Background
Edun was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and a half-Ghanaian, half-English mother. His father, a financier, encouraged Edun to enter banking as a career, and he interned with Citigroup.
Edun was born in Lagos, Nigeria, to a Nigerian father and a half-Ghanaian, half-English mother. His father, a financier, encouraged Edun to enter banking as a career, and he interned with Citigroup.
He attended Eton College from the age of 13, before reading Classics at Christ"s College, Cambridge (University of Cambridge). He considered studying for a Master of Philosophy degree, but decided to attend the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) instead.
Edun moved to the United Kingdom at the age of 11. In 2000, Edun appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as the character Clifford in the show Kassandra by Ivo Stourton. Edun attended RADA, appearing in several productions and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2008.
Following his graduation from RADA, he played small parts in productions at the Almeida Theatre and the Liverpool Playhouse.
He also played Macbeth in a production of the eponymous play by the National Theatre, earning praise for being "charismatic" and a "fine verse speaker". In 2009, Edun became only the second black actor to play Romeo at the Globe Theatre when he was cast in Dominic Dromgoole"s production of Romeo and Juliet.
He also appeared in Slaves, a play by Rex Obano. Edun has also appeared in several television shows.
In 2009, he appeared in an episode of The Fixer, before a role in Law & Order: United Kingdom as a soldier returning from the war in Afghanistan.
During series three of Merlin, Edun appeared as Elyan in three episodes, and was upgraded to a recurring character in series four. Elyan was killed off during the fifth and final series of Merlin in 2012. In 2011, he appeared in two episodes of The Hour as the character Sey, and reprised the role for three episodes in 2012.
In addition to English, Edun speaks French and Yoruba.
Also, Edun is the current boyfriend of the actress Oona Chaplin.
