---
name: "Kobna Holdbrook-Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kobna-holdbrook-smith"
fi1m_id: "kobna-holdbrook-smith"
imdb_id: "nm1506183"
tmdb_id: 202775
wikidata_id: "Q27601640"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 August 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-23T12:11:56.003892+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."
---

# Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

## Identity

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kobna-holdbrook-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kobna-holdbrook-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm1506183
- **TMDB ID:** 202775
- **Wikidata ID:** Q27601640
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobna_Holdbrook-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27601640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1506183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/202775

Actor. Born 23 August 1977 in Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 August 1977, Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
- **Active:** 2016–present
- **Also known as:** Kobna Holdbrook Smith
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 77 (3), 2020s 71 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Family 3, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,733m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobna_Holdbrook-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27601640, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1506183/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/202775

## Coming up

- *Narnia: The Magician's Nephew* (2027-02-10)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Gorge*](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md) (70)

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## Biography

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith is a Ghanaian-born British actor. He was born on 23 August 1977 in Accra, Ghana, and trained at the Guildford School of Acting, graduating in 2000.

He is known for stage work including the role of Ike Turner in the West End production of *Tina*, for which he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2019. He was appointed MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to drama.

His film credits include *Doctor Strange* (2016), *Justice League* (2017) and *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021) as Detective Crispus Allen, *Paddington 2* (2017), *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018), *Wonka* (2023) and *The Gorge* (2025) as Black Ops Commander. Television roles include Balthamos in *His Dark Materials* (2019).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), Fi1m 76, as Reverend Hillcoate — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *The Gorge* (2025), Fi1m 70, as Black Ops Commander — [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *Wonka* (2023), Fi1m 68, as Officer Affable — [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *Motherland* (2017), Fi1m 74, as Nick — [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as Warden Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), Fi1m 66, as Physical Therapist — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

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

- *Narnia: The Magician's Nephew* (2027), Actor
- *The Sheep Detectives* (2026), as Reverend Hillcoate — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sheep-detectives.md)
- *End of Play* (2025), as The Caretaker
- *Wolf King* (2025), series, as Master Hogan (voice)
- *The Gorge* (2025), as Black Ops Commander — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-gorge.md)
- *National Theatre Live: Coriolanus* (2025), as Tullus Aufidius
- *Mr Loverman* (2024), series, as Tony
- *Apartment 7A* (2024), as BJ
- *The Veil* (2024), series, as Johnson
- *National Theatre Live: The Effect* (2024), as Dr Toby Sealey
- *Wonka* (2023), as Officer Affable — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/wonka.md)
- *Sumotherhood* (2023), as Shotti
- *Pretty Hands* (2023), as Pastor Paul
- *TAMING A SEAHORSE* (2023), as Solomon
- *Twice As Good* (2022), as Dee Dee (Adult)
- *Superworm* (2021), as Wizard Lizard (voice)
- *Ragdoll* (2021), series, as Joel Shepton
- *Red Election* (2021), series, as Levi Nichols
- *Dreaming Whilst Black* (2021), series, as Rudolph — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dreaming-whilst-black.md)
- *Zack Snyder's Justice League* (2021), as Detective Crispus Allen
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, as Balthamos
- *Mary Poppins Returns* (2018), as Frye / Weasel (voice)
- *Gwen* (2018), as Doctor Wren
- *Ghost Stories* (2018), as Father Emery
- *The Commuter* (2018), as Oliver
- *Justice League* (2017), as Detective Crispus Allen
- *Motherland* (2017), series, as Nick — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/motherland-2017.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), as Warden Walker — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Doctor Strange* (2016), as Physical Therapist — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-strange.md)
- *Class* (2016), series, as Jasper Adeola
- *The Roof* (2016), as David Lan's Assistant
- *Capital* (2015), series, as Mashinko
- *The Last Panthers* (2015), series, as James Davis
- *National Theatre Live: Hamlet* (2015), as Laertes
- *The Double* (2014), as Guard / Doctor
- *Turks & Caicos* (2014), as Colin Maitlis
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Marvin Morris
- *National Theatre Live: Antigone* (2012), as Messenger
- *Womack* (2012), as Dan Tan
- *Rahab* (2012), as Mill
- *The Café* (2011), series, as Jason
- *Sirens* (2011), series, as Ryan Bailey
- *Roadkill* (2011), as Tommy
- *Silk* (2011), series, as Paul McGovern
- *Whites* (2010), series, as Barnaby
- *The Persuasionists* (2010), series, as Zac
- *Mike Bassett: Manager* (2005), series, as Carlton Dawes
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Rob Mead — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *Silent Drift*, as John-Michael

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