Bunmi Adaeze Mojekwu (born 10 February 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC soap opera EastEnders (2010–2011).
Early life and education Mojekwu was born in Brixton, South London, to Nigerian parents. She is the eldest of four children. In 2006, her family moved to Strood, Kent, while Mojekwu attended St Simon Stock Catholic School in Maidstone. She had a small role in a school production of The Wizard of Oz.
Also in 2006, Mojekwu joined Identity Drama School in Kent and won the school's Actress of the Year award. She graduated from Kingston University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Media Studies.
Career Mojekwu went on to play Paris in Bola Agbaje's award-winning play Gone Too Far!. In 2008, she played Ronnie Kiffin in the Channel 4 crime drama television film Fallout.
In 2009, Mojekwu was cast as Mercy Olubunmi in the Internet teen drama EastEnders: E20, a spin-off of the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders, which was broadcast in January 2010. Following this, she was contracted for six months to reprise her role as Mercy Olubunmi in the main EastEnders show. She left EastEnders on-screen on 12 July 2011.
Mojekwu made her feature film debut in MJ Delaney's 2013 comedy Powder Room. In 2016, Mojekwu founded Bam Film Productions.
Mojekwu featured in a 2022 BBC Two documentary about colourism with reality star Tan France titled Beauty and the Bleach.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2008 The Bill Isabel Prentice 1 episode: "Teacher's Pet" 2008 Fallout Ronnie Kiffin Television film 2009 Misfits Jodi Series 1, episode 3 2009 Coming Up Aleysha 1 episode: "Apples and Oranges" 2010 EastEnders: E20 Mercy Olubunmi Main role; web series 2010–2011 EastEnders Series regular 2013Powder Room Louise Film 2016 Hush Odera Short film 2017 Quacks Working Girl 1 episode 2021 In Case of Incasity Gloria Short film 2022 Beauty and the Bleach Herself Television documentary 2022 Castle in the Sky Margaret Short film
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