Abdul Wahab Mumuni (born 6 July 1979), known professionally as Abdul Salis, is a British actor. He played
paramedic
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Curtis Cooper on ''
Casualty
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
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'', the longest-running
medical drama
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broadcast in
the UK
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.
He is the son of
Ghana
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ian parents who moved to
London
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in 1976. He has one child. A daughter, Mia Mumuni.
Career
Television
Salis has appeared in numerous television roles, including ''The Hidden City'' (2002), ''
Casualty
Casualty may refer to:
*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' (2008–09), ''
Trevor's World of Sport'' (2003) and
an episode of ''
Doctor Who
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'' “Fear Her” (2006) as Kel. He was in an episode of CBBC's ''
M.I. High'' “The Big Bling” as Ben Lacy (a footballer). In ''
Father Brown
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'' (2019) S7:E2, "The Passing Bell”, he played Enoch Rowe, an immigrant farm laborer from
Trinidad
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. In January 2019, Salis played the role of ''Caden James'' in ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
''. In June 2020, Salis was announced to play ''
Eamon Valda
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'' in Amazon's forthcoming ''
The Wheel of Time (TV series)
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The first season, consistin ...
''.
Cinema
His films include ''
Love Actually
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'' (2003), ''
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'' (2005), ''
Welcome Home'' (2004) and ''Animal'' (2004). Salis played the character Tony in the 2003
Richard Curtis
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis (born 8 November 1956) is a New Zealand-born British screenwriter, producer and film director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known primarily for romantic comedy films, among them '' ...
film ''
Love Actually
''Love Actually'' is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. It features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television proje ...
''. The 2006 movie ''
Flyboys'' loosely portrayed aviation pioneer
Eugene Jacques Bullard and his comrades from the
Lafayette Flying Corps
The Lafayette Flying Corps is a name given to the American volunteer pilots who flew in the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) during World War I. It includes the pilots who flew with the bona fide Lafayette Escadrille squadron.
Numbers
The ...
; Salis portrayed Eugene Skinner, a character based on Bullard.
Stage
On stage he starred in ''
Blood Wedding
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'' and ''The Road'' at the
Orange Tree Theatre
The Orange Tree Theatre is a 180-seat theatre at 1 Clarence Street, Richmond in south-west London, which was built specifically as a theatre in the round. It is housed within a disused 1867 primary school, built in Victorian Gothic style.
T ...
as well as ''Joe Guy'' at
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. He was in the 2006 production of ''The Exonerated'' in London's
Riverside Studios
Riverside Studios is an arts centre on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England. The venue plays host to contemporary performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production.
Having closed for redevelopment i ...
. In 2010 he appeared as David Taylor in the stage production of ''
War Horse
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'' at the
New London Theatre
The Gillian Lynne Theatre (formerly New London Theatre) is a West End theatre located on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, in the London Borough of Camden. The Winter Garden Theatre formerly occupied the site until 196 ...
. He performed the roles of Kwame / Simon / Wole in ''Barber Shop Chronicles'' (2018) by
Inua Ellams
Inua M. M. Ellams
(born 23 October 1984) is a UK-based poet, playwright and performer.
Work
Ellams has written for the Royal Shakespeare Company,
Royal National Theatre and the BBC. In June 2018, Ellams was elected as a Fellow of the ...
, at the
National Theatre.
Radio
In May 2013, Salis played the role of Sable, Sump, Clarence & Homeless Man in a BBC radio adaptation of Neil Gaiman's ''
Neverwhere
''Neverwhere'' is an urban fantasy television miniseries by Neil Gaiman that first aired in 1996 on BBC 2. The series is set in "London Below", a magical realm coexisting with the more familiar London, referred to as "London Above". It was d ...
'', adapted by Dirk Maggs.
Video games
He played the role of Joseph Morello in ''
The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me''.
References
External links
*
*Nell Frizzell
"Abdul Salis on acting in other languages and working in the round" Ideas Tap, 18 June 2014
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1979 births
English male stage actors
Living people
Male actors from London
Black British male actors
English people of Ghanaian descent
English male television actors
21st-century English male actors