Charles Mnene

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Charles Mnene
Born
Charles Mnene

Nairobi, Kenya
NationalityBritish/ Kenyan
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present

Charles Mnene (born 11 December 1985) [1] is a British film, television and stage actor.

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Mnene's television appearances include guest roles in The Bill , Holby City , Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class , with Julie Walters, [2] plus several films and stage productions. [3]

His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael , [4] which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. [5] [6] He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes' feature film Chromophobia . [7] [8] In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award-winning drama Shoot the Messenger , alongside David Oyelowo [3] and in 2008's Fallout , written by Roy Williams, in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates. [9]

He has continued to appear in films, stage and television work, including Richard Jobson's New Town Killers , and in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives . [5]

Filmography

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2004 Doctors [1] Billy Marshall1 episode: "Mother's Pride"
2005 Ahead of the Class [1] Carl
Holby City [1] Robert 'Red' Hopwood1 episode: "Awakenings"
The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael [1] Ben
Chromophobia [1] Demetrios
Coming Up [1] Ashley1 episode: "Bird's Eye View" with Miranda Raison
The Bill [1] Jordan Tomlin11 episodes: "The Bill (series 21) and The Bill (series 22)"
2006 Shoot the Messenger [1] Germal
Life and Lyrics [10] BT
2007The Virus [1] Lead Male
Saturday's Shadow [1] Gang Leader
2008Changing Climates, Changing Times [1] Idri M'nati
Brixton 85 [1] Dex Turner
Fallout [1] Emile Banis
Silent Witness [1] Keenan Barnes2 episodes: "Safe: Part 1 & 2"
New Town Killers [1] Sam
2009Exhale [1] Joel
Leaving Eva [1] Adam
Myths [1] Orpheus1 episode: "Escape from the Underworld"
Dubplate Drama [1] [11] Devil
Kid [1] Dahab
2010 Casualty [1] Eamon Charles (D-Ray)1 episode: "The Enemy Within"
Misfits [1] Derren
2011 7 Lives ICE
2012 Casualty Anton Tait
Brash Young Turks My-Boy
The Knife That Killed Me Goddo
2015 Tatort Ebi West1 episode: Schutzlos
2020 Young Wallander Bashir
Riding With Sugar Joshua

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 "Charles Mnene". IMDb . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  2. ↑ "AHEAD OF THE CLASS (2005)". Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  3. 1 2 "BBC – Drama – Shoot The Messenger" . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Critic's Week official listing". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. 1 2 "Charles mnene" . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "BFI official listing". Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Chromophobia (2005) – Cast and Credits – Yahoo! Movies" . Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Charles Mnene – Biography, Photo Gallery, Latest News, Message board". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  9. ↑ "Channel 4 – Disarming Britain". Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  10. ↑ "Charles Mnene - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Dubplate Drama". 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
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