Babou Ceesay

Babou Ceesay (born 1979) is a Gambian-English actor, He is known for his roles in Severance, A.D. The Bible Continues, National Treasure and Guerrilla. 2Early life and education Ceesay was born in London, England, and 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. 2Career 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 Boyeg