Vas Blackwood

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Vas Blackwood
Born
Vasta Roy Blackwood

(1962-10-19) 19 October 1962 (age 62)
London, England
Occupation Actor
Years active1981–present
Relatives Richard Blackwood (cousin)

Vasta Roy "Vas" Blackwood (born 19 October 1962) is a British actor.

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Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in The Lenny Henry Show (1987) and David Sinclair in Casualty (199697). Since playing Rory Breaker in the hit film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) he has had a number of film roles, including Mean Machine (2001), 9 Dead Gay Guys (2002) and Creep (2004). In 2005 he appeared in A Bear's Tail, a spin-off of Bo' Selecta! . He also made an appearance as Lennox Gilbey in Only Fools and Horses . He also played main character Dexter in Spatz .

In 2008 he did voiceover work on the video game Fable II .

Blackwood was founder of virtual online blog Vastaman.com, which is now defunct. His cousin is the media personality Richard Blackwood. [1]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Prisoners of ConscienceBoyEpisode: "Nelson Mandela"
1982 Crown Court Noel Brown3 episodes
1983 Angels KelvinEpisode: #9.12
1984 Annika Alan2 episodes
1984 Arthur's Hallowed Ground HenryTelevision film
1985 Girls on Top MikeyEpisode: "Skankin'"
1986 Only Fools and Horses Lennox Gilbey aka The ShadowEpisode: "The Longest Night"
1986 Room at the Bottom Office Boy2 episodes
1986 Scene CaesarEpisode: "To Turn a Blind Eye"
1988 Dramarama RickEpisode: "Just a Normal Girl"
1988Blind JusticeHenryEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
1987–1988 The Lenny Henry Show Winston12 episodes
1989 In Sickness and in Health Pele4 episodes
1990 French and Saunders JazzaEpisode: "Casting Agency"
1990Tygo RoadGary6 episodes
1990–1992 Spatz Dexter Williams33 episodes
1994 Hale and Pace Episode: #7.1
1995 Crown Prosecutor Marcus HooperEpisode: #1.5
1989–1996 The Bill Leon Davis

Tyrone Lee

2 episodes
1996 Thief Takers Episode: "Remember Me"
1986–1997 Casualty Various5 episodes
1998 Babymother CaesarTelevision film
2002 Fun at the Funeral Parlour Coltrane BenzEpisode: "The Balls of Doom"
2003RehabCutlassTelevision film
2008Me and Mi KruMr. Weatherburn
2007–2008 My Spy Family Des25 episodes
2010Me & Mi KruMr. Weddy
2015Venus vs. MarsVictor2 episodes
2016BBC Comedy FeedsCoachEpisode: "JPD"
2018Down the CaravanBlack HarryTelevision film
2018Joe All AloneOtis2 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Tight TrousersRoddyShort film
1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Rory Breaker
2001 Mean Machine Massive
2002 The Escapist Vin
2002 9 Dead Gay Guys Donkey-Dick Dark
2003 One Love Scarface
2004 Creep George
2003 The Trouble with Men and Women Travis
2006Heartbreak HotelCab Driver
2006The Battersea Ripper
2006 Rollin' with the Nines Finny
2008 Daylight Robbery Lucky
2011 Mercenaries Zac
2012 Offender Detective Boaz
2012 All God's Children Mark
2013It's a LotPC Declan
2013White Collar Hooligan 2: England AwayThe Pro
2013Essex Boys RetributionThe Lawyer
2014 The Guvnors Bill
2014White Collar Hooligan 3The Pro
2014CrypticMeat
2014The Turtle and the SeaTom
2015N.O.L.A. CircusMarvin
2016 The Comedian's Guide to Survival Dustin Langer
2016We Still Steal the Old WayDavid
2016LOAKShort film
2017 A Room to Die For Detective McQueen
2017Fanged UpShifty
2017AmocMr. Benjamin
2018Two GravesNeville
2018King of CrimeMr. Mustaffa
2019Red RageFather Barry Clifton
2020Next DoorHarry
2020 The Loss Adjustor The Pawnbroker
2020Original GangsterBobby Bravo
2020The Gift MusicalAbanaza
2023HitmenPaul Ali Rahman
2023The AbominationHercules
2023 Sumotherhood PC Ian
2023LongtailsThe Cleaner

Animation

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016–2019 Thunderbirds Are Go Pirate Reece3 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Fable II VariousVoice

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References

  1. (2006) "Interview With Vas Blackwood, Creator and Owner of Vastaman.com.". Jamaicans.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.