Nyasha Hatendi

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Nyasha Hatendi
Born (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 42)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipBritish - American
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1999–present
Parent

Nyasha Hatendi[ pronunciation? ] (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer.

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Early life and education

Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe [1] before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2001 Emil and the Detectives Production assistant [2]
2006 The Good Shepherd Thomas LumumbaUncredited [2]
2007Birds and BeesShort; producer [2]
2007And the Woods Fell Silent AgainMr. ShinglesShort [2]
2007The Three DumasNarrator, Christophe [2]
2008Love Is RareShort; producer [2]
2010 The Ghost Writer Josh [2]
2012 The Comedian Actor [2]
2013To LeechStewartShort [2]
2013The Busker & the CoinAssociate producer [2]
2013MagpieIkeShort; also producer [2]
2014Centurion ResurrectionShort; producer [2]
2015 Narcopolis Aldiss [2]
2018 The Front Runner Roy Valentine
2018 Replicas Scott
2021 Swan Song Andre
2023 Genie Pete

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2005 Holby City Craig MillerEpisode: "7 Days Later" [3]
2008Clive HoleClaytonTV movie [2]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Doctor SibenkeEpisode: "Poison" [4]
2010 Silent Witness Alex Webb2 episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II" [3]
2010Blood and OilNoel IjeomaTV movie [2]
2011 Law & Order: UK Jermaine SmartEpisode: "Deal" [4]
2011 Garrow's Law Hubert NicholsonSeries 3, episode 4 [4]
2011Fast Freddie, the Widow and MeDoctor DavidTV movie [3]
2012 Above Suspicion Daniel EdwardsEpisode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" [4]
2012 Strike Back Christian LucasEpisode: "Strike Back: Vengeance" [3]
2014 W1A ReporterSeries 1, episode 2 [2]
2015–2018 Casual LeonMain role [2]
2017 King Charles III PaulTV movie
2018 Squinters Davis6 episodes
2018 Black Earth Rising Godwin Hall2 episodes
2018 Into the Dark Wilson ClowesEpisode: "Pooka!"
2020 SpongeBob SquarePants Hieronymus Glove (voice)Episode: "Escape from Beneath Glove World" [2]
2020–present Alex Rider SmithersMain role [2]
2021 Made for Love Keegan JamesEpisode: "I Want This Thing Out of My Head" [2]
2023 Hunters Oliver FrankelEpisode: "The Trial of Adolf Hitler" [2]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2014 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Baruti MaphaneVoice [2]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Jaal Ama DaravVoice

Radio

YearTitleRole(s)DirectorNotesRef.
2008Paid ServantHardwick Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [5]
2008Dickens ConfidentialVariousVariousBBC Radio 4 [5]
2008 The Way We Live Right Now Paul Montague Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 [6]
2008The Incomparable WitnessGeorgeSasha YevtushenkoBBC Radio 4 [7]
2008ShredderAdamJane MorganBBC Radio 4 [8]
2008Listen to the WordsDerek Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [9]
2008 Piper Alpha Various Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 [10]
2008 The Portrait of a Lady Edward RosierTracey NealeBBC Radio 4 [11]
2008I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the ApocalypseVariousSam HoyleBBC Radio 4 [12]
2008One Chord Wonders: Television's OverTown Clerk Toby Swift [13]
2008 The Black Sheep BaruchBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 [14]
2008Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry ClinkerVariousMarc BeebyBBC Radio 4 [15]
2008The DigReid Moir Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 4 [14]
2008Old Peter's Russian TalesIvan Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [16]
2009ScoopPaleologueSally Avens [17]
2009 Safety Catch Julius (Oxfam Speaker)Dawn EllisBBC Radio 4 [18]
2009Statement of RegretIdrissaAlison HindellBBC Radio 4 [19]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally BuiltPhudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [20]
2009The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of BedsPhudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [21]
2010The Postman of Good HopeGrubSally AvensBBC Radio 4 [22]
2010The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked LadyJoe Bosilong Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [23]
2010The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing for LadiesBoatman Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [24]
2011The WireDylan Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 3 [25]
2011Brian Gulliver's TravelsJurorSteven Canny [26]
2011 The Lost World Maple White Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 [27]
2011The Secret GriefStowawaySally AvensBBC Radio 3 [28]
2011LeverageJamieSasha Yevtushenko [29]
2011The FloodBootsey Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [30]
2011Samson and DelilahGaryJessica DromgooleBBC Radio 3 [31]
2011David and GoliathJaseJessica DromgooleBBC Radio 3 [32]
2011 The Mauritius Command Midshipman George JohnsonBruce YoungBBC Radio 4 [33]
2011Ten Lessons in LoveYoung DavidJames RobinsonBBC Radio 4 [34]
2011 Plantagenet: Series 2 John HesselrigJessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer [35]
2011Hearing VoicesDavidEoin O'CallaghanBBC Radio 4 [36]
2011Serious MoneyTK, Nigel AjibalaEmma HardingBBC Radio 3 [37]
2011The Porlock PoisonerSamuel GondoDirk Maggs BBC World Service [38]
2011Saint JoanBrother Martin Ladvenu, Gilles De Rais aka BluebeardJonquil PantingBBC Radio 4 [39]
2011The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just GlimpsedMr Moeti Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [40]
2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Mr MoetiGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 [41]
2011Why Is the Sky So Blue?Mr. KachingweMarion Nancarrow [42]
2012Sport and the BritishReaderGarth BrameldBBC Radio 4 [43]
2012Dickens in LondonAugustus MinnsBBC Radio 4 [44]
2012Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own GameReaderGarth BrameldBBC Radio 4 [45]
2012The Strand ArchiveReaderGemma JenkinsBBC World Service [46]
2012CrisisVincentSara DaviesBBC Radio 4 [47]
2013 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection LawyerGaynor MacfarlaneBBC Radio 4 [48]
2013Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and CardiovertersNurse FarhanNick WalkerBBC Radio 4 [49]
2015The Cactus FlowerTendaiMarion NancarrowBBC World Service [50]
201530 EggsEgg VendorGemma McMullanBBC Radio 4 [51]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleTheatre(s)Ref.
2000YonadabKing David Bedlam Theatre [52]
2000 American Buffalo BobbyBedlam Theatre [52]
2000KassandraPrivate Brutal Edinburgh Festival [52]
2000The Actor's NightmareDavid GarrickBedlam Theatre [52]
2000 Dr. Faustus Lucifer Bedlam Theatre [52]
2005 As You Like It Silvius Theatre Royal, Bath
Peter Hall Company 		[52]
2006 The Winter's Tale Mariner Royal Shakespeare Company [52]
2006 Pericles ThaliardRoyal Shakespeare Company [52]
2006Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged on the FloorDog New Federal Theatre [52]
2007The Brothers SizeOgunATC
Young Vic 		[52]
2008 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Givola Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) [52]
201011 and 12MoktharTheatre Bouffe Du Nord [52]
2010The ArkThe Policeman Arcola Theatre [52]
2013The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and His Sexy Wife ChipoSpecimen Tricycle Theatre [53]
2014 King Charles III Sir Gordon, Nick, Spencer Almeida Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre
Broadway 		[54]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkOutcome
2006 AUDELCO Awards Best EnsembleReal Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the FloorWon

See also

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