Bayo
Gbadamosi

20s-30s, London, Neutral, M.L.E., West African, Nigerian, African

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Bayo stars as Lord Arkady, a close ally of the Russian Emperor, in all 3 series of Hulu’s Emmy winning satirical black comedy 'The Great', alongside Nicholas Hoult and Elle Fanning. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild award in 2020 for this role. The most recent series (S3) was released in the UK on Channel 4 in 2024.

He also played the lead role of Kariem in all 3 seasons of War of the Worlds for Fox/Canal Plus, alongside Gabriel Byrne and Stephen Campbell Moore. The most recent series of War of the Worlds was broadcast in the UK on Disney+ in 2022. Other TV credits include Dr Who, Casualty and This Time with Alan Partridge.

Recently (2023) he starred in a new stage production of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre, playing Brick, former football star and heir to his family's fortune. Also in 2023 he starred in the off-Broadway production of the award winning play 'Foxes' which tackles the Black gay experience with "tenderness and beautiful depth". The play received critical acclaim during its West End run winning an Offie and a British Black Theatre Award. Other notable stage credits include playing Samuel in the acclaimed 2017-2018 National Theatre UK & US tour of 'The Barbershop Chronicles'. He also starred in the Royal Court's 2017 production of 'I See You' and which went on to tour South Africa.

He has audiobook experience, narrating the Rosewater Redemption for Hachette Audio and was duly recognised by the Publishers Association as one of their best new voices for 2021.

His native accent is London/Neutral and he also has a good Nigerian accent as he went to secondary school in Nigeria and he speaks Yoruba. In War of the Worlds his character is from South Sudan in East Africa.

Age Range

Accents

London*, Neutral, M.L.E., West African, Nigerian, African

Styles

Rich, Warm, Deep, Gravelly, Natural Reads, Youthful, Audiobook Experience, Promos, Rhythmic, Spoken Word

Languages

Singing Ability

Confident, Musical Theatre

Credits

The Great (TV, 2020-2024) – 'Arkady', Hulu/Channel 4
Foxes (Broadway 2023) (Theatre, 2023) – 59E59 Theatre, Broadway
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Manchester Royal Exchange, 2023) (Theatre, 2023) – 'Brick', Royal Exchange Theatre Manchester
War of the Worlds: Season 3 (TV, 2022) – Lead/Kariem Gat Wich Machar, Disney+
War of The Worlds: Season 2 (TV, 2021) – Lead/Kariem Gat Wich Machar. Disney+.
War of The Worlds: Season 1 (TV, 2020) – Lead/Kariem Gat Wich Machar. Disney+.
This Time with Alan Partridge (TV, 2019) – 'Interpreter', BBC One, Series One
The Barbershop Chronicles (National Theatre 2017-2018) (Theatre, 2018) – 'Samuel', National Theatre, UK and US Tour
The Wormwood Trilogy - Rosewater, Rosewater Insurrection and Rosewater Redemption (Audio Books, 2018-2019) – Narrator, Hachette Audio
Doctor Who (TV, 2017) – 'Vincey', BBC One, Series Ten
I See You (Theatre, 2016) – 'Ben', Royal Court Theatre & South African tour

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War of The Worlds: Behind the Scenes with Bayo Gbadamosi + Daisy Edgar Jones

War of the Worlds: as Kariem

Interview about The Great

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Bayo Gbadamosi and Sacha Dhawan star in the final season of ’The Great’, with all 10 episodes available to stream now on Channel 4

They are back as Lord Arkady and Count Orlo respectively in the ‘exquisite’ third season of the satirical comedy series loosely based around Russia’s Catherine The Great.

See Sacha Dhawan and Bayo Gbadamosi in Season 3 of The Great which is released in the UK on Lionsgate+ today

The 10 episode series was released on Hulu in the US earlier this year, but this is the first opportunity for UK viewers to watch the new series.

Bayo Gbadamosi stars in a new Brits off-Broadway production of award winning new play ‘Foxes’

Described as “a deeply moving and complex story of family, community, and sexual identity”, the play received critical acclaim during its West End run, winning an Offie and a Black British Theatre Award.

Bayo Gbadamosi narrates Channel 4's new cookery competition ‘Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef’ which starts tonight at 8pm

The 6-part series sees 13 professional chefs compete to win the ultimate prize - running the Langham Hotel’s exclusive Palm Court restaurant.

See Sacha Dhawan and Bayo Gbadamosi return in Series 3 of The Great which premieres on Hulu today

The 10-episode series sees Sacha return as Catherine The Great's loyal advisor Count Orlo and Bayo as Lord Arkady, a close friend of the Emperor.

Bayo Gbadamosi stars in a new production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre

He plays Brick in the production of Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize winning play, which premieres tonight.

Bayo Gbadamosi returns as Kariem in War of the Worlds Season 3 which is released in the UK tomorrow

The third series of the epic sci-fi drama will be available on Disney Plus from Wednesday 19th October.

Bayo Gbadamosi returns to star in Season 3 of War of the Worlds, due for UK release next month

The new series of the sci-fi drama series is released in the UK on Disney Plus on 19th October, and is already available to stream in the US.

Bayo Gbadamosi stars as the voice of 'Blue' in CBeebies new pre-school animation 'Colourblocks'

The first episode premieres today on CBeebies with the first few episodes available to stream on BBC iPlayer now.

Bayo Gbadamosi nominated for a SAG Award as part of the ensemble in The Great

Bayo stars as Arkady in the show which has been nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Bayo Gbadamosi attends LA premiere of Season 2 of The Great, coming to Hulu on Friday 19th November

The highly anticipated second season will be available in the UK on Starzplay from 5th December. Bayo returns to his role as Arkady, a close friend of the Emperor.

Season 2 of War of The Worlds finally arrives on Disney Plus UK starring Bayo Gbadamosi & Stephen Campbell-Moore

Released on Friday 16th July 2021 on Disney+ under the 'Star' content hub. The show’s second season sees our characters left reeling by the possibility that the invaders could be human. A tense fight to take back the planet awaits them.

Season 1 of War of The Worlds is now available to watch on Disney+ UK ahead of its Season 2 release.

Bayo Gbadamosi stars as Kariem in this epic FOX and Canal + sci-fi series alongside Gabriel Byrne and Daisy Edgar-Jones

Stephen Campbell Moore & Bayo Gbadamosi star in Season 1 of War of The Worlds.

The first series is now available to watch on Disney+ UK ahead of its Season 2 release.