Kwaku Fortune
Kwaku Fortune is an Irish actor.
Kwaku Fortune | |
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 Fortune at the 2019 Dublin International Film Festival | |
| Born | Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | The Lir Academy |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life and education
Fortune is from Roundwood, County Wicklow. He is of Ghanaian descent on his mother's side. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2017.
Career
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. 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.
In 2018, Fortune took part in On Raftery's Hill and a stage adaptation of the novel Asking For It by Louise O'Neill.
Fortune was on the Diversity on Screen panel at the 2019 Dublin International Film Festival. Fortune played the role of Julian in Sophie Hyde directed 2019 film Animals. 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. Theatre-wise, Fortune reprised his role in Asking For It as well as starring in Peat and They Float Up.
Filmography
Film
| 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 | |
| TBA | Circuit Love | Lewis | Short film; in post-production |
Television
| 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 |
Stage
| 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 |
Audio
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Flatshare | Leon | Macmillan Audio |
References
External links
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