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Home/People/Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith profile photo
Born
Aug 23, 1977
Age 48
Place of Birth
Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

30
Movies
16
TV Shows
Also Known As
Kobna Holdbrook Smith
IMDb Profile

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Acting

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Sheep Detectives poster

The Sheep Detectives

Cast
2026
End of Play poster

End of Play

as The Caretaker
2025
The Gorge poster

The Gorge

as Black Ops Commander
2025
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus poster

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus

as Tullus Aufidius
2025
Apartment 7A poster

Apartment 7A

as BJ
2024
National Theatre Live: The Effect poster

National Theatre Live: The Effect

as Dr Toby Sealey
2024
Wonka poster

Wonka

as Officer Affable
2023
Sumotherhood poster

Sumotherhood

as Shotti
2023
Pretty Hands poster

Pretty Hands

as Pastor Paul
2023
TAMING A SEAHORSE poster

TAMING A SEAHORSE

as Solomon
2023
Twice As Good poster

Twice As Good

as Dee Dee (Adult)
2022
Superworm poster

Superworm

as Wizard Lizard (voice)
2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Detective Crispus Allen
2021
Mary Poppins Returns poster

Mary Poppins Returns

as Frye / Weasel (voice)
2018
Gwen poster

Gwen

as Doctor Wren
2018
Ghost Stories poster

Ghost Stories

as Father Emery
2018
The Commuter poster

The Commuter

as Oliver
2018
Justice League poster

Justice League

as Detective Crispus Allen
2017
Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2

as Warden Walker
2017
Doctor Strange poster

Doctor Strange

as Physical Therapist
2016