Tiwa Lade is a British-Nigerian actor and writer, represented by 42MP and Independent Talent Group in London.​

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A graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Tiwa works across stage and screen. She won Best Female Lead in a Play at the Black British Theatre Awards for her performance as Peace in My Father's Fable at the Bush Theatre. Most recently, she appeared as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe, followed by Mabel Chiltern in An Ideal Husband at Lyric Hammersmith.

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Her screen work includes Mike Leigh's Hard Truths, the second season of BBC's Black Ops, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, directed by James Mangold, and ITVX's Tell Me Everything, directed by Marley Morrison.

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Alongside acting, Tiwa writes stories that explore identity, family and the versions of ourselves we present to the world. She began writing for stage, with her early work developed and presented across New York, Lagos and London, before adapting her play RUSH for screen. The screenplay was shortlisted for the Neal Street Productions Screenwriting Bursary, reached the top 2% of the BBC Writersroom Open Call, and was selected for BBC's Felix Dexter Award.

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She has since written for television on BBC's Phoenix Rise and is developing a slate of original film and television projects. Her play Small Talk was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Playwriting in 2024, and she also writes essays and memoir pieces on Substack at @thetiwalade.