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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith at an event for The Double (2013)
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Kobna Holdbrook-Smith was born on 23 August 1977 in Accra, Ghana. He is an actor, known for Mary Poppins Returns (2018), Wonka (2023) and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). He has been married to Nydia A. Swaby since 27 July 2018.
BornAugust 23, 1977
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BornAugust 23, 1977
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    Known for

    Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Emily Blunt, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
    Mary Poppins Returns
    6.7
    • Frye
    • Weasel
    • 2018
    Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Timothée Chalamet, and Calah Lane in Wonka (2023)
    Wonka
    7.0
    • Officer Affable
    • 2023
    Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, and Ray Fisher in Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
    Zack Snyder's Justice League
    7.9
    • Detective Crispus Allen
    • 2021
    Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge (2025)
    The Gorge
    6.7
    • Black Ops Commander
    • 2025

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Silent Drift
      • John-Michael
      • Pre-production
    • Ceallach Spellman in Wolf King (2025)
      Wolf King
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Werelord of Bast
      • Master Hogan (voice)
      • 2025
    • Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge (2025)
      The Gorge
      6.7
      • Black Ops Commander
      • 2025
    • The Split (2018)
      The Split
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Glen
      • Glen Peters
      • 2018–2024
    • Mr Loverman (2024)
      Mr Loverman
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Tony
      • 2024
    • Apartment 7A (2024)
      Apartment 7A
      5.9
      • BJ
      • 2024
    • Elisabeth Moss in The Veil (2024)
      The Veil
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Johnson
      • 2024
    • National Theatre at Home: The Effect (2024)
      National Theatre at Home: The Effect
      7.3
      Video
      • Dr. Toby Sealey
      • 2024
    • Hugh Grant, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Timothée Chalamet, and Calah Lane in Wonka (2023)
      Wonka
      7.0
      • Officer Affable
      • 2023
    • Adam Deacon, Jennifer Saunders, Ed Sheeran, and Jazzie Zonzolo in Sumotherhood (2023)
      Sumotherhood
      4.6
      • Shotti
      • 2023
    • Katherine Kerman in Pretty Hands (2023)
      Pretty Hands
      Short
      • Pastor Paul
      • 2023
    • Michael Chiklis, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abigail Breslin, and Whitney Cummings in Accused (2023)
      Accused
      7.0
      TV Series
      • David Mingo
      • 2023
    • Taming a Seahorse (2023)
      Taming a Seahorse
      Short
      • Solomon
      • 2023
    • James McAvoy, Helen McCrory, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Wilson, Cristela Alonzo, Brian Fisher, Kit Connor, and Dafne Keen in His Dark Materials (2019)
      His Dark Materials
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Balthamos
      • 2022
    • Superworm (2021)
      Superworm
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Wizard Lizard (voice)
      • 2021
    • Broken Shelter (2021)
      Broken Shelter
      Short
      • Tim
      • 2021

    Additional Crew

    • Baghead (2023)
      Baghead
      5.4
      • Additional Voices: voice
      • 2023

    Soundtrack

    • Doug Walker in Nostalgia Critic (2007)
      Nostalgia Critic
      7.5
      TV Series
      • performer: "Nowhere To Go But Up"
      • 2019
    • Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Emily Blunt, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
      Mary Poppins Returns
      6.7
      • performer: "Nowhere To Go But Up"
      • 2018

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    • Alternative name
      • Kobna Holdbrook Smith
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • August 23, 1977
      • Accra, Ghana
    • Spouse
      • Nydia A. SwabyJuly 27, 2018 - present
    • Parents
        Henry Holdbrook-Smith
    • Relatives
      • Kofi Holdbrook-Smith(Sibling)
    • Other works
      His credits at Shakespeare's Globe include: Navarre in "Love's Labour's Lost" and Jackson/ Jones in "We The People" a new play by Eric Schlosser (2007).

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      Won the 2006 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award, for his performance in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre.

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