Actor profile

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

23rd August 1977 Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana Acting

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.

27 Movies 19 TV Shows 1 In Production 49 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Sheep Detectives poster

The Sheep Detectives 30th April 2026 as Reverend Hillcoate

End of Play poster

End of Play 10th October 2025 as The Caretaker

The Gorge poster

The Gorge 13th February 2025 as Black Ops Commander

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus poster

National Theatre Live: Coriolanus 2nd January 2025 as Tullus Aufidius

Apartment 7A poster

Apartment 7A 20th September 2024 as BJ

National Theatre Live: The Effect poster

National Theatre Live: The Effect 9th January 2024 as Dr Toby Sealey

Wonka poster

Wonka 6th December 2023 as Officer Affable

Sumotherhood poster

Sumotherhood 13th October 2023 as Shotti

Pretty Hands poster

Pretty Hands 1st March 2023 as Pastor Paul

TAMING A SEAHORSE poster

TAMING A SEAHORSE 26th January 2023 as Solomon

Twice As Good poster

Twice As Good 16th January 2022 as Dee Dee (Adult)

Superworm poster

Superworm 25th December 2021 as Wizard Lizard (voice)

Zack Snyder's Justice League poster

Zack Snyder's Justice League 18th March 2021 as Detective Crispus Allen

Mary Poppins Returns poster

Mary Poppins Returns 13th December 2018 as Frye / Weasel (voice)

Gwen poster

Gwen 12th July 2018 as Doctor Wren

Ghost Stories poster

Ghost Stories 20th January 2018 as Father Emery

The Commuter poster

The Commuter 11th January 2018 as Oliver

Justice League poster

Justice League 15th November 2017 as Detective Crispus Allen

Paddington 2 poster

Paddington 2 9th November 2017 as Warden Walker

Doctor Strange poster

Doctor Strange 25th October 2016 as Physical Therapist

The Roof poster

The Roof 31st March 2016 as David Lan's Assistant

National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet 15th October 2015 as Laertes

The Double poster

The Double 3rd April 2014 as Guard / Doctor

Turks & Caicos poster

Turks & Caicos 20th March 2014 as Colin Maitlis

National Theatre Live: Antigone poster

National Theatre Live: Antigone 31st December 2012 as Messenger

Rahab poster

Rahab 4th May 2012 as Mill

Roadkill poster

Roadkill 23rd April 2011 as Tommy

Wolf King poster

Wolf King 20th March 2025 as Master Hogan (voice)

Mr Loverman poster

Mr Loverman 14th October 2024 as Tony

The Veil poster

The Veil 30th April 2024 as Johnson

Ragdoll poster

Ragdoll 11th November 2021 as Joel Shepton

Red Election poster

Red Election 3rd October 2021 as Levi Nichols

Dreaming Whilst Black poster

Dreaming Whilst Black 19th April 2021 as Rudolph

His Dark Materials poster

His Dark Materials 3rd November 2019 as Balthamos

Motherland poster

Motherland 7th November 2017 as Nick

Class poster

Class 22nd October 2016 as Jasper Adeola

Capital poster

Capital 24th November 2015 as Mashinko

The Last Panthers poster

The Last Panthers 12th November 2015 as James Davis

Father Brown poster

Father Brown 14th January 2013 as Marvin Morris

The Café poster

The Café 23rd November 2011 as Jason

Sirens poster

Sirens 27th June 2011 as Ryan Bailey

Silk poster

Silk 22nd February 2011 as Paul McGovern

Whites poster

Whites 28th September 2010 as Barnaby

The Persuasionists poster

The Persuasionists 13th January 2010 as Zac

Mike Bassett: Manager poster

Mike Bassett: Manager 29th September 2005 as Carlton Dawes

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Rob Mead

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew poster

Coming soon

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew 11th February 2027