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Hammed Animashaun‌

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Birthday

calendar1991-05-06

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Hammed Animashaun

Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Hammed Animashaun

Whitechapel, London, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1991-05-06

Popularity

star2.9

Biography

Hammed Animashaun (born May 6, 1991) is a British stage, film and television actor. Animashaun was born into a Nigerian family in Whitechapel in London. His father was a bus driver and his mother a voluntary worker. He had a growth spurt in college and one summer grew five inches. His younger brother is 6 ft 9”. Animashaun himself is 6 ft 3”. He was encouraged by his school drama teacher to join the Half Moon Children's Theatre in London's Limehouse. He studied philosophy with drama at university but dropped out when offered theatre roles. He received second prize in the 2021 Ian Charleson Awards which recognise actors under the age of 30 in classical roles, for his role as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre. He also won Best Supporting Actor at the WhatsOnStage Awards for the same production. Other stage roles have included ”Master Harold”...and the Boys, Athol Fugard’s drama set in apartheid South Africa, one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith, The Producers at the Manchester Royal Exchange, the original production of the Barber Shop Chronicles, Rufus Norris’s staging of The Threepenny Opera at the National and Michael Longhurst’s revival of Amadeus. Animashaun appeared as Loial in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time beginning in 2021. He stars in the 2023 BBC One comedy television series Black Ops, alongside Gbemisola Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen, playing an undercover policeman woefully out of his depth. His character, Kay, has been described as a “glass-half-full, God-fearing gentle giant and the opposite of street-smart.” He described the role on the show as a “dream come true” and that he kept expecting to be replaced for a bigger named actor in the role. He has been praised for his chemistry with Ikumelo. In 2023, he was awarded one of two scripted creators in residence for BBC Studios TalentWorks to work with producers on scripted comedy and drama.

Movie Credits

Borrowed Time

Borrowed Time‌
star5.3
calendar 2013

National Theatre: 'Master Harold’… and the boys

National Theatre: 'Master Harold’… and the boys‌
star0.0
calendar 2019

The Loneliest Boy in the World

The Loneliest Boy in the World‌
star4.4
calendar 2022

The Ellington Kid

The Ellington Kid‌
star5.5
calendar 2013

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera

National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera‌
star5.5
calendar 2016

National Theatre Live: Amadeus

National Theatre Live: Amadeus‌
star7.5
calendar 2017

The Festival

The Festival‌
star5.9
calendar 2018

How to Build a Girl

How to Build a Girl‌
star5.8
calendar 2020

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream

National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream‌
star7.6
calendar 2019

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles

National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles‌
star7.6
calendar 2018

A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls‌
star0.0
calendar 2018

Surge

Surge‌
star5.5
calendar 2020

Kiss Me, Kate

Kiss Me, Kate‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Tv Credits

The Wheel of Time

The Wheel of Time‌
star7.7
calendar 2021

Flowers

Flowers‌
star7.3
calendar 2016

Black Ops

Black Ops‌
star5.6
calendar 2023

Black Mirror

Black Mirror‌
star8.3
calendar 2011

The Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee‌
star7.7
calendar 2013

Cunk & Other Humans on 2019

Cunk & Other Humans on 2019‌
star7.4
calendar 2019

Time Bandits

Time Bandits‌
star6.3
calendar 2024

Time Bandits

Time Bandits‌
star6.3
calendar 2024

Ludwig

Ludwig‌
star7.1
calendar 2024