Letitia Michelle Wright (born October 31, 1993 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Guyanese-British actress.
Wright is best known for her work in British television, having appeared in the Channel Four television series Cucumber (as well as its companion series, Banana) and Humans.
Wright's notoriety grew in 2018, with her involvement in a number of high-profile American projects. She starred in the leading role of "Black Museum", an episode of Netflix's science fiction anthology series Black Mirror, as well as the Steven Spielberg film Ready Player One (2018).
That same year, she also made her debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Shuri —sister of Black Panther— in his eponymous film, which she later reprised in Avengers: Infinity War.
She's come under fire in recent years for spreading misinformation in regards to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Selected filmography:
- Top Boy (2011) as Chantelle
- Cucumber (2015) as Vivienne Scott
- Banana (2015)
- Humans (2016) as Renie
- Black Mirror: Black Museum (2017) as Nish
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (2018 — present) as Shuri:
- Black Panther (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Ready Player One (2018) as Reb (deleted role)
- Sing 2 (2021) as Nooshy (voice)
- Death on the Nile (2022) as Rosalie Otterbourne
- The Silent Twins (2022) as June Gibbons (also producer)
- Surrounded (2023) as Moses "Mo" Washington
