Portrait of Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

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.

Born: August 23, 1977

Place of Birth: Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana

Filmography

2025
End of Play

as The Caretaker

2025
Wolf King

as Master Hogan (voice)

2025
The Gorge

as Black Ops Commander

2025
2024
2024
2024
The Veil

as Johnson

2023
Wonka

as Officer Affable

2023
Sumotherhood

as Shotti

2023
Pretty Hands

as Pastor Paul

2023
2022
Twice As Good

as Dee Dee (Adult)

2021
Superworm

as Wizard Lizard (voice)

2021
Ragdoll

as Joel Shepton

2021
Red Election

as Levi Nichols

2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League

as Detective Crispus Allen

2019
His Dark Materials

as Balthamos

2018
Mary Poppins Returns

as Frye / Weasel (voice)

2018
Gwen

as Doctor Wren

2018
Ghost Stories

as Father Emery

2018
The Commuter

as Oliver

2017
Justice League

as Detective Crispus Allen

2017
Paddington 2

as Warden Walker

2016
Doctor Strange

as Physical Therapist

2016
Class

as Jasper Adeola

2016
The Roof

as David Lan's Assistant

2015
Capital

as Mashinko

2015
The Last Panthers

as James Davis

2014
The Double

as Guard / Doctor

2014
Turks & Caicos

as Colin Maitlis

2013
Father Brown

as Marvin Morris

2011
The Café

as Jason

2011
Sirens

as Ryan Bailey

2011
Roadkill

as Tommy

2010
Whites

as Barnaby

2010
Whites

as Barnaby

2005
Mike Bassett: Manager

as Carlton Dawes

1997
Midsomer Murders

as Rob Mead

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Silent Drift

as John-Michael