Biography
Jude Akuwudike is a Nigerian actor who has worked primarily in the United Kingdom on stage and screen. Born in Nigeria in 1965, he moved to Britain and was educated at St Augustine's College in Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.
Akuwudike has appeared in productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. His film and television credits include the role of Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood in Beasts of No Nation (2015), Sydney Johnson in The Crown (2016), Joshua in The Little Mermaid (2023), and Lord Thorne (voice) in The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024). He has also featured in series such as Gangs of London (2020) and Midsomer Murders (1997).
