12 Facts About Chukwudi Iwuji

Chukwudi Iwuji is an Associate Artist for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

When Chukwudi Iwuji was age 10, they joined the United Nations, and the family moved to Ethiopia.

At age 12, Chukwudi Iwuji was sent to boarding school in England.

Chukwudi Iwuji was elected Head Boy, the first Black student to be so in the school's history.

Chukwudi Iwuji then attended Yale University and earned his undergraduate degree in economics in 1997.

Chukwudi Iwuji attended the Professional Theatre Training Program at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2000.

Chukwudi Iwuji began to perform at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2001.

Chukwudi Iwuji had roles in Edward Hall's production of Julius Caesar and as Claudius in Hamlet, both in 2001.

In 2013, Chukwudi Iwuji played Enobarbus in the Caribbean-themed Antony and Cleopatra directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney that was a joint production between the RSC and The Public Theater in New York.

Chukwudi Iwuji appeared on a number of shows, including "The Impossible Astronaut", the first episode of Series 6 of Doctor Who.

Chukwudi Iwuji had a recurring role on Netflix's When They See Us and Designated Survivor in 2019, and starred in Peacemaker in 2022.

Chukwudi Iwuji was in the 2016 film Barry and played Akoni in John Wick: Chapter 2 in 2017.