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Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo is an English actress known for playing Jack Starbright in the Amazon Prime teenage spy thriller television series Alex Rider in 2020, her appearance in two 2017 episodes of Doctor Who, and stars as Yvonne in the 2018 Netflix musical Been So Long.

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo is an English actress of Nigerian ancestry, from London, England.[1] Adékoluẹjo studied acting for three years from 2010 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), in London, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Acting (H Level).[2][3]

Theatre

Adékoluẹjo crafted her acting skills on the theatre stage, in productions like Pride and Prejudice, at the Sheffield Crucible (2015), The Mountain Top at the Young Vic (2016), Twelfth Night at the Filter Theatre in Hammersmith (2016).[1] In 2020, Adékoluẹjo appeared on stage in the role of Abosede in the live streaming theatre play Three Sisters at National Theatre Live,[4] and was nominated for best classical stage performances by actors under the age of 30 at the Ian Charleson Awards.[5] However, the event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In August 2021, Adékoluẹjo stars in a solo performance on stage live streamed worldwide in the Benedict Lombe directed play Lava at Bush Theatre.[6]

Film and television

From 2014, Adékoluẹjo had some single episode appearances in TV series until starring in Doctor Who (series 10), when she played Penny in both Extremis and The Pyramid at the End of the World alongside Peter Capaldi (the Twelfth Doctor) and his companions Pearl Mackie.[2][7] Adékoluẹjo starred as Demi-Lea Sadler in the 'Nadia Cavelle' short film Lascivious Grace which premiered at the Underwire Film festival 2017 and was an official film selection for the Bermuda International Film Festival 2018.[8][9] Adékoluẹjo was nominated for best actor at Underwire Film Festival 2017 for her performance in the short film Lascivious Grace.[8]

In 2018, Ronke starred in the Tinge Krishnan directed Netflix musical Been So Long playing the character of Yvonne, best friend of Simone, played by lead actress Michaela Coel. The film was shown at the 2018 BFI London Film Festival.[10] In 2019, Adékoluẹjo landed a main role in the Amazon Prime teenage spy thriller television series Alex Rider as Jack Starbright, Alex Rider's American primary carer and mentor.[11]

In 2021, Adékoluẹjo gets to play Ṣadé in the pilot of the Channel 4 television production Big Age. [12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2014	Broken (Short)	Sabrina
2017	Stay the Burning (Short)	-
2017	Lascivious Grace (Short)	Demi-Lea Sadler
2018	Been So Long	Yvonne
2018	Christopher Robin	Katherine Dane
2018	Ready Player One	Sorrento's Assistant
2018	Found (Short)	Bab
2019	Cyprus Avenue	Bridget (Therapist)
2020	The Big Other	Amina
2020	The Forgotten C (Short)	Mary
2021	Ear for Eye	UK Friend 1
2022	K & J (Short)	Joan

Live streaming theatre

Year	Title	Role
2020	National Theatre Live: Three Sisters[4]	Abosede
2021	Bush Theatre: Lava[6]	South African woman

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Suspects	Carrie Evans	Episode: "Eyes Closed"
2015	Chewing Gum	Amy	Episode: "Tolled Road"
2016	NW	Grace	TV film
2016	Cold Feet	Bridie Sellers	Episode: "6.8"
2016	Josh	Policewoman	Episode: "Cut & Dried"
2017	Sick Note	Theatre Nurse	Episode: "Janina Kolkiewicz"
2017	Doctor Who	Penny	2 episodes: "Extremis" and "The Pyramid at the End of the World"
2018	Cuckoo	Job Centre Manager	Episode: "Lawyer of the Year"
2018	Black Earth Rising	Alice's Secretary	Episode: "The Forgiving Earth"
2020	Soulmates	Carly	Episode 1 - Watershed
2021	Big Age [12]	Ṣadé	Pilot
2020-present	Alex Rider	Jack Starbright	16 episodes
2022	Rain Dogs	?	?

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Underwire Film Festival	Best Actor	Lascivious Grace (Short film)	Nominated	[8]
2020	Ian Charleson Awards		Three Sisters	Nominated	[5]
	Black British Theatre Awards	Best Female Actor in a Play		Nominated	[13]
	The Offies	Most Promising New Playwright	Teleportation part of This is Black	Nominated	[14]
2022		Best Performance Piece	Lava	Won	[15]
	Evening Standard Theatre Awards	Best Actress	Blues For An Alabama Sky	Pending

References

External links

• Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo at IMDb
• Scott Marshall profile - Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo
• Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo Instagram
• Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo twitter

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