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Rakie Ayola
Acting

Rakie Ayola

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

11 May 1968

Age

58 Years

Born In

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Total Projects

46

Years Active

47 Yrs

Avg Rating

7.0 ★

Overview

Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress. She was born in Cardiff in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father, and was raised by her mother's cousin and his wife in the Ely district of the city. She studied at Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre,...

Filmography

Bad Apples

movie

Bad Apples

2026

Bad Apples

as Sylvia

National Theatre at Home: The Authenticator

movie

National Theatre at Home: The Authenticator

2026

National Theatre at Home: The Authenticator

as Abi

CineRaya

movie

Diamond Sky

2025

Diamond Sky

as Suzzane Kirk

Hope Is Lost

movie

Hope Is Lost

2025

Hope Is Lost

as Hope (voice)

KAOS

tv

KAOS

2024

KAOS

as Persephone

Saving Lives in Cardiff

tv

Saving Lives in Cardiff

2024

Saving Lives in Cardiff

as Self - Narrator

Mothers, Missiles and the American President

movie

Mothers, Missiles and the American President

2021

Mothers, Missiles and the American President

as Narrator

The Pact

tv

The Pact

2021

The Pact

as DS Holland

The Pact

tv

The Pact

2021

The Pact

as Christine Rees

Grace

tv

Grace

2021

Grace

as ACC Alison Vosper

Alex Rider

tv

Alex Rider

2020

Alex Rider

as Jo Byrne

Anthony

movie

Anthony

2020

Anthony

as Gee Walker

Brexit: The Uncivil War

movie

Brexit: The Uncivil War

2019

Brexit: The Uncivil War

as Camilla

Been So Long

movie

Been So Long

2018

Been So Long

as Martina

King Lear

movie

King Lear

2016

King Lear

as Goneril

Flowers

tv

Flowers

2016

Flowers

as Morag

No Offence

tv

No Offence

2015

No Offence

as Nora Attah

Code of a Killer

tv

Code of a Killer

2015

Code of a Killer

as Helena Adarkwa

Under Milk Wood

movie

Under Milk Wood

2014

Under Milk Wood

as Voice

Shetland

tv

Shetland

2013

Shetland

as Olivia Lennox

Now Is Good

movie

Now Is Good

2012

Now Is Good

as Phillippa

Dredd

movie

Dredd

2012

Dredd

as Chief Judge

Black Mirror

tv

Black Mirror

2011

Black Mirror

as Shelly

Vera

tv

Vera

2011

Vera

as Amber Haleford

CineRaya

tv

My Almost Famous Family

2009

My Almost Famous Family

as Shalondra

CineRaya

tv

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

2008

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

Sahara

movie

Sahara

2005

Sahara

as Mrs. Nwokolo

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

2005

Doctor Who

as Hostess

The I Inside

movie

The I Inside

2004

The I Inside

as Nurse Clayton

Sea of Souls

tv

Sea of Souls

2004

Sea of Souls

as Yemi

Canterbury Tales

tv

Canterbury Tales

2003

Canterbury Tales

as Nicky Constable

Being April

tv

Being April

2002

Being April

as Taneshia

Waking the Dead

tv

Waking the Dead

2001

Waking the Dead

as Pauline

Murder in Mind

tv

Murder in Mind

2001

Murder in Mind

as Cally

The Secret Laughter of Women

movie

The Secret Laughter of Women

1999

The Secret Laughter of Women

as Talking Drum

Holby City

tv

Holby City

1999

Holby City

as Kyla Tyson

Maisie Raine

tv

Maisie Raine

1998

Maisie Raine

as D.C. Helen Tomlin

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Alice Winning

Scarlett

tv

Scarlett

1994

Scarlett

as Pansy

Ready, Steady, Cook

tv

Ready, Steady, Cook

1994

Ready, Steady, Cook

as Self - Guest

Great Moments in Aviation

movie

Great Moments in Aviation

1994

Great Moments in Aviation

as Gabriel Angel

CineRaya

tv

Nightshift

1993

Nightshift

Soldier Soldier

tv

Soldier Soldier

1991

Soldier Soldier

as Bernie Roberts

Question Time

tv

Question Time

1979

Question Time

as Self - Panellist

CineRaya

movie

Black Church Bay

TBA

Black Church Bay

Hedgehog

movie

Hedgehog

TBA

Hedgehog

as Consultant

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