Susan Wokoma
Biography
Susan "Susie" Indiaba Wokoma (born 31 December 1987 in Southwark, London, England) is an award-winning British actress of Nigerian descent. She is best known for her roles as "Raquel" in the E4/Netflix show Crazyhead and "Cynthia" in Chewing Gum. Wokoma was a child participant in CBBC's Serious Jungle in 2002. She was also a member of The National Youth Theatre, making her professional acting debut in the BAFTA-winning That Summer Day before going on to train at RADA aged 19. Her television appearances have included Phoebe Waller-Bridge's show Crashing, Bluestone 42, Uncle, Misfits, as well as the film adaptation of Half of a Yellow Sun and The Inbetweeners 2. Her theatre work includes productions at the Royal Court, Bush Theatre, Royal Exchange, Manchester, Almeida Theatre, Crucible Theatre, and The Royal National Theatre. Wokoma also joined the New York transfers of Phyllida Lloyd's all female Donmar Warehouse productions of Henry IV and Julius Caesar at St. Ann's Warehouse. In 2016 she won Best Supporting Actor at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for her performance in the radio adaptation of Marie NDiaye's Three Strong Women. Later the same year it was announced that she would star in the E4/ Netflix original television series Crazyhead alongside Cara Theobold. She went on to win the RTS Best On-Screen Performance award for Crazyhead in 2017. Wokoma is also a writer.
Known For
Taskmaster
The Last Leg
Inside No. 9
Enola Holmes
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Enola Holmes 2
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
Teenage Euthanasia
All Movies (28)
- Narnia: The Magician's Nephew2027
- The End of It2026
- The Big Fat Quiz of Telly2026 · as Self - Panelist
- Dark Skin Bruises Differently2025 · as Ms Lawson
- Inside No. 9: The Party's Over2024 · as Self
- Bonus Track2024 · as Andi
- And Mrs.2024 · as Ruth
- The Beautiful Game2024 · as Protasia
- Tabby McTat2024 · as Sock (voice)
- Enola Holmes 22022 · as Edith
- The Loneliest Boy in the World2022 · as Susanne
- Lilith & Eve2022 · as Lilith
- The House2022 · as Rosa (voice)
- Save the Cinema2022 · as Dolly
- Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas2021 · as Amelie
- A Response to Your Message2020 · as Narrator
- Enola Holmes2020 · as Edith
- Night Bus2020 · as Natasha
- The Ghost And The House Of Truth2019 · as Bola
- Love the Sinner2019 · as Ann/Adult Joannah
- To Provide All People2018 · as Junior Doctor
- Burn Burn Burn2016 · as Megan
- The Inbetweeners 22014 · as Della
- Alpha: Omega2014 · as Fighter
- Half of a Yellow Sun2013 · as Amala
- That Summer Day2006 · as Marie (as Susie Wokoma)
- The Merchant of Venice2005 · as Ensemble
- Curse in a Frame—
All TV Shows (25)
- Peacock2022 · as Liz
- Cheaters2022 · as Fola
- Rules of the Game2022 · as DI Eve Preston
- Toast of Tinseltown2022 · as Nina Armenian
- Blankety Blank2021 · as Self - Panellist
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks2021 · as Self - Panellist
- Teenage Euthanasia2021
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel2020 · as Self - Expert
- Truth Seekers2020 · as Helen
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK2019 · as Self - Guest Judge
- Dark Money2019 · as Sabrina
- Year of the Rabbit2019 · as Mabel Wisbech
- Porters2017 · as Frankie
- Crazyhead2016 · as Raquel
- Zapped2016 · as Rina
- Crashing2016 · as Jessica
- Chewing Gum2015 · as Cynthia Gordon
- Horrible Science2015 · as Dr. Sensible
- Taskmaster2015 · as Self
- Inside No. 92014 · as Cleo
- Bluestone 422013 · as Jasmine
- The Last Leg2013 · as Self
- Comedy Blaps2011 · as Cynthia Gordon
- Pointless2009 · as Self - Presenter
- Hotel Trubble2008 · as Daisy