Babou Ceesay

Babou Ceesay
Born	Baboucarr Alieu Ceesay 1979
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Babou Ceesay (born in London, 1979) is an English actor, He is known for his roles in Severance, A.D. The Bible Continues, National Treasure and Guerrilla.

Ceesay was born in England, but he grew up in West Africa. He is a dual-national and is of Gambian descent. He trained at Oxford School of Drama. He has also been involved in many significant projects on stage include The Overwhelming opposite Andrew Garfield and A Midsummer Night's Dream. He studied Microbiology at Imperial College London and also worked as an Internal Auditor at accounting firm, Deloitte. He lives in London with his wife and daughter.

Ceesay's first major role was in a Horror/comedy film, Severance after which he waited two years before he got a role on TV in an episode of Whistleblower. He then made guest appearance in multiple British tv shows including Silent Witness, Law & Order: UK, Casualty, Strike Back, Luther, Getting On and Lewis.

In 2013, he worked in the Nigerian film, Half of a Yellow Sun, alongside Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and another rising star, John Boyega. In 2014, he worked on '71 and in 2015, he was cast in NBC TV drama, A.D. The Bible Continues as John the Apostle. He was also cast in the thriller, Eye in the Sky. He later joined British action comedy, Free Fire, set in Boston, starring Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, and Armie Hammer.

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