Naomi Ackie

Biography

Naomi Sarah Ackie (born 2 November 1992) is an English actress. She made her television debut as Jen in the Doctor Who episode "Face the Raven" (2015). For her role as Bonnie on the television dark comedy-drama series The End of the F***ing World, she received the British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2020. Ackie is well known for her role as Jannah in the film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In 2021, she had a main role on the third season of Master of None. She also portrayed American singer Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022), earning a Rising Star nomination at the British Academy Film Awards.

Known For

The Graham Norton Show

Self

Doctor Who

Jen

Vera

Louise Everitt

The One Show

Self

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Jannah

Mickey 17

Nasha

Hot Ones Versus

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Mickey 17	Nasha
2025	The Thursday Murder Club	Donna De Freitas
2025	Sorry, Baby	Lydie
2024	2073	Professor
2024	Blink Twice	Frida
2022	The Score	Gloria
2022	Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody	Whitney Houston
2020	The Skywalker Legacy	Self
2019	The Corrupted	Grace
2019	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Jannah
2018	Yardie	Mona
2018	The Arrival	Daisy
2016	Lady Macbeth	Anna
2016	Damilola, Our Loved Boy	Council Worker
2015	I Used to Be Famous	Amber
	I Love Boosters
	Untitled Jason Statham Action-Thriller
	Morning

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Hot Ones Versus	Self
2024	LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy	Jedi Jannah (voice)
2020	Small Axe	Hazel
2018	The Bisexual	Ruby
2018	Lie Detector	Self
2017	The End of the F***ing World	Bonnie
2016	The Five	Gemma Morgan
2015	Master of None	Alicia Jackson
2015	IMDb on the Scene	Self
2011	Vera	Louise Everitt
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2006	The One Show	Self
2005	Doctor Who	Jen