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Weruche Opia

Reanne Weruche Opia (/wəˈruːtʃeɪ ˈoʊpiə/) (born April 11, 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She is the founding CEO of the clothing line Jesus Junkie Clothing. She was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in the BBC miniseries I May Destroy You (2020). Born in Lagos, Opia moved to South East London at the age of 13. Her father is an author and professor of social sciences and her mother is veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host Ruth Benamaisia-Opia. Opia holds a degree in drama and sociology from the University of the West of England, Bristol. After making her television debut with a guest appearance in a 2010 episode of The Bill, Opia spent a year with the Renegade Theatre Company in Nigeria. Upon returning to England in 2012, she appeared in the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy and the Channel 5 procedural Suspects. Opia gained prominence through her role as Cleopatra Ofoedo in the third series of the BBC comedy Bad Education and its 2015 spinoff film. Opia was nominated in 2015 in the Nollywood Actress of the Year category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for her role in the film When Love Happens. From 2019 to 2020, Opia was in the main cast of the Dave sitcom Sliced as Naomi. Opia starred as Terry Pratchard in Michaela Coel's BBC series I May Destroy You, which first aired in June 2020. For her performance, Opia was nominated for a British Academy Television Award and won a Black Reel Award. In 2022, she appeared in the ITV thriller Our House.


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Born:
Apr 11, 1987 In Nigeria
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the series Black Mirror 2011-12-04
Latest Project:
Series The Jetty 2024-07-15
Known For
Poster of The Jetty
Poster of Iwájú
Poster of Dérè: An African Tale
Poster of Just a Couple
Filmography
Series Iwájú Otin (voice) 2024-02-28
Series The Jetty Riz 2024-07-15
Series High Desert Carol 2023-05-16
Movie Slumberland Agent Green 2022-11-18
Series Our House Merle 2022-03-07
Series I May Destroy You Terry Pratchard 2020-06-07
Movie Haircut Funmi 2019-01-03
Series Sliced Naomi 2019-05-15
Series Genius Coretta Scott King 2017-04-25
Series Just a Couple 2017-03-09
Series Dérè: An African Tale Dérè 2017-07-02
Movie The Bad Education Movie Cleopatra 'Cleo' Ofoedo 2015-08-21
Series Inside No. 9 Maz 2014-02-05
Movie When Love Happens Mo 2014-10-24
Series Black Mirror Actress 2011-12-04