Bunmi Mojekwu

Bunmi Mojekwu

Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu (born 10 February 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2010–2011). Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents. She is the eldest of four children. In 2006, her family moved to Strood, Kent, while Mojekwu attended St Simon Stock Catholic School in Maidstone. She had a small role in a school production of The Wizard of Oz. Also in 2006, Mojekwu joined Identity Drama School in Kent and won the school's Actress of the Year award. She graduated from Kingston University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Media Studies. Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play Gone Too Far!. In 2008, she played Ronnie Kiffin in the Channel 4 crime drama television film Fallout. In 2009, Mojekwu was cast as Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama EastEnders: E20, a spin-off of the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders, which was broadcast in January 2010. Following this, she was contracted for six months to reprise her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the main EastEnders show. She left EastEnders on-screen on 12 July 2011. Mojekwu made her feature film debut in MJ Delaney's 2013 comedy Powder Room. In 2016, Mojekwu founded Bam Film Productions. Mojekwu featured in a 2022 BBC Two documentary about colourism with reality star Tan France titled Beauty and the Bleach

  • Title: Bunmi Mojekwu
  • Popularity: 0.386
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1989-02-10
  • Place of Birth: Brixton, London, England, UK
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Bunmi Mojekwu Movies

  • 2010
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    The Future WAGs of Great Britain

    The Future WAGs of Great Britain

    1 2010 HD

    Two sisters - Kim, a student, and Missy, an aspiring WAG - hatch a plan to make money from their insider football knowledge.

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  • 2016
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    Hush

    Hush

    5.5 2016 HD

    A British Nigerian family, fragmented by their personal struggles tries to come to terms with their youngest daughter's mutism.

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  • 2010
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    EastEnders: E20

    EastEnders: E20

    9.7 2010 HD

    EastEnders: E20 is a British Internet soap opera, which began airing on 8 January 2010. A spin-off from the established BBC soap EastEnders, it is...

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  • 2009
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    Misfits

    Misfits

    7.618 2009 HD

    When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.

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