Saudiq Baoku is a British-Nigerian actor and singer. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria on 21st August 1990. His family moved to the United Kingdom when he was just three months old. He grew up in Brixton, South London and attended Stockwell Primary School where he learned to play drums, following which he then attended Westminster City School and was involved in various school productions during the school's International Evening which was held once a year. At the age of 12, he had his first experience in performing when he attended a Summer School at the BFI Southbank (formerly known as the National Film Theatre) where he took part in a film project called 'The International Face of the Moon'. He studied a two-year HND Performing Arts course at West Thames College followed by a one year course Performance and Events Productions at Teesside University. He graduated with an overall grade of 2.1. Whilst working as a merchandiser he was discovered by a talent manager