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Letitia Wright

Letitia Wright

Acting1993Georgetown, Guyana

Biography

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.

In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. She reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in Steve McQueen's 2020 anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.

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Acting History

2026
2025
Ironheart
TVas Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)1 eps
2022
Death on the Nile
as Rosalie Otterbourne
Aisha
as Aisha Osagie
Marvel Studios Legends
TVas Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)3 eps
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2021
Sing 2
as Nooshy (voice)
Lines
Producer
2020
Small Axe
TVas Altheia Jones
2019
Guava Island
as Yara Love
2018
Ready Player One
as Reb (Safe House)
The Commuter
as Jules Skateboarder
2017
Black Mirror
TVas Nish1 eps
2016
Humans
TVas Renie7 eps
2015
Cucumber
TVas Vivienne Scott
Banana
TVas Vivienne Scott8 eps
Doctor Who
TVas Anahson1 eps
2014
Chasing Shadows
TVas Taylor Davis2 eps
2011
Victim
as Nyla
Random
as Girl #3
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self - Guest

Social Media

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10/31/1993(32 years old)
Place of Birth
Georgetown, Guyana