Arsema Thomas Profile
Arsema Thomas is an American Actress known for playing as young Lady Agatha Danbury in the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. She is also known for starring in series and films like Redeeming Love, One Touch ( 2021), She Taught Love, and Nightwatcher ( 2018).
Arsema Thomas Age
Thomas was born on the 19th of June 1994 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She is 30 years old as of 2024 and celebrates her birthday on the 19th of June every year. Her zodiac sign is Gemini.
Arsema Thomas Height and Weight
Thomas stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.65 m) tall and weighs 60kg.
Arsema Thomas Parents and Siblings
Thomas was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States to loving and caring parents. Her father originates from Nigeria whereas her mother is from Ethiopia and both of them were diplomats. As a family, they moved to Kampala, Uganda when she was about two years old. While growing up, she was privileged to live in multiple countries such as Benin, Kenya, Togo, and Tanzania. This is in addition to living in the Comoros and India.
Thomas is fluent in seven different languages which include, French, Yoruba, Amharic, English, Spanish, and American Sign Language. As a result of her parents’ nature of work, she was raised reading and discussing essential works by Wole Soyinka, and Chinua Achebe. Aside from this, she was raised listening to Fela Kuti which raised her political and social activism today. She, unfortunately, lost her dad to Lou Gehrig’s disease which made her decide to pursue an acting career.
Arsema Thomas Husband / Boyfriend
Thomas is very secretive about her personal life hence she has not revealed much about her love life. Therefore she has not revealed whether she is in a relationship, dating, or married.
Arsema Thomas Education
Thomas attended Linden Hall High School where she obtained her high school diploma. While there, she was on the student council, drama club, National Honor Society, tennis team, debate team, and soccer team. Later on, she went on to pursue a safe career and got into a global public health course. She attended Carnegie Mellon University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Biophysics in the year 2016.
After this, Arsema went on to join Yale University School of Public Health(YSPH) where she obtained a Master’s of Public Health(MPH) having studied Health Policy with a concentration in Global Health. She obtained her Master’s Degree in the year 2018 intending to promote health equity.
During her time at Carnegie Mellon University, Thomas was a proud member of the Beta Nu chapter of Delta Gamma Fraternity. After the death of her father, she decided to pursue an acting career. She took short courses at the Cours Florent in Paris, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Later on, Arsema started attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). It is while there that her studies had to pause as she was cast in Queen Charlotte.
Arsema Thomas Career
Thomas rose to fame for her appearing in the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story playing young Lady Agatha Danbury. Back in the year 2020, she participated in online Shakespeare readings with the Market Theatre in Johannesburg. Later on, Arsema sang with her agent Gary O’Sullivan of Accelerate Management in South Africa and London, she landed her debut film role playing Rebecca in Redeeming Love which premiered in the year 2022.
In the year 2022, it was also announced that she would be playing Lady Agatha Danbury, a role played by Adjoa Andoh later in life. This series premiered on the 4th of May 2023. She learned that she had been cast while she was working as a butcher’s assistant in Notting Hill.
Preparing for her role as young Lady Danbury, she read anti-racist and feminist literature by authors such as Zora Neale Hurston, Assata Shakur, and Angela Y. Davis. This is in addition to drawing insight from her own family namely her grandmother who had an arranged marriage at the age of 7. In the Queen Charlotte: A Brigeton Story press tour, she was primarily styled by fashion stylist, Amy Zama, Emmy-nominated makeup artist Tenelle Veira, and Susan Oludele from HairBySusy Corp
Arsema Thomas Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Thomas happens to be among the cast members of the new season of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story which premiered on the 4th of May 2022. Here, she plays the role of young Lady Agatha Danbury. This new series consists of about 6 episodes.
A Bridgerton Story focuses on the young Queen Charlotte’s rise to eminence power as it follows two plotlines. These plotlines are the present Bridgerton in 1817 and Bridgerton in 1761 having Charlotte meeting and wedding King George.
Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George brings an epic love story that later transforms high society in the Bridgerton Universe Prequel. In this series, Thomas will feature alongside other famous actors and actresses such as;
- India Amarteifio
- Adjoa Andoh
- Michelle Fairley
- Golda Rosheuvel
- Corey Mylchreest
Arsema Thomas Net Worth
Thomas has an estimated net worth of between $1 Million – $5 Million which she has earned through her successful career as an actress.
Arsema Thomas Ethnicity
Thomas was born to a Nigerian father and an Ethiopian mother. She is therefore of Nigerian and Ethiopian descent. Aside from this, she is fluent in French, Yoruba, Amharic, English, and Spanish.