Charles Babalola Explained

Charles Babalola
Birth Date:[1]
Nationality:British
Education:St Bonaventure's
Alma Mater:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation:Actor

Charles Babalola (born 1990 or 1991) is a British actor. He was educated at St Bonaventure's school in London[2] and went on to study drama at Havering College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).[2] [3] Upon leaving LAMDA, he received the Alan Bates Award for graduating actors.[4] [3]

In 2016, he appeared in the film The Legend of Tarzan[2] and in 2018 in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene as Andrew, one of Jesus's twelve disciples.[5] [1]

In 2018, Babalola finished a five-month run at London's Royal National Theatre production of Network, opposite Bryan Cranston.[1]

In 2022, it was announced that he would lead the upcoming Showtime drama series King Shaka.[6] However, in April 2023, the network shelved the show, whose fate remains uncertain as of June 2023.[7]

Selected filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The Legend of TarzanKulonga
2018Mary MagdaleneAndrew
2020Gretel & HanselThe Hunter
2024BorderlandsHammerlockScenes cut[8]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015The CoronerIan IgbyEpisode: "Capsized"
2016ThirteenDS Jesse Rawlins4 episodes
EndeavourCuthbert MukambaEpisode: "Arcadia"
2016, 2019Black MirrorTuskEpisodes: "Hated in the Nation" (2016) and "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" (2019)
2017BroadchurchChas the Cook2 episodes
Stan Lee's Lucky ManAde2 episodes
Death in ParadiseKai JohnsonEpisode: "In the Footsteps of a Killer"
2017–2020BancroftDS Andy Bevan6 episodes[9]
2020Silent WitnessDS John MacNeil2 episodes
2021–2024The OutlawsChristian Taylor17 episodes

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thejackalmagazine.com/mary-magdalene-charles-babalola/
  2. Web site: Harriet Orrell . Former St Bonaventure's pupil bags Tarzan film role - Latest Newham News . 8 September 2014 . Newham Recorder . 27 May 2017 . 7 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180907223010/http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/former-st-bonaventure-s-pupil-bags-tarzan-film-role-1-3760993 . dead.
  3. Web site: Charles Babalola | St Bonaventure's . Stbons.org . 15 May 2017 . 27 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Frankl . Ed . Charles Babalola wins Alan Bates Bursary. The Stage . 28 April 2014 . 27 May 2017.
  5. Web site: BBC Radio 1Xtra - Reece Parkinson, UK actor Charles Babalola talks about his new movie Mary Magdalene on BBC Radio 1Xtra. BBC. 6 January 2019.
  6. Web site: Bell . BreAnna . 25 August 2022 . Charles Babalola to Lead Showtime Drama 'King Shaka' . 7 June 2023 . Variety.
  7. Web site: White . Peter . Andreeva . Nellie . 3 April 2023 . 'King Shaka' Event Series Not Going Forward at Showtime, Expected to Be Shopped . 7 June 2023 . Deadline.
  8. News: 9 August 2024 . Adekaiyero . Ayomikun . How a video game adaptation starring 2 Oscar winners became the year's biggest flop . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240819135720/https://www.businessinsider.com/borderlands-rotten-tomatoes-worst-movies-lowest-oscar-winners-budget-2024-8 . 19 August 2024 . subscription.
  9. Web site: Charles Babalola . Royal National Theatre . 6 January 2019.