Letitia Wright

Biography

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits. In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. Wright reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in Steve McQueen's 2020 anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Letitia Wright, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Doctor Who

Black Mirror

Steve

Avengers: Infinity War

Golden Globe Awards

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Avengers: Endgame

All Movies (28)

• Avengers: Secret Wars2027 · as Shuri
• Avengers: Doomsday2026 · as Shuri
• National Theatre at Home: The Story2026 · as Yvonne
• Disney 100: Remember That2023 · as Self
• Surrounded2023 · as Mo Washington
• Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2023 · as Self
• Aisha2022 · as Aisha Osagie
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever2022 · as Shuri
• 20/20 Presents Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda2022 · as Self
• The Silent Twins2022 · as June
• Death on the Nile2022 · as Rosalie Otterbourne
• Sing 22021 · as Nooshy (voice)
• Lines2021
• Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Avengers: Endgame2019 · as Shuri
• Guava Island2019 · as Yara Love
• Avengers: Infinity War2018 · as Shuri
• Ready Player One2018 · as Reb (Safe House)
• Black Panther2018 · as Shuri
• The Commuter2018 · as Jules Skateboarder
• Cake2017
• Urban Hymn2015 · as Jamie Harrison
• Glasgow Girls2014 · as Amal
• Big Girl2013 · as Hannah
• My Brother the Devil2012 · as Aisha
• Victim2011 · as Nyla
• Random2011 · as Girl #3
• Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life— · as Self

All TV Shows (18)

• Ironheart2025 · as Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever2023 · as Shuri (archive footage) / Self - Actress
• Marvel Studios Legends2021 · as Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Small Axe2020 · as Altheia Jones
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• I Am...2019 · as Danielle
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Humans2015 · as Renie
• Banana2015 · as Vivienne Scott
• Cucumber2015 · as Vivienne Scott
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Chasing Shadows2014 · as Taylor Davis
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Black Mirror2011 · as Nish
• Top Boy2011 · as Chantelle
• Doctor Who2005 · as Anahson
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter