Jude Akuwudike

Jude Akuwudike

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Jude Akuwudike (born 1965) is a Nigerian actor educated in England. He has mostly worked there, on stage and screen.

He has appeared in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Born in Nigeria, Akuwudike came to England and was educated at St Augustine's College, Westgate-on-Sea, an independent Roman Catholic boarding school. In 1985 he began to train for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.

Movies for Jude Akuwudike...

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Title: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Released: December 11, 2024
Type: Movie
Set 261 years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", The War of the Rohirrim tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan who must defend against an army of Dunlendings. He becomes the namesake for the stronghold of Helm's Deep.
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The Little Mermaid
Title: The Little Mermaid
Character: Joshua
Released: May 18, 2023
Type: Movie
The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. With mermaids forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.
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National Theatre Live: Henry V
Title: National Theatre Live: Henry V
Character: King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
Released: April 21, 2022
Type: Movie
Fresh to the throne, King Henry V launches England into a bloody war with France. When his campaign encounters resistance, this inexperienced new ruler must prove he is fit to guide a country into war.
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Benediction
Title: Benediction
Character: Priest
Released: December 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
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Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
Title: Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
Character: Mofe
Released: April 18, 2021
Type: Movie
A man and a woman in Lagos want to escape their everyday lives, but extricating themselves is no easy task. Two stories narrated with tenderness and restraint that only fleetingly touch, the dream of migrating to Europe floating above them all the while.
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Title: Gangs of London
Character: Charlie Carter
Released: April 23, 2020
Type: TV
When the head of a criminal organisation, Finn Wallace is assassinated, the sudden power vacuum his death creates threatens the fragile peace between the intricate web of gangs operating on the streets of the city. Now it’s up to the grieving, volatile and impulsive Sean Wallace to restore control and find those responsible for killing his father.
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National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
Title: National Theatre Live: Three Sisters
Character: Eze
Released: December 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Months before, two ruthless military coups plunged the country into chaos. Fuelled by foreign intervention, the conflict encroaches on their provincial village, and the sisters long to return to their former home in Lagos.
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Title: Manhunt
Character: The Night Stalker
Released: January 6, 2019
Type: TV
The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial criminals.
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Title: Manhunt
Character: Delroy Grant
Released: January 6, 2019
Type: TV
The true story of London Metropolitan police detective Colin Sutton's manhunt for serial criminals.
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Title: On the Edge
Character: Dad
Released: August 14, 2018
Type: TV
A drama anthology that serves up a raw slice of real life in Modern Britain.
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The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Title: The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Character: Theseus
Released: May 30, 2018
Type: Movie
How long is forever? When the imprisoned Palamon and Arcite vow eternal friendship, they don’t expect that anything will come between them. But then from their cell window they see the beautiful Emilia, and their priorities take a sudden and violent turn. In this late romance, Fletcher and Shakespeare examine love in all its fluid and complex forms. Barrie Rutter, recipient of the 2003 Sam Wanamaker Award, directs his first play since stepping down as Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides. Inspired by the play’s Morris language and references, The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in pastoral ‘Merrie England’ and brought to life with original music composed by acclaimed folk musician Eliza Carthy, and dance choreographed by Ewan Wardrop.
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Title: The Crown
Character: Sydney Johnson
Released: November 4, 2016
Type: TV
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
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Title: Undercover
Character: Al
Released: April 3, 2016
Type: TV
Undercover follows Maya, the first black Director Of Public Prosecutions. Just as she is about to take up the post and her life comes under intense public scrutiny, she learns that that her husband Nick has been lying to her for years. Twenty years ago Nick was a fearless and dedicated undercover officer, infiltrating organisations considered a danger to society because of their political beliefs. Nick built himself a fake past and now with his wife unsuspecting and his conscience killing him – his secret identity may compromise the new Director of Public Prosecutions.
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Beasts of No Nation
Title: Beasts of No Nation
Character: Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Released: September 11, 2015
Type: Movie
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of an unnamed, fictional West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
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Title: Cucumber
Character: Ralph Sullivan
Released: January 22, 2015
Type: TV
Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date night in history.
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Title: Death in Paradise
Character: Tony Garret
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: TV
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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The Tempest
Title: The Tempest
Character: Boatswain
Released: September 11, 2010
Type: Movie
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare. Prospera (a female version of Shakespeare's Prospero) is the usurped ruler of Milan who has been banished to a mysterious island with her daughter. Using her magical powers, she draws her enemies to the island to exact her revenge.
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Sahara
Title: Sahara
Character: Imam
Released: April 6, 2005
Type: Movie
Seasoned adventurer and treasure hunter Dirk Pitt, a former Navy SEAL, sets out for the African desert with his wisecracking buddy Al in search of a confederate ironclad battleship rumored to have vanished long ago, the main draw being the treasure supposedly hidden within the lost vessel. When the daring duo come across Dr. Eva Rojas, a beautiful scientist who is juggling an escape from a warlord and a mission to stop the spread of a powerful plague, their desert expedition begins to heat up.
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Title: Bad Girls
Character: Leroy
Released: June 1, 1999
Type: TV
Bad Girls is a British television drama series that was broadcast on ITV from 1 June 1999 to 20 December 2006 and starred Simone Lahbib, Mandana Jones, Debra Stephenson, Linda Henry, Jack Ellis and many more throughout the eight-year run. The series was broadcast in 17 countries and was produced by Shed Productions, the company which later produced Footballers' Wives and Waterloo Road. It is set in the fictional women's prison of Larkhall, and features a mixture of serious and light storylines focusing on the prisoners and staff of G Wing. From 2010, the UK broadcast rights were bought by CBS Drama, and is repeated regularly – as of September 2012, the channel is re-running the series again in a late-night time slot.
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The Ebb-Tide
Title: The Ebb-Tide
Character: Fakeeva
Released: March 29, 1998
Type: Movie
A down-on-his-luck sea captain accepts an assignment on a rickety boat with a mysterious cargo and a questionable crew. As disaster befalls disaster, the crew finds itself on an uncharted island with a mad ex-sea captain who lives with a mute woman who threatens to kill them all.
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Roger Roger
Title: Roger Roger
Character: Henry
Released: August 26, 1996
Type: Movie
Minicab boss Sam has his work cut out controlling a wayward bunch of drivers
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Title: Virtual Murder
Character: Sergeant Gummer
Released: July 24, 1992
Type: TV
John Cornelius (called JC) is a university don who also works for his city police force as a consultant psychologist. Samantha Valentine is his offbeat personal assistant and lover, while Inspector Cadogan is their police contact and Professor Owen Griffiths is Cornelius's head of department.
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Bad Girl
Title: Bad Girl
Character: Edward
Released: July 14, 1992
Type: Movie
A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.
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The Land of Dreams
Title: The Land of Dreams
Character: Thomas
Released: August 8, 1990
Type: Movie
Joseph Mnwana arrives at Heathrow on a flight from Johannesburg and asks for political asylum. But what is he fleeing from? The authorities are suspicious, and Joseph has an uncertain future in store.
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A World Apart
Title: A World Apart
Character: Priest
Released: June 17, 1988
Type: Movie
A White enclave in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1960s. Molly Roth, 13 years old, is the daughter of leftist parents, and she must piece together what's happening around her when her father disappears one night, barely evading arrest, and, not long after, her mother is detained by the authorities. Some of Molly's White friends turn against her, and her family's friendships with Blacks take on new meaning. Relationships are fragile in the world of apartheid. How will she manage?