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Belinda Owusu (born 19 April 1989) is an English actress, known for her roles as
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Early and personal life

Owusu was born on 19 April 1989 in
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. She is of Ghanaian and English descent. She has an older brother, Jermaine Jake Owusu, born October 1987 and a younger brother Ziggy Owusu, born October 1997, who was murdered in October 2016. She attended the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School, as well as Clapton Girls' Technology College. In February 2021, she confirmed that she and her long-term partner Michael Mackin were expecting their first child, announcing that she was 40 weeks pregnant. Owusu later shared two months later that she had given birth to a daughter. When she returned to ''Holby City'' after her maternity leave, Owusu's daughter portrayed her character's daughter Juliet. Speaking to Elaine Reilly of ''
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'', the actress explained that she was pleased with the decision as she got to spend extra time with her daughter.


Career

In 2006, at the age of 16, she began portraying the regular role of
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''. She stayed in the role until 2010, later appearing on a recurring basis from 2014 to 2017. Prior to getting this role, she had also appeared in a pizza advert. In 2008, Owusu was a contestant in an ''EastEnders'' special of ''
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''. She was the fourth one to be voted off. In March 2011, she worked at the Nuffield Theatre, and played
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in their production of
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''. In December 2017, Owusu began playing F1 doctor
Nicky McKendrick Nicky McKendrick is a fictional character from the BBC medical drama '' Holby City'', played by actress Belinda Owusu. She first appeared in the series nineteen episode "We Need to Talk About Fredrik", broadcast on 12 December 2017. Nicky arrive ...
in the BBC medical drama series ''
Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
''. The character departed the series in scenes airing in March 2021 when Owusu took maternity leave. She returned in December 2021 for the show's final series.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Owusu, Belinda 1989 births Actresses from London Black British actresses English people of Ghanaian descent English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people People from Hackney Central