Abubakar Salim, actor (Napoleon, House of the Dragon).

My guest today is the British actor Abubakar Salim. Born in Hertfordshire to a family of first-generation Kenyan immigrants, he joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of sixteen, then won a scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . He made his professional stage debut in 2010 playing Osric in Prince of Denmark at the National Theatre . After securing minor roles in shows such as 24 and Black Mirror , he played major characters in Sky One’s series Jamestown , HBO’s Raised by Wolves , and in Ridley Scott’s 2023 motion picture film Napoleon . My guest has also starred in several video games, including Assassin's Creed Origins , for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Games Award . A keen player of video games, in 2020 he founded Surgent Studios, which recently released its debut title, T ales of Kenzera: Zau , a game which explores grief through the lens of Bantu mythology. Twitter: @Abzybabzy Photo: Michael Schwartz for Tatler. Become a My Perfect Console supporter and receive a range of benefits at www.patreon.com/myperfectconsole Take the Acast listener survey to help shape the show: My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin Survey 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.