Jude Akuwudike
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as Richard Clarissa Premieres
May 16, 2026 Drama
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jude Akuwudike (born 1965) is a Nigerian actor educated in England. He has mostly worked there, on stage and screen. He has appeared in productions of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. Born in Nigeria, Akuwudike came to England and was educated at St Augustine's College, Westgate-on-Sea, an independent Roman Catholic boarding school. In 1985 he began to train for an acting career at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1987.
Filmography
The Little Mermaid
as Joshua
Beasts of No Nation
as Supreme Commander Dada Goodblood
Sahara
as Imam
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Lord Thorne (voice)
The Tempest
as Boatswain
Benediction
as Priest
A World Apart
as Priest
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
as Mofe
The Ebb-Tide
as Fakeeva
National Theatre Live: Henry V
as King of France / Archbishop of Canterbury / Sir Thomas Erpingham
Bad Girl
as Edward
The Land of Dreams
as Thomas
Roger Roger
as Henry
Towpaths of Glory
as Bradshaw
A Long And Happy Life
as Critic
Clarissa
as Richard