Ukweli Roach

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Ukweli Roach
BornSeptember 1986
Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Occupation(s)Actor, dancer, choreographer
Years active2010–present

Ukweli Roach (born September 1986) [1] is an English actor, dancer and choreographer [2] best known for playing the role of Jay in StreetDance 3D , FBI psychiatrist Robert Borden, on the American television series Blindspot , [3] and Tyrone Clark on the crime drama series Annika . [4]

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Career

Roach's film credits include: Venus & the Sun, StreetDance 3D , Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet, StreetDance: The Moves, One Day, Eternal Law . On television, Roach has appeared in Monroe , Starlings , Drifters , Silk , Grantchester , The Royals , Dickensian , Anatole in TV series Humans , Robert Borden, an FBI psychiatrist on Blindspot .

In 2018, Roach starred as Pete in the play Nightfall, which was staged at the Bridge Theatre, London. [5] In 2019, he performed in a London production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train , staged at the Young Vic. [6] [7]

In 2021, Roach starred as Tyrone Clark in the Alibi crime drama Annika ; [8] On being on the production, Roach shared to Scottish Field : "It was a great chance to play a type of character I had not been asked to portray before. I’d never done a police procedural or been part of a team before, so Annika was a really good challenge for me. It was also a chance to work with an amazing cast. Nick’s scripts were wonderful, too. [...] [t]hey’re quite hard-hitting, dark and gritty, but at the same time, they are light and warm." [9] From 2023, Roach appears in Wolf . [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Venus & the SunAdamShort film
StreetDance 3D Jay
Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and JulietTybaltVideo
StreetDance: The MovesJayVideo
2011One DayRapper
2019Lessons of the HourJ P BallShort film
2021Impressions: Ensign 7Writer, director, producer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Eternal Law Tom Greening6 episodes
Monroe Jacob NamobuEpisode: #2.6
2012–2013 Starlings Reuben12 episodes
2013 Drifters Rick HendersonEpisode: "Friend Night Stand"
2014 Silk Jordan SinclairEpisode: #3.2
Grantchester Johnny JohnsonSeries 1, 2 episodes
2015 The Royals Marcus9 episodes
Dickensian Sergeant GeorgeEpisode: #1.3
2015–2020 Blindspot Robert BordenMain cast (seasons 1 & 2), 28 episodes
recurring (season 3), 2 episodes
guest (seasons 4 & 5), 2 episodes
2018 Hard Sun Will Benedetti3 episodes
Humans Anatole5 episodes
2021-2022 Annika Tyrone Clarke9 episodes
2022 The Midwich Cuckoos Tom Cork8 episodes
2023 Wolf Jack Caffery6 episodes [12]
2024 Big Mood Jay

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