Acting credits
44
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Acting
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Movies: 28Series: 16
TMDB ID: 202775
IMDb ID: nm1506183
Known for: Acting
Born: August 23, 1977
Age: 48
Place of birth: Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1997 - 2026
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.82
Wikidata: Q27601640
Also known as
Kobna Holdbrook Smith
Biography
Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith (born 23 August 1977) is a Ghanaian-English actor. He has played roles in films, including Father Richard Emery in Ghost Stories (2017), Oliver in The Commuter, Templeton Frye in Mary Poppins Returns and Doctor Wren in Gwen (2018). He has portrayed Crispus Allen in the superhero film Justice League (2017), part of the DC Extended Universe. For his performance in Tina in the West End, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
May 6
The Sheep Detectives
2026 Movie
End of Play
as The Caretaker
2025 Movie
7.6
The Gorge
as Black Ops Commander
2025 Movie
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
as Tullus Aufidius
2025 Movie
6.1
Apartment 7A
as BJ
2024 Movie
National Theatre Live: The Effect
as Dr Toby Sealey
2024 Movie
7.0
Wonka
as Officer Affable
2023 Movie
5.1
Sumotherhood
as Shotti
2023 Movie
Pretty Hands
as Pastor Paul
2023 Movie
10.0
TAMING A SEAHORSE
as Solomon
2023 Movie
5.5
Twice As Good
as Dee Dee (Adult)
2022 Movie
6.4
Superworm
as Wizard Lizard (voice)
2021 Movie
8.1
Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Detective Crispus Allen
2021 Movie
6.5
Mary Poppins Returns
as Frye / Weasel (voice)
2018 Movie
5.4
Gwen
as Doctor Wren
2018 Movie
6.5
Ghost Stories
as Father Emery
2018 Movie
6.4
The Commuter
as Oliver
2018 Movie
6.1
Justice League
as Detective Crispus Allen
2017 Movie
7.5
Paddington 2
as Warden Walker
2017 Movie
7.4
Doctor Strange
as Physical Therapist
2016 Movie
6.3
The Roof
as David Lan's Assistant
2016 Movie
7.5
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
as Laertes
2015 Movie
6.5
The Double
as Guard / Doctor
2014 Movie
6.3
Turks & Caicos
as Colin Maitlis
2014 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
7.2
Wolf King
as Master Hogan (voice) • 1 eps
2025 Series
4.8
Mr Loverman
as Tony • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.5
The Veil
as Johnson • 1 eps
2024 Series
6.0
Ragdoll
as Joel Shepton • 2 eps
2021 Series
6.5
Red Election
as Levi Nichols • 10 eps
2021 Series
7.8
His Dark Materials
as Balthamos • 4 eps
2019 Series
6.3
Class
as Jasper Adeola • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Capital
as Mashinko • 3 eps
2015 Series
5.8
The Last Panthers
as James Davis • 6 eps
2015 Series
7.6
Father Brown
as Marvin Morris • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.8
The Café
as Jason • 8 eps
2011 Series
7.1
Sirens
as Ryan Bailey • 6 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Silk
as Paul McGovern • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Whites
as Barnaby • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.8
Mike Bassett: Manager
as Carlton Dawes • 6 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Midsomer Murders
as Rob Mead • 1 eps
1997 Series