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Weruche Opia

Weruche Opia

Actor · Born April 11, 1987 (39) · Nigeria

Reanne Weruche Opia (/wəˈruːtʃeɪ ˈoʊpiə/) (born April 11, 1987) is a British-Nigerian actress and entrepreneur. She is the founding CEO of the clothing line Jesus Junkie Clothing. She was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her performance in the BBC miniseries I May Destroy You (2020). Born in Lagos, Opia moved to South East London at the age of 13. Her father is an author and professor of social sciences and her mother is veteran Nigerian broadcaster and television host Ruth Benamaisia-Opia. Opia holds a degree in drama and sociology from the University of the West of England, Bristol. After making her television debut with a guest appearance in a 2010 episode of The Bill, Opia spent a year with the Renegade Theatre Company in Nigeria. Upon returning to England in 2012, she appeared in the Channel 4 crime drama Top Boy and the Channel 5 procedural Suspects. Opia gained prominence through her role as Cleopatra Ofoedo in the third series of the BBC comedy Bad Education and its 2015 spinoff film. Opia was nominated in 2015 in the Nollywood Actress of the Year category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for her role in the film When Love Happens. From 2019 to 2020, Opia was in the main cast of the Dave sitcom Sliced as Naomi. Opia starred as Terry Pratchard in Michaela Coel's BBC series I May Destroy You, which first aired in June 2020. For her performance, Opia was nominated for a British Academy Television Award and won a Black Reel Award. In 2022, she appeared in the ITV thriller Our House.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 11, 1987 (39)
From
Nigeria
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 68% in 30 days

What are Weruche Opia's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
24%
Self
19%
Power
18%
Survival
16%
Bonds
16%
Society
8%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Contemplative
4
Hopeful
2
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Weruche Opia's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Weruche Opia's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ladies First(2026)

    as Ruby

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Bait(2026)

    Show 3 episodes · as Felicia

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • The Jetty(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Riz

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Iwájú(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Otin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • High Desert(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carol

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Bad Education: Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Cleopatra 'Cleo' Ofoedo

  • Slumberland(2022)

    as Agent Green

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Our House(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Merle

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • I May Destroy You(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · as Terry Pratchard

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Sliced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Naomi

  • Haircut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Funmi

  • Dérè: An African Tale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Dérè

  • Genius(2017)

    Show 8 episodes · as Coretta Scott King

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Just a Couple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Bad Education Movie(2015)

    as Cleopatra 'Cleo' Ofoedo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • When Love Happens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mo

  • Inside No. 9(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Maz

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Black Mirror(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Actress

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2011 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Highest rated

I May Destroy You (2020)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

High Desert (2023)

Film career

20112026

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 18: 18 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

2010s9 · acting2020s9 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Weruche Opia's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles25–70 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 66 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 52 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Weruche Opia work with?

People who share at least 2 of Weruche Opia's MovieCove titles; Aden Turner shares the most, 2.