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name: "Jude Akuwudike"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jude-akuwudike"
fi1m_id: "jude-akuwudike"
imdb_id: "nm0015617"
tmdb_id: 669820
wikidata_id: "Q22981478"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-02T08:34:03.702589+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."
---

# Jude Akuwudike

## Identity

Jude Akuwudike

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jude-akuwudike
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jude-akuwudike
- **IMDb ID:** nm0015617
- **TMDB ID:** 669820
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22981478
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Akuwudike, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22981478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015617/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/669820

Actor. Born 1 January 1965 in Nigeria.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1965, Nigeria
- **Active:** 2015–present
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 75 (2), 2020s 56 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Animation 1, Comedy 1, Drama 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $599m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_Akuwudike, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22981478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015617/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/669820

## Coming up

- *Clarissa* (2026-12-11), as Richard

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Beasts of No Nation*](https://film.one/film/beasts-of-no-nation.md) (72)

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

## 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).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Lord Thorne (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), Fi1m 58, as Joshua — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *Beasts of No Nation* (2015), Fi1m 72, as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood — [page](https://film.one/film/beasts-of-no-nation.md)
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Alex — [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Clarissa* (2026), as Richard
- *Gina 3000* (2025), as Alistair
- *The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim* (2024), as Lord Thorne (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-war-of-the-rohirrim.md)
- *Culprits* (2023), series, as Carl Marking
- *The Little Mermaid* (2023), as Joshua — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Henry V* (2022), as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
- *Benediction* (2021), as Priest
- *Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)* (2021), as Mofe
- *Gangs of London* (2020), series, as Charlie Carter — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/gangs-of-london.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Three Sisters* (2019), as Eze
- *Manhunt* (2019), series, as The Night Stalker, Delroy Grant
- *On the Edge* (2018), series, as Dad
- *The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe* (2018), as Theseus
- *The Crown* (2016), series, as Sydney Johnson — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-crown.md)
- *Undercover* (2016), series, as Al
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), series, as Alex — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *Beasts of No Nation* (2015), as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/beasts-of-no-nation.md)
- *Cucumber* (2015), series, as Ralph Sullivan
- *Death in Paradise* (2011), series, as Tony Garret
- *The Tempest* (2010), as Boatswain
- *The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency* (2009), series, as Oswald Ranta
- *Towpaths of Glory* (2005), as Bradshaw
- *Sahara* (2005), as Imam
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, as Leroy
- *The Ebb-Tide* (1998), as Fakeeva
- *Roger Roger* (1998), series, as Henry
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Richard Clissold — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Roger Roger* (1996), as Henry
- *Funky Black Shorts* (1994), series, as Phillipe
- *Virtual Murder* (1992), series, as Sergeant Gummer
- *Bad Girl* (1992), as Edward
- *The Land of Dreams* (1990), as Thomas
- *A World Apart* (1988), as Priest
- *A Long And Happy Life*, as Critic

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