Abraham Popoola
Big, cool & mighty with amazing depth and soul.
Actor, singer & rapper.
Winner of 'Best Actor' Stage Debut Award 2017 for Othello
Abe was born and bred in Hackney to Nigerian parents. He's confident with the Nigerian accent and can speak basic Yoruba which is a regional dialect of Nigeria.
Accents
Singing Ability
- Baritone (Professional)
Acting Talents
- Rapper (Highly skilled)
Other Languages
- Yoruba (Basic - He can read it & speak basically.)
Credits
- Morbius (Film, 2021) Ryan. Marvel/Sony Pictures.
- Cruella (Feature Film, 2021) George. Disney
- The Dark Tower (TV, 2020) McCreedy. Amazon.
- Breeders (Theatre, 2020) Driver. Sky.
- Jingle Jangle (Feature Film, 2020) Mr Rodgers. Netflix.
- The Great (TV, 2020) Rostov. Hulu
- Pinter Six: Party Time/ Celebration (Theatre, 2019) Jimmy/Waiter. Harold Pinter Theatre.
- A Christmas Carol (TV, 2019) Blacksmith. BBC.
- Angels In Miami (Radio, 2019) Antwaan. BBC Radio 4.
- Pity (Theatre, 2018) Person. Royal Court.
- Julius Caesar (Theatre, 2018) Trebonius. Bridge Theatre.
- Les Misérables (TV, 2018) Cochepaille. BBC.
- Boudica (Theatre, 2017) Badvoc. Globe Theatre.
- Othello (Theatre, 2017) Othello. Touring Theatre.
- The Secret Theatre (Theatre, 2017) John Ballard/Richard Topcliffe. Shakespeare's Globe.
- Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (TV, 2017) Recycle Driver. Channel 4.
- Will (TV, 2017) Sir Francis Bacon's Bouncer. TNT.
- The Crossing Plays (Theatre, 2016) Son of God. The Royal Court.
- Bricks and Pieces (Theatre, 2016) Tobi. Tiata Fahodzi/RADA.
Related news articles
12/11/2020
The Christmas season is nearly upon us! Watch the new film Jingle Jangle with Hugh Bonneville and Abraham Popoola.
Genius toymaker Jeronicus Jangle abandons his calling after his apprentice Guftofson runs off with his inventions and his wife dies suddenly. It’s only years later, when his granddaughter Journey comes to visit, that he finally attempts to rekindle his spark and rediscover the joy of creating wonders… The film lands on Netflix on the 13th November!
30/05/2020
Watch the final episodes of Unprecedented with Rory Kinnear, Denise Gough and Abraham Popoola
All episodes are now available on the iPlayer.
13/05/2020
The Great lands on Hulu 15th May! Starring Sacha Dhawan and Abraham Popoola.
A satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history.
18/12/2019
New BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’.
A television adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Christmas tale of the miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Watch on BBC One at 9pm on Sunday 23rd December, starring Kayvan Novak, Vinette Robinson, Adrian Lukis and Abraham Popoola.