Martins Isoken Imhangbe (born 7 July 1991) is a British-Nigerian actor. He made his debut in theatre, earning an

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nomination for his performance in the 2018 production of '' Richard II''. As of 2020, he plays Will Mondrich in the

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''.

Early life

Imhangbe is from Edo State, Nigeria. He lived in Greece from the ages of 2 to 7 and spoke fluent Greek. His family then moved to South East London. He pursued a BTEC diploma in Performing Arts at

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. He auditioned for drama school but did not initially get in, instead studying Technical Theatre at

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. He later re-auditioned, getting into the

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and graduating in 2013.

Career

Post graduation from drama school, Imhangbe had roles in ''A Human Being Died That Night'', ''Cinderella'', and ''Romeo and Juliet''. He starred in the

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production of ''

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'', an adaptation of the trilogy by Zizou Corder. The show started at the

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in London and went to the

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Off-Broadway as well as to South Africa, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Imhangbe became an associate artist of Complicité. He had roles in ''

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'' at the

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as well as the London productions ''Octagon'' in 2015 and ''Luce'' and ''The Royale'' in 2016. In 2018, Imhangbe played Bart and the Duke of Aumerle in '' Richard II'' at the

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in London. For his performance, he was nominated for an

. The production was also filmed as a part of

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. That same year, he toured '' Barber Shop Chronicles'' with Fuel Theatre in Australia and New Zealand. He also appeared in ''Absolute Hell'' at the National Theatre. In 2019, Imhangbe starred as Happy Loman in ''

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'' at the Young Vic alongside

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and the titular character on the

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leg of the '' Othello'' tour. Imhangbe landed his first major onscreen role as Will Mondrich in the 2020

series ''

''. The character is based on the real-life boxer,

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. Imhangbe trained for the role with Cuong Hua at The Commando Temple in

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Acting credits

Film and television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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