Lennie James
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Lennie James was born in Nottingham to Trinidadian parents, and grew up in South London. His
mother, Phyllis Mary James, died when he was 12. Lennie and his older
brother went into a council children's home. When he was 16 he was
fostered with a social worker who had two older children, and they
remain very close. Within a year Lennie began writing plays (Storm
Damage was broadcast by the BBC in 2000 and won a Royal Television
Society (RTS) award in 2001). Lennie received his training at the
Guildhall School of Music & Drama from which he graduated in
1988.
