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Amaka Whitney

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Amaka Whitney

DBA
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Dual Dutch–Nigerian actor and a 2023 graduate of the Oxford School of Drama.

Before training, she was a member of the theatre and arts collective African Tales from the Hip, performing monologues and devised work at the Deptford X Festival. She also starred in and co-wrote two radio plays in the Fresh Off the Boat series.

Amaka Whitney
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17-25 years•Greater London (GB)
Genderfemale
Acting age17-25 years
NationalityNigerien, Dutch
Main professionActor
Eye colorbrown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)180
Ethnicity and heritageBlack, African American or Caribbean, Nigerian
LanguagesEnglish(native)
DialectsAfrican American EnglishJamaicanLondon(native dialect)Multicultural London English (MLE)Standard American English
AccentsAfrican
SportRunningSwimming
Special skillsImprovisation
Training

Oxford School of Drama, One year Acting Course, 1 year, 2022 - 2023
Identity School of Acting, 2021-2022
National Youth Theatre, 2021
Norwich Theatre Royal. 2020-2021
University of East Anglia, LLB Law (First class), 2021

Film
2023
Holding Hands by Jodi Gray (Short film)
Sandra
Ed Hicks Oxford School of Drama
2022
Eye of the Storm (Short film)
Samantha
Bernard Sisay METFilm School
Theater
2026
The Watsons
Miss Osbourne
Mike Darbon Bromley Little Theatre
2026
What Fatima Did…
Stacey
Adam Karim Tara Theatre
2026
Entre Nous
Zaire
Etcetera Theatre
2025
Ifunanya
Funmi
Isabel Steuble-Johnson Theatre Peckham
2025
Jamie Oliver's Recipe for Fluffy Roast Potatoes
Sissy
Lion & Unicorn Theatre
2024
If It Didn't Matter
Jo
Cara Dromgoole National Youth Theatre
2024
The Cosby Satires
Virtue
Camden Fringe Festival
2023
On The Other Side of the War
Protest Leader/ Resistant Fighter/ Just Following Orders
Aileen Gonsalves Southwark Playhouse
2023
1001 Nights
Scheherazade
Devised Oxford School of Drama
2023
Twelfth Night
Olivia
Max Key North Wall Arts Centre
2023
Blood Wedding
Mother-in-law
John Ward Oxford School of Drama
2019
African Tales from the Hip
Ensemble
Connie Bell Deptford x Festival
Other
2024
BBC Multipods
BBC
2023
The Hub
Various
Anjella Mackintosh Oxford School of Drama
Commercial
2023
RoboCop: Rogue City Promo
Teenager
Conor Boru 4media group
2022
Pokemon Battle Academy
Onlooker
Zak Harney Maverick Media
2022
Asda Rewards
Friend
Watts Stink Films