| Gbemisola Ikumelo Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 75 kg |
| Date of Birth | March 26, 1986 |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Gbemisola Ikumelo is a Nigerian-born actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director. Over the course of her career, she has worked on a number of projects which include the likes of Holby City, One Night, What’s Your News?, Good Night, Cocktail, Broadchurch, BBC Comedy Feeds, Sunny D, The Last Tree, Mandy, Brain in Gear, Roadkill, S*x Education, Famalam, Death in Paradise, The Power, The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan, Temple, A League of Their Own, Black Ops, Loose Ends, Richard Osman’s House of Games, The Jonathan Ross Show, Tonight With Vladimir Putin, and Sunday Brunch.
Born Name
Gbemisola Ikumelo
Nick Name
Gbemi
Sun Sign
Aries
Born Place
Ondo, Nigeria
Residence
London, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Gbemisola Ikumelo got enrolled at Queen Margaret University‘s School of Drama in Edinburgh and studied acting.
Occupation
Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director
Manager
Gbemisola Ikumelo has been signed with –
- Curtis Brown Group Ltd., Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom
- Sue Terry Voices, Talent Agency, London, England, United Kingdom
Build
Large
Height
5 ft 4 in or 162.5 cm
Weight
75 kg or 165.5 lbs
Race / Ethnicity
Black
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Pouty lips
- Pierced ears
Gbemisola Ikumelo Facts
- She spent her childhood years growing up in east London.
- She was seen as a Singer in Pub in the 2012 Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film Cocktail, starring Deepika Padukone, Saif Ali Khan, Diana Penty, Dimple Kapadia, Boman Irani, and Randeep Hooda.
- Gbemisola Ikumelo played the character named Kadean in the television comedy series Sunny D in 2016.
- Along with Sam Adewunmi, Denise Black, Tai Golding, Ruthxjiah Bellenea, Demmy Ladipo, and Nicholas Pinnock, Gbemisola Ikumelo co-starred as Yinka in the drama film The Last Tree in 2019.
- In July 2020, she received the TV BAFTA award for her short comedy film titled Brain in Gear.
- Gbemisola Ikumelo won an award for best female comedy performance from the Royal Television Society in 2021 for her performance in her sketch show Famalam.
- She was cast as Comfort in the 2021 horror film The Power, starring Rose Williams, Emma Rigby, Shakira Rahman, Charlie Carrick, and Diveen Henry.
- Gbemisola Ikumelo started playing the role of Clance Morgan (Max’s best friend and a comic book artist) in the comedy-drama television series A League of Their Own in 2022. The show is an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name and Gbemisola Ikumelo’s co-stars for the project include Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Roberta Colindrez, Kelly McCormack, Priscilla Delgado, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field, and Kate Berlant.
- She is well-versed in English and Yoruba (a language spoken by certain people native to Western Africa).
- In 2023, Gbemisola Ikumelo started appearing as Dom in the television comedy series Black Ops. She co-starred in the show along with Akemnji Ndifornyen and Hammed Animashaun.
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