Susan Wokoma

Susan was born in Southwark, London to Nigerian parents. Her television debut was at 14 years old as one of the eight children selected for CBBC's _Serious Jungle (2002)_ (qv). Susan was a member of The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain. At 18, whilst studying for her A Levels, she landed her first professional acting role in the BAFTA award winning _That Summer Day (2006)_ (qv). The following year she started her actor's training at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Susan made her film debut in _Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)_ (qv) as well as TV appearances in Bluestone 42 (BBC) Crashing (Channel 4) and as Cynthia in the E4 comedy hit Chewing Gum. Susan's first leading role was in the E4/Netflix co-production _Crazyhead (2016)_ (qv). Susan is also a writer and her older sister, Emi, is a musical theatre actress.::--