Agent
Assistant
Sarah Williams
swilliams@unitedagents.co.ukBiography
Adjani is an award-winning writer, director and actor best known as the creator, writer, and star of the critically acclaimed BBC and Showtime series DREAMING WHILST BLACK. His standout work on and off screen has earned him the RTS Breakthrough Talent Award and the BAFTA Emerging Talent: Fiction Award. The series itself received nominations for an International Emmy and an Independent Spirit Award.
The highly anticipated second series DREAMING WHILST BLACK aired in October 2025 to rave reviews.
Adjani is also developing an original feature with Film4 and Studiocanal, as well as an adapted series with FX in the US.
As an actor, Adjani was nominated for the 2024 BAFTA for Best Male Performance in a Comedy and was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow. His performance in Dreaming Whilst Black drew widespread critical acclaim, with The Daily Beast describing him as “a fount of charisma… a joy to watch” and The Guardian praising him as “excellent… capturing the frustrations and hopes of an aspiring filmmaker with great sensitivity.” The series received consistent five- and four-star reviews from publications including The Independent, The Telegraph, Heat Magazine, Radio Times and more.
Beyond his own work, Adjani starred in the 2022 Doctor Who festive special, earning praise from The Metro and Den of Geek for his “flawed, vulnerable and human” performance. That same year, he appeared as a series regular in Chivalry for Channel 4, opposite Sarah Solemani, Steve Coogan, Paul Rudd and Sienna Miller.
Adjani was named a 2022 ‘Star of Tomorrow’ by Screen Daily.
Praise for DREAMING WHILST BLACK S2:
‘Will have you laughing out loud in an empty room’ ★★★★★ The Metro
‘This bold and often very funny comedy demonstrates the complexity of the modern creative landscape.’ ★★★★The Times
‘Adjani Salmon’s masterly comedy is packed with hilarious moments’ ★★★★★The Guardian
‘The new season is as stellar as ever’ Radio Times
‘A truly essential piece of television for our times’ Gazettley (score 9/10)
Credits
Television
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVIOUR | Mac | Leanne Welham and Annetta Laufer | ITV |
| DREAMING WHILST BLACK S2 | Kwabena | Sebastian Thiel | BBC / Big Deal Films |
| DREAMING WHILST BLACK | Kwabena | Koby Adom | BBC / Big Deal Films |
| JUICE | Rasul | Various | BBC Three |
| DR WHO: EVE OF THE DALEKS | Nick | Annetta Laufer | BBC |
| CHIVALRY | Aston | Marta Cunningham | Baby Cow / Channel 4 |
| ENTERPRICE | Lionel | Nida Manzoor | BBC |
| DREAMING WHILST BLACK (Webseries) | Kwabena | 4Quarter Films |
Short Film
| Production | Character | Director | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Donor | Zaire | Nana Duncan | |
| Precious Hair & Beauty | Dapper Dele | John Ogunmuyiwa | |
Agent
Assistant
Jessie Rose
JRose@unitedagents.co.ukBiography
Adjani is an award-winning writer, director and actor best known for the critically acclaimed BBC and Showtime series DREAMING WHILST BLACK which he created, wrote and starred in. In recognition of his standout work on and off screen, Adjani won the RTS Breakthrough Talent Award and the BAFTA Emerging Talent: Fiction Award in addition to the series earning nominations for an International Emmy and an Independent Spirit Award.
Adjani returned to write and star in season 2 which aired in October 2025 to rave reviews.
He is currently developing an original feature with Film4 and Studiocanal as well as an adapted series with FX in the US.
Praise for Dreaming Whilst Black S2:
‘will have you laughing out loud in an empty room’ ★★★★★ The Metro
‘this bold and often very funny comedy demonstrates the complexity of the modern creative landscape.’ ★★★★The Times
‘Adjani Salmon’s masterly comedy is packed with hilarious moments’ ★★★★★The Guardian
‘The new season is as stellar as ever’ Radio Times
‘A truly essential piece of television for our times’ Gazettley (score 9/10)
Credits
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
Untitled Feature 2025 |
Studio Canal / Film 4 |
Creator/Writer |
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Untitled FX Series 2025 |
FX / 20th Century |
Co-Creator/Writer |
|
GABBY'S 2023 |
BBC Studios |
Creator/Writer |
|
D.R.E.A.D. 2021 |
Beano Studios |
Writer/Creator |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
DREAMING WHILST BLACK S2 2025 |
A24/BBC Three |
Creator, Writer, Executive Producer |
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DREAMING WHILST BLACK 2023 |
A24/Big Deal Films/ BBC Three |
TV adaptation of the web series. Creator, writer and executive producer |
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DREAMING WHILST BLACK 2018 |
4Quarter Films |
9 part comedy web series. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
|
HIS FATHER'S SON 2015 |
*Short Film Corner, Cannes Film Festival |
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#MyBlackStar 2016 |
BFI |
4-minute short documentary commissioned by the BFI for their Blackstar Season. |
|
Mai Jeruom (My Jerome) 2023 |
*Received a Vimeo Staff Pick and was selected as a Short of the Week. It won the SAG Actor Indie Award at HollyShorts Film Festival along being nominated for Best Short Film at several festivals including: Blackstar Film Festival, Bolton Int’l Film Festival, Norwich Film Festival,Discover Film London Festival and British Urban Film Festival. |
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