EXCLUSIVE: Actress Heather Agyepong has signed with Industry Entertainment for management.
This comes following her breakout run in Shifters, the hit West End two-hander in which she starred opposite Tosin Cole. The play transferred to the West End following a sell-out run at the Bush Theatre with Idris Elba coming on board to co-produce. Agyepong’s performance earned her a Best Actress nomination at the Olivier Awards and a Best West End Debut nomination at The Stage Debut Awards in 2025. She recently reprised the role in the play’s New York transfer at A24’s Cherry Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village.
Agyepong’s film credits include Joy, opposite Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton, and Supergirl, directed by Craig Gillespie. On the small screen, she starred opposite Toheeb Jimoh in Amazon’s The Power. Additional stage credits include the European premiere of Jocelyn Bioh’s School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, also produced by Elba.
Agyepong recently wrapped production on To Make Ends Meat, a new film from Hoard director Luna Carmoon, in which she stars alongside Naomi Ackie. Beyond acting, she’s an award-winning visual artist whose photography is currently on view at the National Portrait Gallery as part of the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize. She continues to be represented by Lorna Fallowfield at United Agents in London.