| Kwaku Fortune | |
| Birth Place: | Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Alma Mater: | The Lir Academy |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
Kwaku Fortune is an Irish actor.
Fortune is from Roundwood, County Wicklow. He is of Ghanaian descent on his mother's side.[1] [2] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2017.[3]
Fortune's early work includes roles in various short films and the main role of Tobi in 2011 RTÉ miniseries The Importance of Being Whatever.
Post-graduation from The Lir, Fortune landed the role of Finn in 2017 film Kissing Candice.[4] He then made his stage debut with Playboyz, a modern interpretation and version of J.M. Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, which featured in the 2017 Dublin Theatre Festival.[1] [5]
In 2018, Fortune took part in On Raftery's Hill and a stage adaptation of the novel Asking For It by Louise O'Neill.[6] [7]
Fortune was on the Diversity on Screen panel at the 2019 Dublin International Film Festival.[8] Fortune played the role of Julian in Sophie Hyde directed 2019 film Animals.[9] That same year, Fortune narrated the perspective of Leon in an audiobook of The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary alongside Carrie Hope Fletcher for Macmillan Audio.[10] Theatre-wise, Fortune reprised his role in Asking For It as well as starring in Peat and They Float Up.[11] [12] [13]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tied & True | Aden | Short film |
| 2013 | Bible Studies | John | Short film |
| 2015 | Idle | Noel | Short film |
| 2017 | Kissing Candice | Finn | |
| 2019 | Animals | Julian | |
| 2019 | A Girl from Mogadishu | Receptionist | |
| Circuit Love | Lewis | Short film; in post-production | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Importance of Being Whatever | Tobi | Main role |
| 2020 | Normal People | Philip | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Line of Duty | DS Marks | Series 6 |
| 2021 | Hidden Assets | Josh Ola | Recurring role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Playboyz | Patrick | Dublin Theatre Festival, The New Theatre |
| 2018 | On Raftery's Hill | Dara Mood | Abbey Theatre |
| 2018, 2019 | Asking for It | Eli | The Everyman, Gaiety Theatre, Abbey Theatre |
| 2019 | Peat | Ray | The Ark, Dublin |
| 2019 | They Float Up | Darnell | Bewley's, Dublin |
| 2021 | The Beauty Queen of Leenane | Ray | Lyric, Hammersmith |