Lauryn Ajufo is an English actress. She was nominated for a

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for her role in the film ''

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'' (2021). She was named a 2022 ''

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'' Star of Tomorrow and appeared on the ''

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'' list of Londoners to watch.

Early life

Ajufo was born in

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, London. She is of Nigerian descent. She attended the

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and joined the Youth Theatre at the

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Career

Ajufo was discovered in 2018 through a monologue slam competition.

Philip Barantini Philip Barantini (born 13 July 1980) is a British film and TV director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his intense one-shot feature Boiling Point (2021), starring Stephen Graham. Early life Barantini was born in Live ...

cast her as Renee in his 2019 short film ''Boiling Point'' and gave her a role in his 2020 debut feature ''

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''. That same year, she made her television debut with a guest appearance in the soap opera ''

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''. Ajufo went on to reprise her ''Boiling Point'' role in its 2021 feature length adaptation, this time playing Andrea alongside

Stephen Graham Stephen Joseph Graham (born 3 August 1973) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Andrew "Combo" Gascoigne in the film ''This Is England'' (2006) and its television sequels ''This Is England '86'' (2010), '' This Is England '88'' ( ...

. For her performance, Ajufo received critical acclaim and was nominated for the

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. In 2022, Ajufo starred as Misha Morris in the

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science fiction series '' The Last Bus'' and Neve in the

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and

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teen drama '' Tell Me Everything''. She is set to reunite with Barantini, starring opposite

Chaneil Kular Chaneil Kular (born 20 August 1999) is a British actor. After making his debut as Tariq Amiri on the BBC soap opera '' Doctors'' (2018), he began portraying the role of Anwar Bakshi in the Netflix comedy-drama series ''Sex Education'' (2019– ...

in ''Accused''. She also has upcoming roles in the series ''Everything Now'' and the film '' Luther: The Fallen Sun'', both on Netflix.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lauryn Ajufo
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