Jonathan Ajayi

Jonathan Ajayi is an English stage, television and film actor from London. He was recognized as a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He trained at ArtsEd and LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). Early life From West London, London, Ajayi is of Nigerian heritage . He was mentored by Royal Shakespeare Company actor Joseph Marcell, whose wife worked at his sixth form. Ajayi att...

Jonathan Ajayi is an English stage, television and film actor from London. He was recognized as a 2021 Screen International Star of Tomorrow. He trained at ArtsEd and LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). Early life From West London, London, Ajayi is of Nigerian heritage . He was mentored by Royal Shakespeare Company actor Joseph Marcell, whose wife worked at his sixth form. Ajayi attended ArtsEd and graduated in 2018 from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. Career Leaving drama school early, Ajayi made his theatre debut at the Young Vic starring in The Brothers Size and played Lieutenant Lekan Baako in 2020 in the BBC One television series Noughts + Crosses. He appeared in the Patty Jenkins film Wonder Woman 1984 and was included on the 2020 longlist for Most Promising Newcomer at the British Independent Film Awards. He had a lead role in British romantic drama film The Drifters. He was named by Screen International as one of their 2021 Stars of Tomorrow. In 2022, Ajayi was commended at the Ian Charleson Awards for his performance as Laertes in Hamlet at the Young Vic. He had a recurring role as Wes Harper in the second series of British thriller series Vigil. In 2024, he appeared in experimental production Talking People at the Bush Theatre in London. Ajayi portrays Smee in the science-fiction series Alien: Earth. Filmography Film Television Theatre credits References External links Jonathan Ajayi at IMDb Jonathan Ajayi at Spotlight