---
name: "Nonso Anozie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nonso-anozie"
fi1m_id: "nonso-anozie"
imdb_id: "nm1996829"
tmdb_id: 43547
wikidata_id: "Q264751"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "17 November 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-07T15:36:08.680247+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."
---

# Nonso Anozie

## Identity

Nonso Anozie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nonso-anozie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** nonso-anozie
- **IMDb ID:** nm1996829
- **TMDB ID:** 43547
- **Wikidata ID:** Q264751
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonso_Anozie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264751, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1996829/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43547

Actor. Born 17 November 1978 in Camden, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 November 1978, Camden, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Also known as:** Chukwunonso Nwachukwu Anozie, 논소 아노지, 儂索・阿諾斯, نانسو آنوزی
- **Frequently works with:** [Kenneth Branagh](https://film.one/person/kenneth-branagh.md), [Lubna Azabal](https://film.one/person/lubna-azabal.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 63, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 82 (3), 2010s 57 (6), 2020s 57 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 62 to 60 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 4 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 8 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Family 5, Fantasy 4, Adventure 3, Comedy 3, Romance 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $857m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonso_Anozie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q264751, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1996829/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/43547

## Coming up

- *Elsinore* (2026-11-20), as National Theatre Window Banger — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Cinderella*](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md) (72)
- **HBO Max:** [*Pan*](https://film.one/film/pan.md) (38)

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

## Fi1m on Nonso Anozie

> Nonso Anozie brings a deep voice and an imposing build to parts that could settle for intimidation. We like him most when he softens the effect: his Moonface is reassuring, gently underplayed and free of compulsory cheerfulness.

Nonso Anozie's Moonface in *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026) is never quite as excited as the children would like him to be. Under that round pale face, he keeps a big, gentle character from becoming tiresomely eager to please. We warmed to him because he lets the children have their enthusiasm without competing for it. That takes judgement in a family fantasy: he finds the right pitch without treating every encounter as an invitation to perform harder. Alongside Nicola Coughlan's warm, slightly harassed Silky, he makes the company up the tree appealing.

The early screen work did not point exclusively towards fantasy. After small parts in 2007, *Cass* (2008) gave him his first film lead, playing Cass Pennant in a British crime drama. He also played Ezra in Mike Leigh's *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), a comedy whose kindness we found earned even when it wandered. We rate that film highly, though its occasional insistence on making its point is a reminder that warmth needs handling as carefully as menace.

His build has sometimes narrowed the parts offered to him, and he has deliberately sought work beyond the brute. Playing Xaro Xhoan Daxos in *Game of Thrones* (2012) widened his international profile; *Sweet Tooth* (2021–2024) gave him a sustained television lead as Tommy Jepperd. Those longer leading roles are an important counterweight to the supporting appearances: they give him time to establish something beyond a first impression. The question for any such casting is how much he is allowed to do once his physical presence has been established.

*The Magic Faraway Tree* also shows the limit of a well-judged supporting performance. Its determination not to worry anyone leaves too little happening for too long, and Anozie's restraint cannot supply the missing complications. He is good company in a film we recommend only with reservations. Choose it for a gentle family evening, with no expectation that Anozie can make the story more adventurous.

## Biography

Nonso Anozie is an English actor. Born on 17 November 1978 in Camden, London, he graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2002. That summer he played the title role in a professional production of William Shakespeare's *King Lear* and won the Ian Charleson Award in 2004 for his performance in *Othello*.

He is known for film roles such as Tank in *RocknRolla* (2008), Jackson Burke in *The Grey* (2011), Sergeant Dap in *Ender's Game* (2013), the Captain in *Cinderella* (2015) and Bishop in *Pan* (2015). On television he has played Xaro Xhoan Daxos in *Game of Thrones* (2012), Abraham Kenyatta in *Zoo* (2015–2017) and Tommy Jepperd in *Sweet Tooth* (2021–2024), for which he won a Children's and Family Emmy Award. He appears as Moonface in *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026).

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Elsinore* (2026), Fi1m 74, as National Theatre Window Banger — [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Moonface — [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), Fi1m 32, as Butler — [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), Fi1m 48, as Charles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *All Is True* (2018), Fi1m 58, as Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-true.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), Fi1m 72, as Captain — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Pan* (2015), Fi1m 38, as Bishop — [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *Get Santa* (2014), Fi1m 66, as Knuckles — [page](https://film.one/film/get-santa.md)
- *I Am Slave* (2010), Fi1m 61, as Musa — [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-slave.md)
- *Occupation* (2009), Fi1m 80, as Erik Lester — [page](https://film.one/tv/occupation.md)
- *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), Fi1m 83, as Ezra — [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md)
- *Atonement* (2007), Fi1m 83, as Frank Mace — [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)

## Complete filmography (43)

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

- *Elsinore* (2026), as National Theatre Window Banger — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/elsinore.md)
- *The Magic Faraway Tree* (2026), as Moonface — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-magic-faraway-tree.md)
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Wyvern (voice)
- *Edicius* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Sweet Tooth* (2021), series, as Tommy Jepperd
- *Dragon Rider* (2020), as Mighty Djinn (voice)
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Ola Obisanya — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Artemis Fowl* (2020), as Butler — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/artemis-fowl.md)
- *The Mandalorian* (2019), series, as Gorian Shard (voice) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mandalorian.md)
- *The Laundromat* (2019), as Charles — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-laundromat.md)
- *Guava Island* (2019), as Red Cargo
- *All Is True* (2018), as Actor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/all-is-true.md)
- *7 Days in Entebbe* (2018), as Idi Amin
- *Maxxx* (2017), as DJ Kerry (voice on radio)
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (2016), as Oberon
- *Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song* (2015), as Voice of Hydroflax (voice)
- *Long Live the Royals* (2015), series, as Demonic Hare, Gregor
- *Pan* (2015), as Bishop — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/pan.md)
- *Tut* (2015), series, as General Horemheb
- *Zoo* (2015), series, as Abraham Kenyatta
- *Cinderella* (2015), as Captain — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Get Santa* (2014), as Knuckles — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/get-santa.md)
- *Son of God* (2014), as Samson
- *Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit* (2014), as Embee
- *Dracula* (2013), series, as Renfield
- *Ender's Game* (2013), as Sergeant Dap
- *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Chris
- *The Grey* (2012), as Jackson Burke
- *Conan the Barbarian* (2011), as Artus
- *Stolen* (2011), as Thomas Ekoku
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Xaro Xhoan Daxos — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Hollow* (2010), as Angelo
- *I Am Slave* (2010), as Musa — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/i-am-slave.md)
- *Brighton Rock* (2010), as Dallow
- *Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang* (2010), as Sergeant Jeffreys
- *Occupation* (2009), series, as Erik Lester — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/occupation.md)
- *Occupation* (2009), as Erik Lester
- *RocknRolla* (2008), as Tank
- *Happy-Go-Lucky* (2008), as Ezra — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-go-lucky.md)
- *Cass* (2008), as Cass
- *The Last Legion* (2007), as Batiatus
- *Atonement* (2007), as Frank Mace — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/atonement.md)
- *Gundam*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Nonso Anozie](https://film.one/media/person/6947/gallery-9518da00d464.jpg) Nonso Anozie — Ibsan73, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Nonso_Anozie_at_the_Pan_Premiere_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nonso Anozie at the Pan première (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/6947/gallery-07dfce9b981d.jpg) Nonso Anozie at the Pan première (2015) — Ibsan73, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Nonso_Anozie_at_the_Pan_Premiere.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Nonso Anozie at the premiere of The Laundromat, 2019 Toronto Film Festival](https://film.one/media/person/6947/gallery-b1ad8ccb8263.jpg) Nonso Anozie at the premiere of The Laundromat, 2019 Toronto Film Festival — GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/The_Laundromat_07_%2848816719892%29.jpg/1280px-The_Laundromat_07_%2848816719892%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Nonso Anozie](https://film.one/media/person/6947/gallery-a7f5b25a2e18.jpg) Nonso Anozie — Image via TMDB

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