Fola Evans-Akingbola (/ˈɑːkiːnˈboʊlɑː/) (born 26 September 1994)[3] is a British actress. She played Maddie Bishop in the Freeform series Siren.[4]
Fola Evans-Akingbola | |
|---|---|
| Born | Iyafolarinwa Oluseyi Rose Evans-Akingbola[1] (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 28) London, England, UK |
| Other names | Fola Akingbola |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Agent(s) | William Morris Endeavor Luber Roklin Entertainment Identity Agency Group (IAG)[2] |
| Relatives | Jimmy Akingbola (uncle) |
Evans-Akingbola was born in London, to an English anthropologist mother, Dr Gillian Evans,[lower-alpha 1] and Nigerian musician father Sola Akingbola (of the band Jamiroquai). She was raised in Bermondsey with her sister while educated in Dulwich. She received acting training at the National Youth Theatre and Identity School of Acting.[5]
Before acting professionally, Evans-Akingbola worked as a model.[6]
Her first acting credits were for the BBC series Youngers and Holby City.[7] While appearing on a third BBC series, Death in Paradise, Evans-Akingbola was cast in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones as the (unnamed) second wife of Khal Moro during series 6.[6] For Netflix's Black Mirror (a continuation of the Channel 4 series that debuted in 2011), she appeared in a 2019 episode called "Striking Vipers" as Mariella, a younger Millennial woman dating Karl (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who is the co-protagonist of the episode. Since 2018, she has been a main character on Siren, playing marine biologist Madelyn Bishop. She has also directed, co-wrote, and produced a short film called Grandma's 80th Surprise and done voiceover work for Assassin's Creed video games.[8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Youngers | Reanne (uncredited) | Episode: Links |
| 2014 | Holby City | Amaani Qalanjo | Episode: True Colours |
| 2016 | Death in Paradise | Rosey Fabrice | Episodes: Flames of Love, Dishing Up Murder, Lost Identity, Posing in Murder |
| 2016 | Game of Thrones | Moro's Wife #2 | Episodes: Book of the Stranger and The Red Woman |
| 2016 | Dawn | Pakalan | TV movie |
| 2017 | An American Exorcism | Angelica | Film |
| 2017 | Assassin's Creed: Origins | Voice Talent (voice, as Fola Akingbola) | (Video Game) |
| 2018–2020 | Siren | Maddie Bishop | TV series |
| 2018 | VS. | Makayla | Film |
| 2019 | Black Mirror | Mariella | Episode: Striking Vipers |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Zoe Spencer | TV Series regular |