Age: 35
male
Hammed Animashaun (born May 6, 1991) is a British stage, film and television actor. Animashaun was born into a Nigerian family in Whitechapel in London. His father was a bus driver and his mother a voluntary worker. He had a growth spurt in college and one summer grew five inches. His younger brother is 6 ft 9”. Animashaun himself is 6 ft 3”. He was encouraged by his school drama teacher to join the Half Moon Children's Theatre in London's Limehouse. He studied philosophy with drama at university but dropped out when offered theatre roles. He received second prize in the 2021 Ian Charleson Awards which recognise actors under the age of 30 in classical roles, for his role as Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Bridge Theatre. He also won Best Supporting Actor at the WhatsOnStage Awards for the same production. Other stage roles have included ”Master Harold”...and the Boys, Athol Fugard’s drama set in apartheid South Africa, one of the Ugly Sisters in Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith, The Producers at the Manchester Royal Exchange, the original production of the Barber Shop Chronicles, Rufus Norris’s staging of The Threepenny Opera at the National and Michael Longhurst’s revival of Amadeus. Animashaun appeared as Loial in the Amazon Prime Video series The Wheel of Time beginning in 2021. He stars in the 2023 BBC One comedy television series Black Ops, alongside Gbemisola Ikumelo and Akemnji Ndifornyen, playing an undercover policeman woefully out of his depth. His character, Kay, has been described as a “glass-half-full, God-fearing gentle giant and the opposite of street-smart.” He described the role on the show as a “dream come true” and that he kept expecting to be replaced for a bigger named actor in the role. He has been praised for his chemistry with Ikumelo. In 2023, he was awarded one of two scripted creators in residence for BBC Studios TalentWorks to work with producers on scripted comedy and drama.
Hammed Animashaun
Golem Rock
for Golem Rock in Saint Seiya - The Serie
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In a world where ancient legends pulse with hidden cosmic energy, a group of orphaned youths is thrust into a timeless struggle between the gods of Olympus and the fate of humanity. Known as the "Saints," these warriors serve as the armor-clad protectors of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and justice, donning mystical constellations-based armors called Cloths to wage war against forces that threaten the peace of the world. Among them is Seiya, a spirited young man who traverses the globe to earn the Pegasus Cloth, only to be drawn into a galactic tournament that serves as a veil for a much deeper, divine conspiracy. Joined by his fellow Bronze Saints—the stoic Dragon Shiryu, the graceful Swan Hyoga, the fierce Phoenix Ikki, and the loyal Andromeda Shun—Seiya must transcend the limits of his physical body to ignite the "Cosmo," an internal energy that allows him to surpass the speed of sound and shatter the very stars. As they face the corruption within the Sanctuary itself, battle the formidable Gold Saints who guard the twelve houses of the Zodiac, and ultimately challenge the hubris of the gods, their journey becomes a test of unwavering loyalty and self-sacrifice. Through breathtaking battles that span from the Earthly realm to the depths of the Underworld, this epic saga explores the triumph of the human spirit over predetermined destiny, proving that even when pitted against the infinite power of deities, the burning resolve of a hero can spark a miracle to save a world on the brink of collapse.
