Actor
Hammed Animashaun
May 6, 1991 · Whitechapel, London, England, UK
Hammed Animashaun (born May 6, 1991) is a British stage, film and television actor.
Animashaun was born into a Nigerian family in Whitechapel in London. His father was a bus driver and his mother a voluntary worker. He had a growth spurt in college and one summer grew five inches. His younger brother is 6 ft 9”. Animashaun himself is 6 ft 3”. He was encouraged by his school drama teacher to join the Half Moon Children's Theatre in London's Limehouse. He studied philosophy with drama at university but dropped out when offered theatre roles.
Notable work
Often works with
Dónal Finn
2 titles together
The Wheel of Time, How to Build a Girl
Theo Barklem-Biggs
2 titles together
The Festival, Borrowed Time
Jemaine Clement
2 titles together
The Festival, Time Bandits
Tadhg Murphy
2 titles together
Time Bandits, How to Build a Girl
Sarah Amankwah
2 titles together
National Theatre Live: Amadeus, National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
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Felicity Montagu
2 titles together
Black Ops, National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Full filmography · 22
Kiss Me, Kate
as Gangster
2024
The Loneliest Boy in the World
as Elliott
20224.7
Fireworks
as B
2022
How to Build a Girl
as Ed Edwards
20205.8
Surge
as Durab
20205.5
National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold'... and the boys
as Willie
2019
National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Bottom
2019
The Festival
as Shane Stubbs
20185.9
A Monster Calls
as Anton / Ensemble
2018
National Theatre Live: Barber Shop Chronicles
as Wallace / Timothy / Mohammed / Tinashe
2018
National Theatre Live: Amadeus
as Venticello
2017
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera
as Jimmy 'Retail'
2016