Moyo Akandé

Moyo Akandé is a Scottish actress.

Early life and education Moyo Akandé grew up in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Her sister, Morayo Akandé, is a writer and producer.

As a teenager, Moyo auditioned for the Dance School of Scotland at Knightswood Secondary School and landed a place.

Akandé trained as an actress at Arts Educational Schools, London, and graduated in 2008.

Career In 2017, Akandé produced and starred in 1745 alongside her sister. The short film focuses on two sisters torn from their home in Nigeria for slavery, who start a perilous journey from foreign hands through the Scottish Highlands in search of freedom. 1745 won the Best Short Film Award at the Africa International Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, 2017. It was also nominated for the Best Short Film Award at the British Independent Film Awards 2017 in London and BAFTA Scotland in the same year.

In 2019, Akandé appeared in four episodes of the Scottish comedy-drama Guilt.

In 2023, Akandé appeared in the biographical film Tetris. In May 2023, she appeared as Shelley in series 8 of the dark comedy series Inside No. 9; the episode was titled "Paraskevidekatriaphobia", a fear of Friday the 13th.

Acting credits Film & television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Lip Service Receptionist 1 episode; credited as Moyo Ominiyi Taggart Kerrie MacDonald Series 27, 4 episodes 2013 Bob Servant Radio Producer Series 1 episode 1: Launch Day 2015 The Atkin Sisters Emma Atkin Short film; also producer 2017 1745 Short film; also script developer Porridge Officer Gemmell Series 1 episode 2: The Cake The Rebel DS Freeman Series 2, 2 episodes Only an Excuse? Newsreader 2018 Vera SSI Sally Peters Series 8 episode 4: Darkwater The Hurricane Heist Jaqi Make Me Up Farrah The Cry Defence Lawyer 4 episodes 2019 Still Game Interviewer Series 9 episode 2: Cat's Whiskers Guilt Tina Hicks 4 episodes The Demon Headmaster Kerri George 2 episodes Rock, Paper, Scissors N/A Short film; producer 2021 Zebra Girl Detective Reese Annika Mel Hetherington Series 1 episode 3 Agatha Raisin Sybilla Triast-Perkins Series 4 episode 3: A Spoonful of Poison 2022 The Wedding Mary 1 episode Up on the Roof Kate 2023 Tetris Lincoln's executive secretary Crime Maria Pearson 3 episodes Inside No. 9 Shelley Series 8 episode 3: Paraskevidekatriaphobia 2025 Midsomer Murders Jenny Pollock Episode: "Lawn of the Dead" 2026 How to Get to Heaven from Belfast Carol Episode: "The Box" TBA Man & Witch Holy Woman Currently in post-production

Theatre Year Title Role Venue 2008 The Wizard of Oz A tree 2009 The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Birmingham Repertory Theatre 2011 Sleeping Beauty The Queen Crescent Theatre 2012 Thoroughly Modern Millie Muzzy Watermill Theatre 2013 Macbeth Witch Shakespeare's Globe 2014 The Lightning Child Caster Semenya 2015 Skins & HoodsGeorge Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 The Two Noble Kinsmen Hippolyta Shakespeare's Globe 2019 Interference Ida City Park, Glasgow