Fola Evans-Akingbola

Fola Evans-Akingbola (/ˈɑːkiːnˈboʊlɑː/) (born 26 September 1994)[3] is a British actress. She currently stars as Maddie Bishop in the Freeform series Siren.[4]

Fola Evans-Akingbola
Born
Iyafolarinwa Oluseyi Rose Evans-Akingbola[1]

(1994-09-26) 26 September 1994
London, England, UK
Other namesFola Akingbola
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present
AgentWilliam Morris Endeavor
Luber Roklin Entertainment
Identity Agency Group (IAG)[2]
RelativesJimmy Akingbola (uncle)

Early life

Evans-Akingbola was born in London, to an English anthropologist mother, Dr Gillian Evans,[lower-alpha 1] and Nigerian musician father Sola Akingbola (of the band Jamiroquai). She was raised in Bermondsey with her sister while educated in Dulwich. She received acting training at the National Youth Theatre and Identity School of Acting.[5]

Career

Before acting professionally, Evans-Akingbola worked as a model.[6]

Her first acting credits were for the BBC series Youngers and Holby City.[7] While appearing on a third BBC series, Death in Paradise, Evans-Akingbola was cast in the popular HBO series Game of Thrones as the (unnamed) second wife of Khal Moro during series 6.[6] For Netflix's Black Mirror (a continuation of the Channel 4 series that debuted in 2011), she appeared in a 2019 episode called "Striking Vipers" as Mariella, a younger Millennial woman dating Karl (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), who is the co-protagonist of the episode. Since 2018, she has been a main character on Siren, playing marine biologist Madelyn Bishop. She has also directed, co-wrote, and produced a short film called Grandma's 80th Surprise and done voiceover work for Assassin's Creed video games.[8]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014YoungersReanne (uncredited)Episode: Links
2014Holby CityAmaani QalanjoEpisode: True Colours
2016Death in ParadiseRosey FabriceEpisodes: Flames of Love, Dishing Up Murder, Lost Identity, Posing in Murder
2016Game of ThronesMoro's Wife #2Episodes: Book of the Stranger and The Red Woman
2016DawnPakalanTV movie
2017An American ExorcismAngelicaFilm
2017Assassin's Creed: OriginsVoice Talent (voice, as Fola Akingbola)(Video Game)
2018–2020SirenMaddie BishopTV series
2018VS.MakaylaFilm
2019Black MirrorMariellaEpisode: Striking Vipers

References
  1. "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008". Familysearch.org.
  2. Petski, Denise (6 October 2016). "'The Deep': Alex Roe & Fola Evans-Akingbola Round Out Cast Of Freeform Pilot". Deadline.com. Penske Business Media, LLC.
  3. https://www.earnthenecklace.com/fola-evans-akingbola-wiki/
  4. Stockly, Ed (29 April 2020). "What's on TV Thursday: Last Man Standing on Fox; Coronavirus". Los Angeles Times.
  5. "Alumni". Identity School of Acting.
  6. Crow, Roger (27 July 2016). "A Chat with Game of Thrones' Fola Evans-Akingbola". Huffington Post UK. Verizon Media.
  7. Ellenbogen, Rachael (29 March 2018). "Freeform's 'Siren' TV Show Premiere: Here's How You Know The Cast". International Business Times. IBTimes LLC.
  8. Ziyadeh, Murad (18 January 2020). "Preview: "Grandma's 80th Surprise" – how a mixed-race relationship leads to familial problems". Vancouver Weekly.

Notes
  1. She is not to be confused with another British academic, philosopher Gillian Evans.
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