Personal Info
Birth date
1977-08-23 (47 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Accra, Gold Coast, Ghana
Also known as
Kobna Holdbrook Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
7.532
Overview:
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.Father Brown
7.521
Overview:
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.The Gorge
7.719
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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.His Dark Materials
7.877
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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.The Veil
6.7
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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.The Last Panthers
5.938
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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.Wolf King
7.3
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A young commoner comes of age and learns he's the last of a long line of Werewolves — and heir to the throne — in this epic fantasy adventure series.Zack Snyder's Justice League
8.117
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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.Class
6.394
Overview:
Coal Hill School has been a feature of Doctor Who since the first episode, but now we get to see the day-to-day adventures of the students coping with intrusions from space and time.Wonka
7.076
Overview:
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.The Café
6.8
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A family-owned seaside café in Weston-super-Mare hosts some colorful customers in this warm comedy series.Capital
7.25
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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.Justice League
6.077
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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.Red Election
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.Whites
7.103
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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.Doctor Strange
7.419
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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.Mike Bassett: Manager
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.Ragdoll
6
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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.Paddington 2
7.472
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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.Apartment 7A
6.18
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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.The Commuter
6.363
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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.Mary Poppins Returns
6.511
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Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.Ghost Stories
6.447
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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 Double
6.52
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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.Mr Loverman
4.818
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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.Turks & Caicos
6.279
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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.Sumotherhood
5.1
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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!Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
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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.Acting
TBAEnd Of Play as The Caretaker
TBASilent Drift as John-Michael
2026Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie as Unknown
2025Wolf King (1 Episode) as Master Hogan (voice)
2025The Gorge as Black Ops Commander
2025National Theatre Live: Coriolanus as Tullus Aufidius
2024Mr Loverman (1 Episode) as Tony
2024Apartment 7A as BJ
2024The Veil (1 Episode) as Johnson
2024National Theatre Live: The Effect as Dr Toby Sealey
2023Wonka as Officer Affable
2023Sumotherhood as Shotti
2023Pretty Hands as Pastor Paul
2023TAMING A SEAHORSE as Solomon
2022Twice As Good as Dee Dee (Adult)
2021Superworm as Wizard Lizard (voice)
2021Ragdoll (2 Episodes) as Joel Shepton
2021Red Election (10 Episodes) as Levi Nichols
2021Zack Snyder's Justice League as Detective Crispus Allen
2019His Dark Materials (4 Episodes) as Balthamos
2018Mary Poppins Returns as Frye / Weasel (voice)
2018Gwen as Doctor Wren
2018Ghost Stories as Father Emery
2018The Commuter as Oliver
2017Justice League as Detective Crispus Allen
2017Paddington 2 as Warden Walker
2016Doctor Strange as Physical Therapist
2016Class (1 Episode) as Jasper Adeola
2016The Roof as David Lan's Assistant
2015Capital (3 Episodes) as Mashinko
2015The Last Panthers (6 Episodes) as James Davis
2015National Theatre Live: Hamlet as Laertes
2014The Double as Guard / Doctor
2014Turks & Caicos as Colin Maitlis
2013Father Brown (1 Episode) as Marvin Morris
2012National Theatre Live: Antigone as Messenger
2012Womack as Dan Tan
2012Rahab as Mill
2011The Café (8 Episodes) as Jason
2011Sirens (6 Episodes) as Ryan Bailey
2011Roadkill as Tommy
2010Whites (1 Episode) as Barnaby
2010Whites as Barnaby
2005Mike Bassett: Manager (6 Episodes) as Carlton Dawes
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Rob Mead