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Esther Ayo James

  • Actress
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Esther Ayo James was most recently seen in Amazon Prime's Wheel of Time, opposite Kate Fleetwood and BBC's Woman in the wall opposite Daryl McCormack. Her most recent starring role was as Sally in the short film 'Wallpaper'. Her performance earned her a nomination for Best Actress in a Short Film at the Richard Harris international Film festival; and an award win for Breakout Star at the Dublin International Comedy Film Festival. She was last seen on the stage as Ada in Dagogo Hart's original play Mmanwu, for which she was nominated as Performer of the Year in Dublin's Fringe Festival 2023.
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Wallpaper (2022)
    Wallpaper
    Short
    • Sally
    • 2022
    Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack in The Woman in the Wall (2023)
    The Woman in the Wall
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Sister Burke
    Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
    The Wheel of Time
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Accepted
    Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in Freud's Last Session (2023)
    Freud's Last Session
    6.1
    • Secretary
    • 2023

    Credits

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    Actress

    • The Problem with People (2024)
      The Problem with People
      5.7
      • Nurse Siobhan
      • 2024
    • Kathleen Is Here (2024)
      Kathleen Is Here
      7.0
      • Nail Technician
      • 2024
    • Robert Glenister and Sean Pertwee in The Night Caller (2024)
      The Night Caller
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Hen
      • 2024
    • Kara Tointon and Allen Leech in Too Good to Be True (2024)
      Too Good to Be True
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Teacher
      • 2024
    • Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in Freud's Last Session (2023)
      Freud's Last Session
      6.1
      • Secretary
      • 2023
    • Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack in The Woman in the Wall (2023)
      The Woman in the Wall
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Sister Burke
      • 2023
    • Sophie Okonedo, Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Zoë Robins, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden, and Marcus Rutherford in The Wheel of Time (2021)
      The Wheel of Time
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Accepted
      • 2023
    • Esther Ayo James in No Signal (2022)
      No Signal
      Short
      • Temi
      • 2022
    • Wallpaper (2022)
      Wallpaper
      Short
      • Sally
      • 2022
    • Alison Oliver, Jemima Kirke, Joe Alwyn, and Sasha Lane in Conversations with Friends (2022)
      Conversations with Friends
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Guest
      • 2022
    • Sue Johnston, Cole Martin, and Nina Toussaint-White in Witness Number 3 (2022)
      Witness Number 3
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Teenage Girl (as Esther Ayo-James)
      • 2022

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Esther Ayo-James

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