Kuoth Wiel
Biography
Kuoth Wiel (Birthname, Nyakuoth Wiel) was born to a Sudanese mother, and father in Itang Ethiopia. Due to the war in Sudan her parents managed to escape to Ethiopia. In 1993 she lost her father to the war in Sudan and 1998 immigrated to the United states. Kuoth lived in Faribault, MN for most of her childhood. She attended Augsburg College Minneapolis, Minnesota and modeled part time. During her senior year of college, she landed her first movie role in The Good Lie in which she plays a lost girl called Abital Deng . She graduated from Augsburg College with a degree in Social Psychology in the Spring of 2013. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Kuoth Wiel
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles
Drama Series - 2021, 16 episodes • as Mya's Mom
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school where, despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life. Though these incredible public servants may be outnumbered and underfunded, they love what they do — even if they don’t love the school district’s less-than-stellar attitude toward educating children.
Movie - 2014, 2h 15m • as Abital
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Kuoth Wiel
This visual album from Beyoncé reimagines the lessons of "The Lion King" (2019) for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • as Woman #3
A surreal, futuristic silent dreamscape with multiple actors replaying scenes in shifting combinations.