
Birthday:
08-23-1977
(47 years)
Birthplace:
Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
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 (2018), Templeton Frye in Mary Poppins Returns (2018), and Officer Affable in Wonka (2023).
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Wonka
Act like Officer Affable
event2023 star_border 7.1
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Willy Wonka – chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time – is proof that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Sumotherhood
Act like Shotti
event2023 star_border 5.5
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Riko and Kane have got it all: big dreams, no respect and a fifteen grand debt. Could things get any worse? Yes! So, it’s time to man up and finally be taken serious as “Roadmen”. Once putting their heads together on various ways to make some money, they decide to rob a megastar in a nightclub toilet and hold up the local bank but things inevitably don’t go to plan!
TAMING A SEAHORSE
Act like Solomon
event2023 star_border 10
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A tired cab driver's spirit is tested early into his night shift when he picks up an unusual customer.
Superworm
Act like Wizard Lizard (voice)
event2021 star_border 6.6
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Superworm is super-long and super-strong, and is always saving the day. But who can save him when he gets too full of himself and is captured by the evil Wizard Lizard?
Roadkill
Act like Tommy
event2011 star_border 5.6
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Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying beast that tries killing them all.
Rahab
Act like Mill
event2012 star_border 4.7
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A slave, a spy, a city under siege and a choice to be made that will change their world forever.
Twice As Good
Act like Dee Dee (Adult)
event2022 star_border 5.5
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The night before her son Dee Dee’s seventh birthday, an unexpected intruder crash-lands into Grace’s kitchen. As she discovers who the intruder, Grace must decide how to protect her son while navigating the complexities of Black parenthood in modern Britain.
Silent Drift
Act like John-Michael
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"Silent Drift" is a romantic thriller with cinematic elements of film noir set in the Caribbean. This extraordinary story depicts the complicated narratives of a young couple in love. Their survival and the dramatic life-or-death risks they take to be together. Silently drifting on a boat to an uncharted fate at nightfall between the dark blue Atlantic Ocean and the tropical Caribbean Sea, lives are jeopardized to achieve the American Dream. "Silent Drift" captures the intriguing microcosm of a laid-back community revealing the shocking truth of people who are living double lives. Lifestyles that are identified as immoral and torrid in some societies, encompassing dark family relationships between mother and daughter, husband and wife, and lovers.
Turks & Caicos
Act like Colin Maitlis
event2014 star_border 6.3
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The second movie in David Hare's Johnny Worricker trilogy. Loose-limbed spy Johnny Worricker, last seen whistleblowing at MI5 in Page Eight, has a new life. He is hiding out in Ray-Bans on the Caribbean islands of the title, eating lobster and calling himself Tom Eliot (he’s a poet at heart). We’re drawn into his world and his predicament when Christopher Walken strolls in as a shadowy American who claims to know Johnny. The encounter forces him into the company of some ambiguous American businessmen who claim to be on the islands for a conference on the global financial crisis. When one of them falls in the sea, their financial PR seems to know more than she's letting on. Worricker soon learns the extent of their shady activities and he must act quickly to survive when links to British prime minister Alec Beasley come to light.
The Double
Act like Guard / Doctor
event2014 star_border 6.5
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An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
National Theatre Live: The Effect
Act like Dr Toby Sealey
event2024
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Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden and intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant? As two young volunteers in a clinical drug trial, their illicit romance poses startling dilemmas for the supervising doctors.
Pretty Hands
Act like Pastor Paul
event2023
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After recently moving to a seaside town, a single mother’s mental state derails as she becomes increasingly convinced that someone is trying to steal her baby.
Apartment 7A
Act like BJ
event2024 star_border 6.1
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A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.
Womack
Act like Dan Tan
event2012
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A vicious crime leaves a Brooklyn man wrestling with his conscience in this short film.
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
new_releases Release: February 20, 2026
George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand, but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit. When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realise at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry, on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Act like Laertes
event2015 star_border 7.5
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As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Whites
Act like Barnaby
event2010
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Comedy series set in the kitchen of a country house hotel, following the trials and tribulations of head chef Roland White and his long suffering sous chef Bib.
Ghost Stories
Act like Father Emery
event2018 star_border 6.4
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Professor Philip Goodman devotes his life to exposing phony psychics and fraudulent supernatural shenanigans. His skepticism soon gets put to the test when he receives news of three chilling and inexplicable cases -- disturbing visions in an abandoned asylum, a car accident deep in the woods and the spirit of an unborn child. Even scarier -- each of the macabre stories seems to have a sinister connection to the professor's own life.
The Roof
Act like David Lan's Assistant
event2016 star_border 6.3
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A brief comedy about a visit from a legendary theatre maker and his legion of fans.
Mary Poppins Returns
Act like Frye / Weasel (voice)
event2018 star_border 6.5
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Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.
The Commuter
Act like Oliver
event2018 star_border 6.4
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A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him.
Paddington 2
Act like Warden Walker
event2017 star_border 7.5
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Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
Gwen
Act like Doctor Wren
event2018 star_border 5.4
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A mysterious — and suspicious — run of ill fortune plagues a teenage girl and her mother and sister on their hillside farm in this folk story set in the dark hills of Wales during the industrial revolution.
Justice League
Act like Detective Crispus Allen
event2017 star_border 6.1
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Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
Doctor Strange
Act like Physical Therapist
event2016 star_border 7.4
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After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Act like Detective Crispus Allen
event2021 star_border 8.1
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Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Act like Messenger
event2012 star_border 10
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In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political thriller.
National Theatre Live: Coriolanus
Act like Tullus Aufidius
event2025
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Unrivalled in the art of war, undefeated on the field of battle, Coriolanus is Rome’s greatest soldier. When a legendary victory brings the opportunity of high office, he is persuaded to stand for election. But while populist politicians tell the people what they want to hear, Coriolanus refuses to play the game. As Rome’s most celebrated warrior becomes its most dangerous enemy, the future of the city and its hero hang in the balance.
The Gorge
Act like Black Ops Commander
event2025 star_border 7.8
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Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
Mike Bassett: Manager
Act like Carlton Dawes (6 ep.)
event2005 star_border 7.8
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The series picks up some time after Mike took England to the semi-finals of the 2002 World Cup. The side's attempt at qualifying for the 2004 European Championships ended in disaster, resulting in Mike being sacked. Since then, a spell at Newcastle ended in similar fashion after getting them relegated two seasons in a row, while his returns to former clubs Norwich and then Colchester fared little better. Mike decides to retire, but at the last minute is offered the manager's job at Wirral County F.C., for whom his father was a player. They seem doomed to be relegated to the Football Conference. Not helping his job is the fact that the chairman is senile, the chief executive is eagerly awaiting relegation so that he can sell their ground and Karine isn't pleased with the idea of retiring in Ellesmere Port rather than Spain.
Father Brown
Act like Marvin Morris (1 ep.)
event2013 star_border 7.5
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Father Brown is based on G. K. Chesterton's detective stories about a Catholic priest who doubles as an amateur detective in order to try and solve mysteries.
Whites
Act like Barnaby (1 ep.)
event2010 star_border 7.1
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Comedy series set in the kitchen of a country house hotel, following the trials and tribulations of head chef Roland White and his long suffering sous chef Bib.
Midsomer Murders
Act like Rob Mead (1 ep.)
event1997 star_border 7.5
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The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
The Last Panthers
Act like James Davis (6 ep.)
event2015 star_border 6.2
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The six-part series opens with a daring diamond heist before quickly delving into the dark heart of Europe where a shadowy alliance of gangsters and 'banksters' now rules. Naomi is the British loss adjustor charged with recovering the stolen diamonds whatever the cost. Also in pursuit is French-Algerian policeman Khalil.
Sirens
Act like Ryan Bailey (6 ep.)
event2011 star_border 7.2
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Sirens is a British comedy-drama about an ambulance service team
Capital
Act like Mashinko (3 ep.)
event2015 star_border 7.1
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Set on a single street in South London, Capital is a portrait of a road transformed by soaring property prices: what was once the home of modest lower-middle class families, Pepys Road has been continuously gentrified into a street of multimillion pound houses. On one day, the people of this South London street all receive an anonymous postcard with the simple message 'we want what you have'. Its unsettling ripples affect every corner of the community.
The Café
Act like Jason (8 ep.)
event2011 star_border 6.7
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The Café is a British sitcom written by and starring Ralf Little and Michelle Terry broadcast by Sky1.
Red Election
Act like Levi Nichols (10 ep.)
event2021 star_border 6.5
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Danish secret service agent Katrine Poulson and British spy Beatrice Ogilvy are thrown together in a race against time. As a terrorist plot against the British PM unfolds, Poulson and Ogilvy are tangled up in a web of lies, murder and power struggles; they can't trust anyone, and they soon realise the deadly conspiracy could be part of a far-reaching geopolitical masterplan.
The Veil
Act like Johnson (1 ep.)
event2024 star_border 6.8
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Two women play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. In the shadows, mission controllers at the CIA and French DGSE must put differences aside and work together to avert potential disaster.
His Dark Materials
Act like Balthamos (4 ep.)
event2019 star_border 7.9
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Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.
Agatha Raisin
Act like Rev. Jez Bloxby (1 ep.)
event2016 star_border 6
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Burnt out on office politics, Agatha Raisin retires early to a picturesque village in the Cotswolds and soon finds a second career as an amateur detective investigating mischief, mayhem, and murder in her deceptively quaint town.
Ragdoll
Act like Joel Shepton (2 ep.)
event2021 star_border 5.9
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Detectives look to untangle the case of the Ragdoll Killer, who has killed six people and sewn their bodies into the shape of one grotesque body nicknamed the Ragdoll.
Mr Loverman
Act like Tony (1 ep.)
event2024 star_border 8.7
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Londoner Barrington Jedidiah Walker, Barry to his mates, is a seventy-four-year-old, Antiguan-born, exuberant Hackney personality, renowned for his dapper taste and fondness for retro suits. Carmel, his wife of 50 years, senses that Barry has been cheating on her with other women. Little does she know what’s happening: a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend and soulmate, Morris. Now facing the final chapter of his life, Barry has big choices that will force his whole family to question their futures.
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