Alasan Mekailu N'jie Jr. is a British actor, born on July 27th in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. He has Gambian, Irish and English heritage and was raised by his mother, Angela N'jie, who is half English, half Irish and a Midwife from England. Asan's First break into the industry came in 2011, appearing in the hit series, Waterloo Road. At the age of 17, he decided to further develop his skills & delve deeper into the craft by moving to London in 2012 to attend Mountview Academy Of Theatre Arts. During this time he earned the John Gielgud Scholarship and was chosen to perform in the Sam Wanamaker Festival at Shakespeare's Globe. Upon graduating in 2015, Asan has had a successful career in mainly Film/Television and is based in London.