Actor: Letitia Wright

Letitia Wright played Shuri across the Black Panther films and inherited the title role after Chadwick Boseman’s death, which is an extremely difficult thing to be asked to do.

Black Mirror’s Black Museum gave her an early lead, and Small Axe for Steve McQueen gave her serious dramatic work. She was born in Guyana and raised in London, and has spoken about a period away from acting for mental health reasons.