Biography - Gbemisola Ikumelo

Who is Gbemisola Ikumelo?

Gbemisola Ikumelo is an actress, comedian, and writer by profession, and British by nationality. She is well known for his work in Brain in Gear, Famalam, and The Last Tree.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Age, Parents, Siblings

Gbemisola Ikumelo was born on March 26, 1986 in Nigeria. Her parents/family raised her in east London. Besides these, there are no mentions of her mother, father, siblings, or her childhood.

Education, Ethnicity

The high school from which Gbemisola Ikumelo graduated remains unknown. She went to attend Queen Margaret University’s School of Drama in Edinburgh where she studied acting.

Her ethnicity is Nigerian.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Boyfriend, Husband, Children, Divorce

Gbemisola Ikumelo’s relationship status remains unclear. Similar to her early life, there are no mentions of her dating history, boyfriends, or husband. She has no children yet and since she has remained unmarried, divorce is out of context.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Career

Early Days

Ikumelo became interested in performance at a young age. She performed at the National Youth Theatre. Her debut screen role was as Caro Evans in a 2005 episode of the TV series Holby City.

This was followed by roles in the film Cocktail (2012), and in the episodes of the TV series What's Your News? (2009), One Night (2012), Broadchurch (2015), BBC Comedy Feeds (2015), etc.

Films, TV series

Finally, Gbemisola Ikumelo was cast as Kadean in the TV series Sunny D. She appeared in 4 episodes of the TV series in 2016 which is her breakthrough role.

Since then she has starred in the films The Last Tree (2019), Brain in Gear (2019), The Power (2021), and Road House (2024), among others. She has also portrayed characters in the episodes of the TV series Mandy (2019), Sex Education (2020), Famalam (2018-2020), Roadkill (2020), Death in Paradise (2021), Temple (2021), A League of Their Own (2022), Black Ops (2023), etc.

Co-stars

On the set of Road House, Gbemisola Ikumelo has worked alongside Kevin Carroll, Beau Knapp, Lukas Gage, Jay Hieron, and Jessica Williams.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Awards, Nominations

Gbemisola Ikumelo was nominated for three BAFTA Awards, among which she won one in 2020. She has earned nominations for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards, the 2023 I Talk Telly Award.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Net Worth, Salary

The figure on the net worth and annual salary of Gbemisola Ikumelo is under review and will be updated.

Gbemisola Ikumelo – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

Ikumelo is active on Instagram and Twitter but seems to be absent from Facebook.