Naomi Ackie 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 will portray American singer Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, set to be released in late 2022.
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Today with Jenna & Friends (2025)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 1x36: Naomi Ackie, Molly Yeh (Mar 4, 2025)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy (2024)
Guest starring as Jedi Jannah
- Episode 1x03: Part Three (Sep 13, 2024)
Hot Ones Versus (2024)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 2024-08-21: Channing Tatum vs. Zoë Kravitz vs. Naomi Ackie (Aug 21, 2024)
GMA3 (2020)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 4x241: Channing Tatum, Zoë Kravitz, Naomi Ackie, Emayatzy Corinealdi, McKinley Freeman (Aug 22, 2024)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Naomie Ackie
- Episode 5x60: Nia Long, Melissa De Sousa, Morris Chestnut, Naomie Ackie (Dec 12, 2022)
Master of None (2015)
Starring as Alicia
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x05: Moments in Love, Chapter 5 (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x04: Moments in Love, Chapter 4 (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x03: Moments in Love, Chapter 3 (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Moments in Love, Chapter 2 (May 23, 2021)
- Episode 3x01: Moments in Love, Chapter 1 (May 23, 2021)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 2025-03-04: Fred Armisen, Naomi Ackie, Susan Morrison (Mar 4, 2025)
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 15x10: John Bishop, Paul Hollywood, Suzi Ruffell, Naomi Ackie, Halsey (Nov 16, 2019)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 30x11: Tom Hanks, Naomi Ackie, Suranne Jones, Richard Osman, Rina Sawayama (Dec 16, 2022)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 18x16: Babylon; Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody; The Recruit (Dec 24, 2022)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Naomi Ackie
- Episode 2019 Special: Jimmy Kimmel Live After Darth: A Star Wars Special (Dec 16, 2019)