue Notes
2009 Success Lucy National Theatre, London with Islington Youth Theatre
2012 The Day the Waters Came Esther UK Tour with Theatre Centre
2013 The Snow Queen Gowrie Greenwich Theatre, London
Life Mould Rita Canada Water Library, London as part of "Write Lines Conference" by Theatre Centre
Missing Kevin Godsen Engineer Theatre, Edinburgh as part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Billy the Girl Amber Soho Theatre, London
2015 The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Mama Unicorn Theatre, London
Walking the Tightrope Mercedes Theatre Delicatessen
Solace of the Road Grace Gibson Derby Theatre, Derby

Video game

Year Title Role
2022 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Jannah

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2017 British Independent Film Award Best Supporting Actress Lady Macbeth Nominated
Most Promising Newcomer Won
Evening Standard British Film Award Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2017 Actors N/A Won
2020 British Academy Television Award Best Supporting Actress The End of the F***ing World Won
2021 Black Reel Award for Television Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Master of None Nominated
2023 British Academy Film Awards EE Rising Star Award N/A Nominated
Trophée Chopard Female Revelation of the Year N/A Won

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