Hammed Animashaun – Movies, TV Shows & Filmography

Hammed Animashaun (born May 6, 1991) is a British stage, film and television actor.

Animashaun was born into a Nigerian family in Whitechapel in London. His father was a bus driver and his mother a voluntary worker. He had a growth spurt in college and one summer grew five inches. His younger brother is 6 ft 9”. Animashaun himself is 6 ft 3”. He was encouraged by his school drama teacher to join the Half Moon Children's Theatre in London's Limehouse. He studied philosophy with drama at university but dropped out when offered theatre roles.

He received second prize in the 2021 Ian Charleson A