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Weruche Opia

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Weruche Opia
Peggy, a former addict, who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother with whom she lived in the small desert town of Yucca Valley, California, makes a life-changing decision to become a private investigator.
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High Desert (2023)
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Weruche Opia was born in Lagos, Nigeria. She is an actress, known for I May Destroy You (2020), Bad Education (2012) and Sliced (2019).
BornApril 11
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BornApril 11
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You (2020)
    I May Destroy You
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Terry
    • Terry Pratchard
    Jack Whitehall in Bad Education (2012)
    Bad Education
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cleopatra 'Cleo' Ofoedo
    Theo Barklem-Biggs and Samson Kayo in Sliced (2019)
    Sliced
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Naomi
    Weruche Opia in When Love Happens (2014)
    When Love Happens
    4.8
    • Mo
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actress

    • RJ Decker
      • Shay Bennett
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Ladies First
      • Post-production
    • Jenna Coleman in The Jetty (2024)
      The Jetty
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Riz
      • 2024
    • Iwájú (2024)
      Iwájú
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Otin (voice)
      • 2024
    • Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre in Genius (2017)
      Genius
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Coretta Scott King
      • Coretta King
      • 2024
    • High Desert (2023)
      High Desert
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Carol
      • 2023
    • Black Mirror (2011)
      Black Mirror
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Actress
      • 2023
    • Jack Whitehall in Bad Education (2012)
      Bad Education
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cleopatra 'Cleo' Ofoedo
      • 2014–2022
    • Jason Momoa and Marlow Barkley in Slumberland (2022)
      Slumberland
      6.7
      • Agent Green
      • 2022
    • Our House (2022)
      Our House
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Merle
      • 2022
    • Invisible Manners (2021)
      Invisible Manners
      Short
      • Narrator (Epilogue)
      • 2021
    • Theo Barklem-Biggs and Samson Kayo in Sliced (2019)
      Sliced
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Naomi
      • 2019–2021
    • Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You (2020)
      I May Destroy You
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Terry
      • 2020
    • Haircut (2018)
      Haircut
      8.0
      Short
      • Funmi
      • 2018
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Maz
      • 2018
    • Weruche Opia and Gbenro Ajibade in Dérè: An African Tale (2017)
      Dérè: An African Tale
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • 2017
    • Frieda Thiel and Michael Salami in Just a Couple (2017)
      Just a Couple
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Melissa
      • 2017

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    The Bad Education Movie
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    The Bad Education Movie
    High Desert: Season 1
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    High Desert: Season 1
    High Desert (UK)
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    High Desert (UK)
    High Desert
    Trailer 2:14
    High Desert

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Reanne Weruche Opia
    • Born
      • April 11
      • Lagos, Nigeria
    • Parents
        Eric Opia
    • Relatives
      • Nnei Opia(Sibling)

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Female

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      Graduated from the University of the West of England in Bristol with a degree in Drama and Sociology.

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