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name: "Kola Bokinni"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 August 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:40.132624+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."
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# Kola Bokinni

Actor. Born 5 August 1992 in Peckham, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 August 1992, Peckham, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2011–present

## Biography

Kola Bokinni is an English actor. He was born on 5 August 1992 in Peckham, London, and trained at the BRIT School.

Bokinni's early stage work included a role in the play *Peckham: The Soap Opera*, first performed at the Bussey Building in Peckham before transferring to the Royal Court Theatre. His performance led to representation by an agent. He is known for playing Isaac McAdoo in the Apple TV+ series *Ted Lasso* (2020–2023), Leyton in *Top Boy* (2019), and Lennard in the *Black Mirror* episode "Men Against Fire" (2016).

He has also appeared in films including *Annihilation* (2018), *American Assassin* (2017) and *Hunter Killer* (2018). With the *Ted Lasso* ensemble cast, he received a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2022. Bokinni has taken part in reality series including *Celebrity Race Across the World* (2024) and *Celebrity Bear Hunt* (2025). His sister is broadcaster Yinka Bokinni.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ted Lasso* (2020), Fi1m 78, as Isaac McAdoo — [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, as Lennard — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)

## Also known for

- *Annihilation* (2018), Peyton (uncredited)
- *American Assassin* (2017), Destroyer Boson (uncredited)
- *Hunter Killer* (2018), McCaw
- *War Machine* (2017), Mike Cutter (as Kolwole Bokinni)
- *Top Boy* (2019), Leyton
- *Freehold* (2017), Sonny
- *Cuffs* (2015), Jamie Frears

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