Wunmi Mosaku Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Oluwunmi Mosaku
Full Name	Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (172 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film: The Women of Troy (2006) as Helen of Troy TV: Sold (2007) on ITV as Firefighter Radio: Drama on 3: The Vertical Hour (2008) on BBC Radio 3 as Terri Scholes
Awards & Achievement	• Best Actress in a Mini-series at Rome Fiction Festival for Moses Jones (2009) • Best Actress at the Birmingham Black Film Festival for I Am Slave (2010) • Best Onscreen Performance at the Cultural Diversity Awards for I Am Slave (2010) • Best Female Performance at the Screen Nation Awards for I Am Slave (2010) • Named one of the Seven Fresh Faces at the Toronto International Film Festival for her role in I Am Slave (2010) • Best Supporting Actress at British Academy Television Awards for Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2017) • Best Performance by an Actress at British Independent Film Awards for His House (2021)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	31 July 1986 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2025)	39 Years
Birthplace	Zaria, Nigeria
Zodiac sign	Leo
Autograph
Nationality	British
Hometown	Manchester, England
School(s)	• Trinity Church of England High School, Manchester, England • Xaverian Sixth Form College, Manchester, England
College/University	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England
Educational Qualification	Graduation in Acting (H Level) (2007)
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Gardening, Running, Sewing, Cooking food, Writing, Listening to music, Singing, Playing Guitar
Social Media	Instagram
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Family
Husband
Parents	Father- Professor Mother- Irene Mosaku (professor)
Children	Daughter- 1
Siblings	Sisters- 2 • Kunbi Mosaku • Iyiola Mosaku
Favourites
Food	Nigerian Crumpets
Film	Black Panther (2018)
Cosmetic	Lord Jones' CBD Lip Balm
Attire	Busayo Dresses

Some Lesser Known Facts About Wunmi Mosaku

• Her family moved from Zaria, Nigeria, to Manchester, England, when she was eighteen months old, as her mother got a chance to do a Ph.D. at Manchester UMIST.

• During her school days, Wunmi Mosaku sang for eleven years in the Manchester Girls Choir.

• She belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group.

• Once, during a media conversation, Wunmi Mosaku said that her parents were told not to speak Yaruba at home. She added that her family faced racism. She said,
  

  It was because of… I’m gonna say racism. All my Nigerian friends had the same thing, but none of my French or Lithuanian friends were told to stop speaking their mother tongue at home. It happened when I was five.”

• When she was 18 years old, she was diagnosed as dyslexic.

• In 2007, Wunmi Mosaku started performing on stage at the Arcola Theatre in a play called The Great Theatre of the World.

• In 2008, she acted in Rough Crossings, a play directed by Rupert Goold, at the Lyric Hammersmith theatre.

• Wunmi Mosaku then went on to act in many plays such as The Vertical Hour (2010) and Truth and Reconciliation (2011) at the Royal Court Theatre.

• In 2008, she participated in the first UNDEREXPOSED exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. The exhibition aimed to highlight Black role models and celebrate the talent in the Black British community.

• Her photo was shown on Commercial Way in Peckham, London, as part of the exhibition.

  

  An old picture of Wunmi Mosaku

• In 2009, Wunmi Mosaku acted in the television series Moses Jones, which aired on BBC Two.

• In July 2009, she was featured on the cover of Screen International magazine as one of the UK Stars of Tomorrow.

• Wunmi Mosaku has been featured on the cover of various noted magazines and tabloids. In 2011, she was featured in Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood issue.

  

  Wunmi Mosaku on the cover of a magazine

• In 2010, in the film I Am Slave, she played the role of Malia, a girl kidnapped from Sudan and sold into slavery.

• Wunmi Mosaku then went on to appear in many films such as Citadel (2011), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016), Sweetness in the Belly (2019), Deadpool & Wolverine (2024), and Sinners (2025).
  

  Wunmi Mosaku in a still from the film Sinners (2025)

• In 2011, she appeared in the television show Vera as Holly Lawson.

• In 2015, Wunmi Mosaku appeared as Quentina, a traffic warden, in the television series Capital, which was based on a novel by John Lanchester. The series aired on the BBC.

• She then went on to appear in many television series such as Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016), Temple (2019), Loki (2021), We Own This City (2022), and Boarders (2024).
  

  Wunmi Mosaku in a still from the television series Loki (2021)

• Wunmi Mosaku is inspired by her grandmother, actor Albert Finney (who motivated her to go to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), William Gaskill (her former teacher and colleague at RADA), Paul Newman, and Oprah Winfrey.

• She works as an ActionAid ambassador.

• Wunmi Mosaku likes travelling to distant places in her free time.
  

  Wunmi Mosaku during a trip

• She is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.
  

  Wunmi Mosaku while enjoying a glass of alcohol