Nyasha Hatendi[pronunciation?] (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer.
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Born | (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 41) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | British - American |
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Parent |
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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.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Emil and the Detectives | Production assistant | [2] | |
2006 | The Good Shepherd | Thomas Lumumba | Uncredited | [2] |
2007 | Birds and Bees | Producer | [2] | |
2007 | And the Woods Fell Silent Again | Mr. Shingles | [2] | |
2007 | The Three Dumas | Narrator, Christophe | [2] | |
2008 | Love Is Rare | Producer | [2] | |
2010 | The Ghost Writer | Josh | [2] | |
2012 | The Comedian | Actor | [2] | |
2013 | To Leech | Stewart | [2] | |
2013 | The Busker & the Coin | Associate producer | [2] | |
2013 | Magpie | Ike Producer |
[2] | |
2014 | Centurion Resurrection | Producer | [2] | |
2015 | Narcopolis | Aldiss | [2] | |
2018 | The Front Runner | Roy Valentine | ||
2018 | Replicas | Scott | ||
2018 | Pooka! | Wilson Clowes | ||
2021 | Swan Song | Andre | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2005 | Holby City | Craig Miller | Episode: "7 Days Later" | [3] |
2008 | Clive Hole | Clayton | TV movie | [2] |
2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Doctor Sibenke | Episode: "Poison" | [4] |
2010 | Silent Witness | Alex Webb | 2 episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II" | [3] |
2010 | Blood and Oil | Noel Ijeoma | TV movie | [2] |
2011 | Law & Order: UK | Jermaine Smart | Episode: "Deal" | [4] |
2011 | Garrow's Law | Hubert Nicholson | Series 3, episode 4 | [4] |
2011 | Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me | Doctor David | TV movie | [3] |
2012 | Above Suspicion | Daniel Edwards | Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" | [4] |
2012 | Strike Back | Christian Lucas | Episode: "Strike Back: Vengeance" | [3] |
2014 | W1A | Reporter | Series 1, episode 2 | [2] |
2015—2018 | Casual | Leon | Main role | [2] |
2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Hieronymus Glove (voice) | Episode: "Escape from Beneath Glove World" | [2] |
2020 | Alex Rider | Smithers | Main role | [2] |
2021 | Made for Love | Keegan James | Episode: "I Want This Thing Out of My Head" | [2] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey | Baruti Maphane | Voice | [2] |
2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Jaal Ama Darav | Voice |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | Paid Servant | Hardwick | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 | [5] |
2008 | Dickens Confidential | Various | Various | BBC Radio 4 | [5] |
2008 | The Way We Live Right Now | Paul Montague | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 4 | [6] |
2008 | The Incomparable Witness | George | Sasha Yevtushenko | BBC Radio 4 | [7] |
2008 | Shredder | Adam | Jane Morgan | BBC Radio 4 | [8] |
2008 | Listen to the Words | Derek | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 | [9] |
2008 | Piper Alpha | Various | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 3 | [10] |
2008 | The Portrait of a Lady | Edward Rosier | Tracey Neale | BBC Radio 4 | [11] |
2008 | I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse | Various | Sam Hoyle | BBC Radio 4 | [12] |
2008 | One Chord Wonders: Television's Over | Town Clerk | Toby Swift | [13] | |
2008 | The Black Sheep | Baruch | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 | [14] |
2008 | Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Various | Marc Beeby | BBC Radio 4 | [15] |
2008 | The Dig | Reid Moir | Jeremy Mortimer | BBC Radio 4 | [14] |
2008 | Old Peter's Russian Tales | Ivan | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 | [16] |
2009 | Scoop | Paleologue | Sally Avens | [17] | |
2009 | Safety Catch | Julius (Oxfam Speaker) | Dawn Ellis | BBC Radio 4 | [18] |
2009 | Statement of Regret | Idrissa | Alison Hindell | BBC Radio 4 | [19] |
2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built | Phudi Radiputi | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 | [20] |
2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of Beds | Phudi Radiputi | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 | [21] |
2010 | The Postman of Good Hope | Grub | Sally Avens | BBC Radio 4 | [22] |
2010 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked Lady | Joe Bosilong | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 | [23] |
2010 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing for Ladies | Boatman | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 | [24] |
2011 | The Wire | Dylan | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 3 | [25] |
2011 | Brian Gulliver's Travels | Juror | Steven Canny | [26] | |
2011 | The Lost World | Maple White | Marilyn Imrie | BBC Radio 4 | [27] |
2011 | The Secret Grief | Stowaway | Sally Avens | BBC Radio 3 | [28] |
2011 | Leverage | Jamie | Sasha Yevtushenko | [29] | |
2011 | The Flood | Bootsey | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 | [30] |
2011 | Samson and Delilah | Gary | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 | [31] |
2011 | David and Goliath | Jase | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 | [32] |
2011 | The Mauritius Command | Midshipman George Johnson | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 | [33] |
2011 | Ten Lessons in Love | Young David | James Robinson | BBC Radio 4 | [34] |
2011 | Plantagenet: Series 2 | John Hesselrig | Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer | [35] | |
2011 | Hearing Voices | David | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 | [36] |
2011 | Serious Money | TK, Nigel Ajibala | Emma Harding | BBC Radio 3 | [37] |
2011 | The Porlock Poisoner | Samuel Gondo | Dirk Maggs | BBC World Service | [38] |
2011 | Saint Joan | Brother Martin Ladvenu, Gilles De Rais aka Bluebeard | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 4 | [39] |
2011 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just Glimpsed | Mr Moeti | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 | [40] |
2011 | The Saturday Big Tent Wedding | Mr Moeti | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 | [41] |
2011 | Why Is the Sky So Blue? | Mr. Kachingwe | Marion Nancarrow | [42] | |
2012 | Sport and the British | Reader | Garth Brameld | BBC Radio 4 | [43] |
2012 | Dickens in London | Augustus Minns | BBC Radio 4 | [44] | |
2012 | Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own Game | Reader | Garth Brameld | BBC Radio 4 | [45] |
2012 | The Strand Archive | Reader | Gemma Jenkins | BBC World Service | [46] |
2012 | Crisis | Vincent | Sara Davies | BBC Radio 4 | [47] |
2013 | The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection | Lawyer | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 | [48] |
2013 | Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters | Nurse Farhan | Nick Walker | BBC Radio 4 | [49] |
2015 | The Cactus Flower | Tendai | Marion Nancarrow | BBC World Service | [50] |
2015 | 30 Eggs | Egg Vendor | Gemma McMullan | BBC Radio 4 | [51] |
Year | Title | Role | Theatre(s) | Ref. |
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2000 | Yonadab | King David | Bedlam Theatre | [52] |
2000 | American Buffalo | Bobby | Bedlam Theatre | [52] |
2000 | Kassandra | Private Brutal | Edinburgh Festival |
[52] |
2000 | The Actor's Nightmare | David Garrick | Bedlam 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 | Thailart | Royal Shakespeare Company | [52] |
2006 | Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged on the Floor | Dog | New Federal Theatre | [52] |
2007 | The Brothers Size | Ogun | ATC Young Vic |
[52] |
2008 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Givola | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) | [52] |
2010 | 11 and 12 | Mokthar | Theatre Bouffe Du Nord | [52] |
2010 | The Ark | The Policeman | Arcola Theatre | [52] |
2013 | The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and His Sexy Wife Chipo | Specimen | Tricycle Theatre | [53] |
2014 | King Charles III | Sir Gordon, Nick, Spencer | Almeida Theatre Wyndham's Theatre Broadway |
[54] |
Year | Awards | Category | Nominee/Work | Outcome |
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2006 | AUDELCO Awards | Best Ensemble | Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor | Won |
2008 | Laurence Olivier Award | Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre | The Brothers Size | Nominated |
2015 | Laurence
Olivier Award |
Best Play | King Charles III | Won |
2016 | Tony Awards | Best Play | King Charles III | Nominated |
2016 | Drama Desk Awards | Best Play | King Charles III | Nominated |