Leann O'Kasi
Overview
- Ethnicity
- Ethnically Ambiguous / Multiracial
- Age Range
- 20 - 30
- Height
- 5' 3" (1m 60cm)
- Weight
- 8st. 7lb. (54kg)
- Hair Colour
- Brown
- Eye Colour
- Brown
- Build
- Slim
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Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2024 |
Del
Television |
Just Passing Sophie Austin / BFI/Film4/Channel4 |
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2024 |
VR Actor
Online & Multimedia |
This Is Your Country Too VR Avin Shah / Strictly Immersive Ltd/StoryFutures Xperience |
VR / Meta Quest |
2023 |
Cécile
Theatre |
Dangerous Games Kas Darley & Mark Stevenson / Teatro Vivo |
Site-Specific, London & Dorset |
2023 |
Del
Film |
Just Passing Sophie Austin / BFI NETWORK |
London |
2023 |
Woman
Theatre |
Geneva Convention R&D Mark C. Hewitt / Blank Productions |
Lantern Theatre Brighton |
2022 |
Hero England Fan
Commercials & Industrials |
William Hill World Cup Ben & Dan Tubby / William Hill |
East London |
2022 |
Lewis
Theatre |
Lewisham Speaks Kas Darley & Mark Stevenson / Teatro Vivo |
London Borough of Culture tour |
2022 |
Lydia
Theatre |
Prison Dialogues Mark C. Hewitt / Lewes Live Literature |
Brighton Fringe Festival |
2022 |
Elizabeth Skylark
Online & Multimedia |
The Broadcloth Jenifer Toksvig / Teatro Vivo |
ADHD Hive Hub |
2022 |
Cécile
Theatre |
The Maze Kas Darley & Mark Stevenson / Teatro Vivo |
Site-specific, London |
2021 |
First Journalist
Television |
Innocent Series 2 Tracey Larcombe / ITV |
Various Republic of Ireland |
2021 |
Cleopatra Laurier
Event |
Six Triple Eight Albert Rhule & Jack Easton / British Urban Film Festival |
BUFF Live Script WINNER |
2021 |
Bo
Theatre |
Songs of The Chambermaids Mark C. Hewitt / Blank Productions |
Tin.Bra Academia de Teatro/Centro de Juventude Braga, Portugal |
2021 |
The Common
Theatre |
Tales From The Common Mark Stevenson / Teatro Vivo |
Albion Millennium Green |
2020 |
Woman
Film |
S.O.U.L of A Black Woman Rebecca Graham / RCL Graham |
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 2020 British Urban Film Festival on Apple TV |
2020 |
Kate
Voiceover |
Shelf Lives - Ep 1: Flour Power (PODCAST) Stanley Walton / On A Wimb |
|
2020 |
Dancer
Online & Multimedia |
Everything That Rises Must Dance Sasha Milavic Davies / Complicité |
HOME Manchester |
2020 |
Model
Modeling |
Pearluminous Christmas Collection Martin Copland-Gray / Pearluminous |
Chelsea |
2019 |
Anti
Theatre |
Shook: The Art of Being A Millennial Stanley Walton / Shook Productions |
Arts Theatre West End |
2019 |
Keli
Theatre |
The World We Made Sophie Austin / Change Festival |
Warwick Arts Centre & Touring |
2019 |
Hologram Winner
Commercials & Industrials |
Jackpot Joy Hugs Simon Neal / Unit 9 |
South London |
2019 |
Astronaut C
Theatre |
Old Meets New Imogen Morris Clarke / Swings & Roundabouts |
Southwark Playhouse |
2018 |
Ikea Presenter
Commercials & Industrials |
Ikea Merchandising Joakim Höckerdal / Ikea |
Funkis Multimedia, Gothenburg Sweden |
2018 |
Multiple Roles
Event |
Asylum Monologues Sebastian Aguirre / Ice & Fire |
Arcola/Cheltenham Everyman/Nuffield Theatre |
2018 |
Ruby
Film |
When The Rains Came Dominik Platen / Sci-Fi London 48 Hour Film |
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2018 |
Sapphire
Film |
Just Press Play Rebecca Graham / Just Press Play Productions |
|
2018 |
Anita
Television |
Le BadMilk (Pilot) Robert D. Hutchinson / Hutchi Ltd. |
|
2017 |
Aphrodite/Bo
Theatre |
Aphrodite/Songs of the Chambermaids Mark C. Hewitt / Lewes Live Literature |
BBC Arts Civilisations Festival |
2017 |
Football Fan
Commercials & Industrials |
Sky Bet Fast Withdrawal Ron Scalpello / Dark Energy Films |
Black Island Studios |
2017 |
Lolade/Phil/Samiya
Event |
Lady Lou/Slipping/My Name is Maryam Alison Peebles / Sky Drama Table Read |
Sloans Glasgow |
2016 |
Multiple Roles
Theatre |
12 Angry Women Christine Harmer-Brown / Brighton Dome |
Brighton Dome |
2016 |
Glamorous Woman
Commercials & Industrials |
Ofgem Energy Savers Eui Jeong Hong / ToyBox Films |
Southbank Centre |
2016 |
Sara
Voiceover |
Sara's Story Lucinda Broadbent / Mediaco-op |
NOMINATED The Herald Digital Awards 2016 |
2015 |
Sara
Theatre |
Four Interrogations Dilek Latif / Brockley Jack Theatre |
Brockley Jack Theatre |
2014 |
Bethany
Film |
Passing Shadows Iftekhar Gafar / Passing Shadows |
Glasgow - Various Locations |
2014 |
Rahma
Voiceover |
Refugee Stories Sally Kilner / British Red Cross |
Peterborough |
2014 |
Queen Elizabeth I
Theatre |
Puff Mark C. Hewitt / Crosspath Theatre |
National Portrait Gallery & Touring |
2013 |
Miffed Friend
Commercials & Industrials |
DFS Ireland Winter Sale Pedro Romanyi / Krow |
Black Island Studios |
2013 |
Claire
Film |
The Library Cine Soda |
Various locations Doncaster |
2012 |
Naomi/Safia/Alice
Theatre |
The Parade Rosie Kellagher / Live Theatre/BBC Writersroom |
Live Theatre |
2012 |
Bridget
Event |
Cyprus Avenue (R&D) David Horan / Abbey Theatre Dublin |
Abbey Theatre Dublin |
2012 |
Mimi
Theatre |
Swoon Chrysannthi Kouri / Theatre503 |
Theatre503 |
2011 |
Ms Martens
Television |
Rab C. Nesbitt Colin Gilbert / BBC Television |
Comedy Unit |
2011 |
Janey
Theatre |
Scarfed for Life Kate Black / Citizens Theatre |
Citizens Theatre |
2011 |
Laila
Film |
Last Order Mark Anthony MacDonald / First Light / Creative Scotland |
Various locations Glasgow |
2011 |
The Queen/Trinculo/American Presenter
Event |
Calibania Jeremy Stockwell / Crosspath Theatre |
Tristan Bates Theatre |
2011 |
Samara
Commercials & Industrials |
RBS Money Sense Simon Hynd / Plum Films |
Various locations Glasgow |
2010 |
Maria
Theatre |
Dirty Paradise Alison Peebles / Tron Theatre Company |
Tron Theatre |
2010 |
Empress Fibula
Theatre |
The Pied Piper of Londinium John Agard & Mark C. Hewitt / Crosspath Theatre |
All Saints Centre Lewes |
2009 |
Woman 5
Theatre |
Carnival: Gestate Readings Vicky Featherstone / National Theatre of Scotland |
Tramway |
2009 |
Comfort
Theatre |
Nigerian Story Alison Peebles / Òran Mór/A Play A Pie and A Pint |
Òran Mór |
2008 |
Miranda
Theatre |
The Tempest Helen Tennison / Rosemary Branch |
Rosemary Branch |
2007 |
All Female Voices
Voiceover |
Condom Commandos Lucinda Broadbent / Mediaco-op |
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2007 |
Mistress Overdone/Juliet
Theatre |
Measure for Measure Helen Tennison / Rosemary Branch |
Rosemary Branch |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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3 Yr BA Performance Arts | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
About me
Leann O'Kasi is a London based actress of dual Nigerian-Irish heritage. She is an associate artist with Crosspath Theatre founded by award-winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols. Leann was shortlisted for the Hospital Club Emerging Creatives Programme in 2019.Industry awards:
Prison Dialogues - WINNER of the 2021 Brighton Fringe Festival Encore Insure Bursary.
Soul of A Black Woman - WINNER Best International Afrofuturism Short at the Atlanta Urban Mediamakers Film Festival and Best Score at Charlotte Black Film Festival, North Carolina.
Condom Commandos Documentary - WINNER Intercom Gold Plaque Award Chicago International Film Festival.
Additional information:
Reviews for one woman play Dirty Paradise;
"A supple, vivid and assured performance." THE GUARDIAN
"A compelling performance, a fantastical journey." ONSTAGE
"A blazingly intense performance by O'Kasi...has theatricality to burn"
THE SCOTSMAN 4****
"It is her singularly unflinching portrait of Maria that gives the play its clarity and edge." THE HERALD 4****
Skills
Languages Spoken | English, Portuguese |
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Accents/Dialects | American - General, Australian, Caribbean, East Africa, English - Cockney, English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - General, English - London, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), New York, Scottish, South African, Southern American, West African (Nigerian) |
Dance Styles | Contemporary, Jazz, Latin American |
Vocal Types | Alto, Mezzo Soprano |
Organisations / Memberships | Equity (UK) |