Ann Akinjirin, formerly credited as Ann Akin, is a British actress and theatre maker. Her films include Old Guy (2024) and Dreamers (2025). Her television work includes the BBC series Trigonometry (2019) and the Disney+ series Moon Knight (2022).
Early life Akinjirin is of Nigerian descent. Akinjirin attended Copthall School. At age 11, she started taking Saturday classes at the Sylvia Young Theatre School. At age 16, Akinjirin went the BRIT School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of Bedfordshire in 2007 and then trained at the Drama Centre London.
Career In 2013, Akinjirin founded the theatre company Harts, where she served as artistic director. Her early television appearances include episodes of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Law & Order: UK and the ITV sitcom The Delivery Man. She was a regular on the 2015 BBC sketch comedy The Javone Prince Show. This was followed by further appearances in the ITV comedy-drama Cold Feet and the Dave series Crackanory.
Akinjirin featured in an installment of the 2017 Channel 4 science fiction anthology Electric Dreams. From 2018, she had a recurring role as DS Vanessa Ekwensi in the BBC One crime drama Strike. She had her first named feature film role as Detective Constable Amy in King of Thieves that year.
In 2019 and 2020, Akinjirin played Dee in the BBC Two miniseries Trigonometry. She appeared in the BBC One miniseries I May Destroy You as Alissa and The Salisbury Poisonings as Davina Moens, and the Peacock adaptation of Brave New World as DJill29. Akinjirin joined the HBO Nordic series Beforeigners for its second season in 2021 as Precious.
This was followed by roles as Bobbi Kennedy in the Disney+ series Moon Knight in 2022 and Aunt Fanny in the 2023 CBBC adaptation of The Famous Five. She then starred in Simon West's 2024 action comedy Old Guy as Opal and Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor's 2025 drama film Dreamers as Farah opposite Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́. Also in 2025, she played Barbara Pierre-Dupont in the Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea.
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Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2014 Normal? Short film; also director, writer Down Dog Teacher 2018 King of Thieves Detective Constable Amy All the Devil's Men Security Engineer 2019 The Phone Call Ciara Short film 2021 For Love Martha Short film 2024 Old Guy Opal 2025 Dreamers Farah
Television Year Title Role Notes 2006–2014 EastEnders Nurse Sarah Michael 3 episodes 2013 Law & Order: UK Cecile Bakama Episode: "Mortal" 2014 Give Out Girls Amy's Friend Episode: "Hot Boy" 2015 Valentine's Kiss Stage Manager 1 episode The Delivery Man Mrs Akua Episode: "Foundling" Humans Police Woman 1 episode The Javone Prince Show Various 4 episodes You, Me and the Apocalypse Bank Customer Episode: "Home Sweet Home" Unforgotten Nurse 1 episode 2016 Cold Feet DI Brunswick 1 episode Citizen Khan Police Officer Episode: "Cricket" 2017 Crackanory Lauren Episode: "Living with a Lie" Electric Dreams Dr Simpson Anthology: "The Commuter" 2018–2020 Strike Vanessa Ekwensi 4 episodes 2019 The Rook Margaret Akinola 1 episode Trigonometry Dee Miniseries 2020 I May Destroy You Alissa 2 episodes The Salisbury Poisonings Davina Moens 2 episodes Brave New World DJill29 4 episodes 2021–2022 Beforeigners Precious 4 episodes 2022 Moon Knight Bobbi Kennedy 5 episodes 2023–2025 The Famous Five Aunt Fanny 5 episodes 2025 The War Between the Land and the Sea Barbara Pierre-DuPont 5 episodes
Video games House Hack (2021) as DJ Robbie
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