Bukky Bakray Parents: Who are Bukky Bakray’s parents?

Bukky Bakray is a British actress and author who was born in 2002. She gained notoriety for her ground-breaking debut performance in the 2019 coming-of-age thriller Rocks. She was one of the youngest Best Actress in a Leading Role nominations and the youngest BAFTA Rising Star Award recipient at the age of 19.

She was listed as one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in 2021. Director Sarah Gavron found her at her school when she was 15 years old. Further appearances by Bakray include the Ella Greenwood-directed movie Self-Charm, the BBC One series You Don’t Know Me, and the Apple TV+ series Liaison.

Bukky Bakray Parents: Who are Bukky Bakray’s parents?

Bakray was raised on an estate in Lower Clapton not far from where Rocks was set. He was born to Christian Nigerian parents in Hackney, East London. She has a South African-born sister and three brothers. Both Cardinal Pole Catholic School and Clapton Girls’ Academy were where she studied.

Bakray joined the RADA Youth Company and registered for Theatre Peckham’s Original Actor Training course. Bakray was raised in a Christian household. She was raised on a Lower Clapton estate by her Nigerian parents. Her parents gave birth to five children, including her. Together with a sister, she grew up with three brothers. Her mother used to work a 12-hour shift because she had an 8-to-8 job.