Rakie Ayola

Rakie Ayola

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderFemale
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BiographyRakie Olufunmilayo Ayola (born 11 May 1968) is a Welsh actress known for her work in theatre and television. She is best known for her role as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series. Ayola has also appeared in television shows including Kaos, Grace, Shetland, No Offence, Midsomer Murders, Black Mirror, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Now Is Good, Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside, Dredd, and Sahara. She has won a BAFTA and two BAFTA Cymru for her work in the BBC 1 drama Anthony and The Pact.

In 2017, Ayola took over the role of Hermione Granger in the West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. In 2020, she won the Best Female Actor in a Play award at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance in On Bear Ridge for National Theatre Wales and the Royal Court.

Ayola is an advocate of increased ethnic representation in the entertainment industry, and in 2001 founded her own production company, producing the short film Persephone's Playground for the Cannes Film Festival in order to further her campaign.

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Known For

Grace
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Grace

as ACC Alison Vosper
Saving Lives
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Saving Lives

as Narrator
Shetland
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Shetland

as Olivia Lennox
Alex Rider
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as Jo Byrne
Holby City
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Holby City

as Kyla Tyson
Kaos
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as Persephone
No Offence
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No Offence

as Nora Attah
Noughts + Crosses
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Noughts + Crosses

as Prime Minister Opal Folami
Play in a Day
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Play in a Day

as Rakie Ayola
The Pact
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The Pact

as DS Holland

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