---
name: "Babs Olusanmokun"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/babs-olusanmokun"
fi1m_id: "babs-olusanmokun"
imdb_id: "nm2129802"
tmdb_id: 205923
wikidata_id: "Q40571737"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 September 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-22T20:58:20.641088+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Babs Olusanmokun

## Identity

Babs Olusanmokun

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/babs-olusanmokun
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** babs-olusanmokun
- **IMDb ID:** nm2129802
- **TMDB ID:** 205923
- **Wikidata ID:** Q40571737
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_Olusanmokun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40571737, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2129802/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/205923

Actor. Born 18 September 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 September 1984, Lagos, Nigeria
- **Active:** 2021–present
- **Also known as:** Babatunde Olusanmokun
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 72 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 3, Science Fiction 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,155m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babs_Olusanmokun, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40571737, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2129802/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/205923

## Coming up

- *Viva la Madness* (2028-01-21)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek: Strange New Worlds*](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md) (77)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare*](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md) (55)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Babs Olusanmokun (also credited as Babatunde Olusanmokun) is a Nigerian actor based in the United States. Born on 18 September 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria, he has appeared in film and television since 2004.

He is known for playing Jamis in *Dune* (2021) and *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Dr Joseph M'Benga in the series *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022–present), and Richard Heron in *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024). Other credits include *Black Mirror* (2017), *Wrath of Man* (2021) and *The Night Of* (2016).

Olusanmokun is fluent in English, French, Yoruba and Portuguese, and holds a third-degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, themoviedb.org.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), Fi1m 84, as Jamis — [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Richard Heron — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md)
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), Fi1m 77, as Dr. Joseph M'Benga — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *Dune* (2021), Fi1m 76, as Jamis — [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Viva la Madness* (2028), Actor
- *The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare* (2024), as Richard Heron — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ministry-of-ungentlemanly-warfare.md)
- *Dune: Part Two* (2024), as Jamis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dune-part-two.md)
- *The Book of Clarence* (2024), as Asher the Torturer
- *Power Signal* (2023), as Lincoln
- *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds* (2022), series, as Dr. Joseph M'Benga — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-strange-new-worlds.md)
- *Dune* (2021), as Jamis — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/dune.md)
- *Wrath of Man* (2021), as Moggy
- *The Drowning* (2021), series, as Ade
- *Too Old to Die Young* (2019), series, as Damian
- *The Widow* (2019), series, as General Azikiwe
- *Where Is Kyra?* (2018), as Gary
- *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, as Sowande
- *The Night Of* (2016), series, as Marvin — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-night-of.md)
- *Roots* (2016), series, as Omoro Kinte
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), series, as Reggie
- *Gotham* (2014), series, as Mace
- *Mother of George* (2013), as Tunde
- *Ponies* (2012), as Ken
- *Restless City* (2012), Actor
- *NYC 22* (2012), series, as Fouad
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, as Clayton — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Goodacre Oyensi
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), series, as Phantom
- *Life on Mars* (2008), series, as Perp #2
- *The Unit* (2006), series, as Painted Man
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, as Kizza Oneko — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Law & Order: Criminal Intent* (2001), series, as Tristan, Assassin, Chibueze
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, as Mr. Marong

## Gallery

- ![Babs Olusanmokun](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-f11ca75573e6.jpg) Babs Olusanmokun — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_039_1.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_039_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun -](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-f3e199ec2eb6.jpg) Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun - — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_001.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_001.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun -](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-18102bc6ff78.jpg) Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun - — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_023.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_023.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun -](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-2ded17c5cc03.jpg) Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun - — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_025.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_025.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Babs Olusanmokun](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-d70c654d41f3.jpg) Babs Olusanmokun — Image via TMDB
- ![Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun -](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-226fc78c2132.jpg) Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun - — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_033.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_033.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun -](https://film.one/media/person/11684/gallery-cb8fe5e56a97.jpg) Stuttgart 2024 - ComicCon - Babs Olusanmokun - — Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_039.jpg/1280px-Stuttgart_2024_-_ComicCon_-_Babs_Olusanmokun_-_by-RaBoe_039.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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