Actor Naomi Ackie

Naomi Ackie

1992 (33 года)
Naomi Ackie (born 2 November 1992) is an English actress known for roles in The End of the F**ing World* (2019), Master of None (2021), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In 2022, she portrayed Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, receiving praise for her performance.

Born in Walthamstow, London, to second-generation Grenadian immigrants, Ackie grew up with an older brother and sister. Her father worked for Transport for London, and her mother for the NHS. She attended Walthamstow School for Girls and later graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in 2012.

Ackie’s breakthrough came with Lady Macbeth (2016), winning the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. She also appeared in Yardie (2018) and Steve McQueen's Small Axe series. In 2024, she starred in Zoë Kravitz’s directorial debut Blink Twice and Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey 17 alongside Robert Pattinson.