Jatou Sumbunu

Jatou Sumbunu (1995) graduated from the Amsterdamse Toneelschool & Kleinkunstacademie in 2021. She made her debut during her placement at Het Nationale Theater in De eeuw van mijn moeder (directed by Eric de Vroedt). After graduating she appeared in, among others, Theater Oostpool’s Midzomernachtsdroom (directed by Daria Bukvić), i am hope (Abdel Daoudi), QUAKE (Casper Vandeputte) and the Bellevue Lunchvoorstelling Sisters (Nita Kersten).

In 2024 she played Zoë in the Netflix series Costa!!. In 2025 she was seen in Own This Shit by YoungGangsters and Confrontaties at Theater Utrecht.

In 2026 she appeared in the Bellevue Lunchvoorstelling Teckel, for which she received a Theo d'Or nomination for the most impressive acting performance in a leading role, in the feature film A Family (directed by Mees Peijnenburg) and in the television film Geestig (directed by Ivo van Aart).

In the 26/27 season Jatou Sumbunu can be seen at ITA in the revival of Prophet Song (directed by Mina Salehpour).