---
name: "Rapman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/rapman"
fi1m_id: "rapman"
imdb_id: "nm4769455"
tmdb_id: 2380389
wikidata_id: "Q64009133"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "6 June 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T20:12:12.631935+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."
---

# Rapman

## Identity

Rapman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/rapman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** rapman
- **IMDb ID:** nm4769455
- **TMDB ID:** 2380389
- **Wikidata ID:** Q64009133
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64009133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4769455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2380389

Director. Born 6 June 1984 in Deptford, London, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 6 June 1984, Deptford, London, UK
- **Also known as:** Andrew Onwubolu
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64009133, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4769455/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2380389

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Supacell*](https://film.one/tv/supacell.md) (74)

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

## Biography

Rapman, born Andrew Onwubolu, is a British rapper, screenwriter and film director. He began his career in music before moving into visual storytelling with the three-part YouTube series *Shiro's Story* (2018).

His feature debut *Blue Story* (2019), which he wrote and directed, drew on his experiences growing up in South London. In 2024 he created, wrote and directed the Netflix superhero series *Supacell*, which he also directed several episodes of.

Rapman was appointed MBE in 2022 for services to drama and music.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Supacell* (2024), Fi1m 74, as Avon — [page](https://film.one/tv/supacell.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

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

- *Supacell* (2024), series, as Avon · Director, Creator — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/supacell.md)
- *Blue Story* (2019), Writer, Executive Producer, Director
- *Shiro's Story Part 3* (2018), Director
- *Shiro's Story Part 2* (2018), Director
- *Shiro's Story* (2018), Director
- *The Ellington Kid* (2013), as Gang Member
- *Driftwood* (2012), as Gang Member
- *The Council*, Director, Writer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Achievement in Film Production 2020: Achievement in Film Production (won), for *Blue Story*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/rapman