Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh is a British actress of Ghanaian heritage, widely recognised for her role as Lady Danbury in the Netflix series Bridgerton. Born in Bristol, she trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and has built a distinguished career across stage, screen, and audio over more than three decades. On stage, Andoh has performed extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, earning particular acclaim for her portrayal of Richard II in a 2019 Globe Theatre production. Her television credits include long-running roles in Casualty and Doctor Who, as well as Invictus and Silent Witness. In the audiobook world, Andoh is one of the most celebrated narrators working today. She has voiced well over a hundred titles, bringing her classical training and remarkable vocal range to literary fiction, historical drama, and contemporary storytelling. Her narration of Bernardine Evaristo's Booker Prize-winning Girl, Woman, Other is considered a landmark audiobook performance. She has won multiple Audie Awards and Earphones Awards for her narration work. Andoh brings a distinctive warmth and intelligence to every performance, with a particular gift for creating distinct character voices across accents and registers. Her ability to inhabit complex, multi-layered narratives makes her one of the most sought-after narrators in the industry.