Nationality British/ Kenyan Role Film actor Name Charles Mnene | Years active 2003–present Occupation Actor | |
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Full Name Charles Dieva Mnene Born 11 December 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-12-11 ) Nairobi, Kenya Movies New Town Killers, The Great Ecstasy of Robert C, 7 Lives, Shoot the Messenger, The Knife That Killed Me Similar People Thomas Clay, Richard Jobson, Marcus Romer, Billy Murray, Ngozi Onwurah | ||
Charles Dieva Mnene (born 11 December 1985) is a Kenyan-British film, television and stage actor.
Mnene's television appearances include guest roles in The Bill, Holby City, Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class, with Julie Walters, plus several films and stage productions.
His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes' feature film Chromophobia. In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo and in 2008's Fallout, written by Roy Williams, in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates.
He has continued to appear in films, stage and television work, including Richard Jobson's New Town Killers, and is starring in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives, which is shooting, and John Akomfrah's Games Men Play.
Filmography
Law & Order UK - series 5/6 playing Mark Ellis