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Kwame Kwei-Armah

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Kwame Kwei-Armah was born on 24 March 1967 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for L'Île aux pirates (1995), Breaking (2022) and Mission Hill.
BornMarch 24, 1967
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    L'Île aux pirates (1995)
    L'Île aux pirates
    5.7
    • Dawg's Pirate
    • 1995
    Michael Kenneth Williams and John Boyega in Breaking (2022)
    Breaking
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2022
    Mission Hill
    • Producer
      The Saint
      • Writer

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        Actor



        • Nicholas Hoult, Jack O'Connell, Dakota Blue Richards, Dev Patel, and Kaya Scodelario in Skins (2007)
          Skins
          8.2
          TV Series
          • Personal Trainer
          • 2010
        • Horne & Corden (2009)
          Horne & Corden
          2.9
          TV Series
          • Newsnight Presenter
          • 2009
        • Walter's War (2008)
          Walter's War
          6.7
          TV Movie
          • Daniel Tull
          • 2008
        • Hotel Babylon (2006)
          Hotel Babylon
          7.5
          TV Series
          • Hutch
          • 2008
        • Laurence Fox and Kevin Whately in Inspecteur Lewis (2006)
          Inspecteur Lewis
          8.2
          TV Series
          • Danny Adebayou
          • 2008
        • Matthew Kelly in Cold Blood (2005)
          Cold Blood
          6.7
          TV Series
          • Brendan
          • 2007
        • Joanne Froggatt, David Harewood, Gordon Kennedy, Sam Troughton, and Jonas Armstrong in Robin des bois (2006)
          Robin des bois
          7.4
          TV Series
          • De Fourtnoy
          • 2006
        • Fade to Black (2006)
          Fade to Black
          5.4
          • Joe Black
          • 2006
        • Andrew Graham-Dixon in The Culture Show (2004)
          The Culture Show
          6.5
          TV Series
          • Presenter
          • 2004–2015
        • Amanda Mealing, Sunetra Sarker, and Derek Thompson in Casualty (1986)
          Casualty
          6.1
          TV Series
          • Finlay Newton
          • Lloyd Wincott
          • 1994–2004
        • Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, and Rupert Graves in Le clan des rois (2004)
          Le clan des rois
          6.2
          TV Movie
          • Lush (voice)
          • 2004
        • Peter Capaldi and Ray Quinn in The Afternoon Play (2003)
          The Afternoon Play
          7.4
          TV Series
          • Walter Weinberg
          • 2004
        • Children in Need (2003)
          Children in Need
          2.9
          TV Movie
          • Finn
          • 2003
        • Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)
          Holby City
          5.8
          TV Series
          • Finlay Newton
          • 2000–2001
        • The 3 Kings
          8.0
          • Caspar
          • 2000

        Writer



        • Marked Man
          • Writer
          • Pre-production
        • Boner
          • Writer
          • Pre-production



        • Michael Kenneth Williams and John Boyega in Breaking (2022)
          Breaking
          6.3
          • written by
          • 2022
        • Lenny Henry, Vinette Robinson, Montserrat Lombard, Clifford Samuel, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Danielle Vitalis, Jonathan Jules, Gamba Cole, and Olivia-Mai Barrett in Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle (2019)
          Soon Gone: A Windrush Chronicle
          6.8
          TV Mini Series
          • Writer
          • 2019
        • National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage (2013)
          National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage
          8.6
          TV Movie
          • written by (segment "Elmina's Kitchen")
          • 2013
        • Christianity: A History (2009)
          Christianity: A History
          6.7
          TV Series
          • written by (as Kwame Kwei Armah)
          • 2009
        • Walter's War (2008)
          Walter's War
          6.7
          TV Movie
          • written by
          • 2008
        • Shaun Parkes in Elmina's Kitchen (2005)
          Elmina's Kitchen
          6.7
          TV Movie
          • Writer
          • 2005

        Producer



        • Marked Man
          • executive producer
          • Pre-production



        • Michael Kenneth Williams and John Boyega in Breaking (2022)
          Breaking
          6.3
          • executive producer
          • 2022
        • The Underground (2021)
          The Underground
          TV Mini Series
          • executive producer (2021)
          • 2021
        • Leigh Shaked and Sergei Polunin in Play in a Day (2021)
          Play in a Day
          TV Series
          • executive producer
          • 2021–2022
        • Fly the Flag (2021)
          Fly the Flag
          • executive producer
          • 2021
        • The Black British Theatre Awards
          TV Special
          • executive producer
          • 2020
        • Once Upon a Time
          Short
          • producer
          • 1991

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        • Alternative names
          • Kwame Kwei Armah
        • Height
          • 1.88 m
        • Born
          • March 24, 1967
          • Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
        • Other works
          He acted in Willy Russell's musical, "Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens," was performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Kim Criswell, James Dreyfus, Sean Mathias, Simon Green, Regina Fong, and Simon Fanshawe in the cast. Willy Russell was also director.
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          His play, Elmina's Kitchen performed at the Royal National Theatre: Cottesloe Stage, was nominated for the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards for Best New Play of 2003.

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