Letitia Wright
Acting

Letitia Wright

October 31, 1993 (32 years old) Georgetown, Guyana

Also known as: Letitia Michelle Wright, 레티티아 라이트, Λετίτια Ράιτ, Летиція Райт, 莉蒂西亞·萊特

Biography

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy, Coming Up, Chasing Shadows, Humans, Doctor Who, and Black Mirror. For the latter, she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. She then had her breakthrough in the 2015 film Urban Hymn, for which the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) named Wright among the 2015 group of BAFTA Breakthrough Brits.

In 2018, she attained global recognition for her portrayal of Shuri in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Black Panther, for which she won an NAACP Image Award and a SAG Award. She reprised the role in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). In 2019, she received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She also appeared in Steve McQueen’s 2020 anthology series Small Axe, which earned her a Satellite Award nomination.

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Known For

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

2005 • TV

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 • TV

Black Mirror

Black Mirror

2011 • TV

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

2018 • Movie

Avengers: Doomsday

Avengers: Doomsday

2026 • Movie

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944 • TV

Movie Credits (39)

Acting

2018

Avengers: Infinity War

as Shuri

2026

Avengers: Doomsday

as Shuri

2019

Avengers: Endgame

as Shuri

2018

Ready Player One

as Reb (Safe House)

2018

Black Panther

as Shuri

2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

as Shuri

2021

Sing 2

as Nooshy (voice)

2027

Avengers: Secret Wars

as Shuri

2022

Death on the Nile

as Rosalie Otterbourne

2011

Victim

as Nyla

2022

Aisha

as Aisha Osagie

2018

The Commuter

as Jules Skateboarder

2019

Guava Island

as Yara Love

2011

Random

as Girl #3

2015

Urban Hymn

as Jamie Harrison

2013

Big Girl

as Hannah

2021

Lines

2017

Cake

2022

The Silent Twins

as June

2023

Surrounded

as Mo Washington

Crew

2021

Lines

Producer

2022

The Silent Twins

Producer

2021

Things I Never Told My Father

Writer

2021

Things I Never Told My Father

Producer

2023

Surrounded

Producer

2024

Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

Executive Producer

In the Shadows

Producer

2025

Highway to the Moon

Director

2025

Highway to the Moon

Writer

2025

Highway to the Moon

Producer

TV Credits (17)

Acting

2005

Doctor Who

as Anahson

1 episodes

2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2011

Black Mirror

as Nish

1 episodes

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1 episodes

2025

Ironheart

as Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)

1 episodes

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

1 episodes

2014

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

1 episodes

2021

Marvel Studios Legends

as Shuri (archive footage) (uncredited)

3 episodes

2015

Humans

as Renie

7 episodes

2019

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

1 episodes

2020

Small Axe

as Altheia Jones

1 episodes

2023

Voices Rising: The Music of Wakanda Forever

as Shuri (archive footage) / Self - Actress

1 episodes

2019

I Am...

as Danielle

1 episodes

2015

Cucumber

as Vivienne Scott

4 episodes

2014

Chasing Shadows

as Taylor Davis

2 episodes

2015

Banana

as Vivienne Scott

8 episodes

Crew

2019

I Am...

Writer

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
October 31, 1993 (32 years old)
Place of Birth
Georgetown, Guyana
Popularity
3.3

Career Stats

39
Movies
17
TV Shows