Actor

Joy Sunday

April 17, 1995 · Staten Island, New York, USA

Joy Sunday is an Nigerian-American actress. She has performed in television notably in Dear White People and Wednesday. In film, she is known for side roles in Bad Hair, Shithouse, and Dog.

Sunday was born in Staten Island, New York to a Nigerian family. She studied theater in high school at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School in New York City, before going to study at USC School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles and graduating with a degree in critical studies. Outside of academia, she worked as a filmmaker with Tribeca Film Institute on the side, working on several shorts.

Notable work

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Wednesday (2022)
as Bianca Barclay
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Dog (2022)
as Dr. Gray
7.3
MacGyver (2016)
as Abina

Often works with

Jude Akuwudike
2 titles together
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), Clarissa
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Chioma Omeruah
2 titles together
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), Clarissa
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Fortune Nwafor
2 titles together
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire), Clarissa

Full filmography · 13

You'll Never See It Coming
as Anna
Upcoming
Clarissa
as Comfort
2026
Under the Influencer
as Rachel
2024
Dog
as Dr. Gray
20227.3
The Beta Test
as Celia
20216
Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)
as Tolu
2021
Limelight
as Didienne
2020
Shithouse
as Sophia
20206.9