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Rakie Ayola

Rakie Ayola

Actor, Producer

Born May 11, 1968 in Cardiff, Wales, UK

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Biography

Rakie Olufunmilayo Ayola is a Welsh actress.

She was born in Cardiff in May 1968, to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Nigerian father, and was raised by her mother's cousin and his wife in the Ely district of the city.

She studied at Glan Ely High School, and was a member of the Orbit Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Theatre, South Glamorgan Youth Choir and the National Youth Theatre of Wales.

She went on to attend the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, studying for a three-year acting diploma. In 2023 Rakie Ayola was the 18th recipient of the prestigious BAFTA Cymru Siân Phillips Award. At the same ceremony she also won the Bafta Cymru Best Actress Award for her performance in BBC1 series The Pact Season 2 on which she was an Executive Producer. In 2021 Rakie Ayola won BAFTA Best Supporting Actress for BBC1 film Anthony by Jimmy McGovern. Ayola has appeared in television shows including Kaos, The Pact Season 1, Grace, Shetland, No Offence, Midsomer Murders, Black Mirror, Noughts + Crosses, Doctor Who, Silent Witness and EastEnders, a number of Shakespearean theatrical performances and feature films such as Been So Long, Now Is Good, Great Moments in Aviation, The i Inside, Dredd, and Sahara. She appeared as Kyla Tyson in the BBC medical drama Holby City from its eighth to eleventh series.

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Filmography

Actor

69

Type

Year

Falling Mini-Series2026Muriel

National Theatre at Home: The Authenticator Poster

National Theatre at Home: The Authenticator Feature Film2026Abi

Bad Apples Poster

Bad Apples Feature Film2025Sylvia

Diamond Sky Poster

Diamond Sky Feature Film2025Suzzane Kirk

Hope is Lost Poster

Hope is Lost Short Film2025Hope

Hedgehog Poster

Hedgehog Short Film2024Consultant

Kaos TV Series2024Persephone

Saving Lives in Cardiff Poster

Saving Lives in Cardiff TV Series2024Self - Narrator

Siân Phillips at 90 Poster

Siân Phillips at 90 TV Movie2024Self

The Chat Poster

The Chat Mini-Series2023Heather

Evil Genius 2: World Domination Poster

Evil Genius 2: World Domination Video Game2021Zalika

Grace TV Series2021ACC Alison Vosper

Play in a Day TV Series2021Self

The Pact Poster

The Pact TV Series2021Christine

Zombie Army: Legion of the Dead Short Film2021Shola

Alex Rider Poster

Alex Rider TV Series2020Jo Byrne

Anthony TV Movie2020Gee Walker

Noughts + Crosses Poster

Noughts + Crosses TV Series2020Opal Folami

The Black British Theatre Awards TV Special2020Self

Zombie Army 4: Dead War Poster

Zombie Army 4: Dead War Video Game2020

Brexit TV Movie2019Camilla

Been So Long Poster

Been So Long Feature Film2018Martina

Flowers TV Series2016Morag

King Lear Poster

King Lear Video2016Goneril

Code of a Killer Poster

Code of a Killer Mini-Series2015Helena Adarkwa

Gracie Short Film2015Edwina

Mm-Hm Short Film2015Lisa

No Offence Poster

No Offence TV Series2015Nora Attah

Under Milk Wood Poster

Under Milk Wood TV Movie2014Voice

Shetland Poster

Shetland TV Series2013Olivia Lennox

Dredd Feature Film2012Chief judge

Now Is Good Poster

Now Is Good Feature Film2012Phillippa

Stella TV Series2012Hilary

Black Mirror Poster

Black Mirror TV Series2011Shelly

Vera TV Series2011Amber Haleford

My Almost Famous Family Poster

My Almost Famous Family TV Series2009Shalondra

Valuing Freedom Poster

Valuing Freedom Documentary2007Self

Doctor Who Poster

Doctor Who TV Series2005Hostess

Doctor Who Confidential Poster

Doctor Who Confidential TV Series2005Self

Sahara Feature Film2005Mrs. Nwokolo

Sea of Souls Poster

Sea of Souls TV Series2004Yemi

The I Inside Poster

The I Inside Feature Film2004Nurse Clayton

Canterbury Tales Poster

Canterbury Tales Mini-Series2003Nicky Constable

Coming Up Poster

Coming Up TV Series2003Mojisola

Being April Poster

Being April TV Series2002Taneshia

Double Yellow TV Series2001Presenter

Green-Eyed Monster Poster

Green-Eyed Monster TV Movie2001Leila

Murder in Mind Poster

Murder in Mind TV Series2001Cally

Persephone's Playground Short Film2001Mother

The Armando Iannucci Shows Poster

The Armando Iannucci Shows TV Series2001

Waking the Dead Poster

Waking the Dead TV Series2000Pauline

Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures TV Series1999Violet Hardaker

Holby City Poster

Holby City TV Series1999Kyla Tyson

The Secret Laughter of Women Poster

The Secret Laughter of Women Feature Film1999Talking Drum

Maisie Raine Poster

Maisie Raine TV Series1998D.C. Helen Tomlin

Midsomer Murders Poster

Midsomer Murders TV Series1997Alice Winning

Tiger Bay TV Series1997Helen

Silent Witness Poster

Silent Witness TV Series1996Annie Farmer

Great Moments in Aviation Poster

Great Moments in Aviation Feature Film1994Gabriel Angel

Ready, Steady, Cook Poster

Ready, Steady, Cook TV Series1994Self

Scarlett Poster

Scarlett Mini-Series1994Pansy

Going Underground: A Better Life Than Mine TV Movie1993Lauren

Nightshift Poster

Nightshift TV Series1993

Soldier Soldier Poster

Soldier Soldier TV Series1991Bernie Roberts

London's Burning Poster

London's Burning TV Series1988Nina

Casualty Poster

Casualty TV Series1986Karen Goddard

EastEnders Poster

EastEnders TV Series1985Ms. French

Children in Need Poster

Children in Need TV Series1980Kyla Tyson

Dreamflight - Sleepy Stories TV Series

Producer

5

Type

Year

Hope is Lost Poster

Hope is Lost Short Film2025

Hedgehog Poster

Hedgehog Short Film2024

Safe Space Poster

Safe Space Short Film2018

Twelfth Night Poster

Twelfth Night Feature Film2018

Persephone's Playground Short Film2001

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