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Lucian Msamati

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  • Producer
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Lucian Msamati
The story of a keen young dragon who wants to learn how to fly, roar and breathe fire in his first years at Dragon School. He is desperate to impress his teacher and win a golden star, but he is accident-prone, and each year he has to be helped by a kind young girl who patches up his bumps and bruises. In year four, he has to capture a princess - can the young girl help him with his trickiest challenge yet?
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Lucian Msamati was born on 5 March 1976 in the UK. He is an actor and producer, known for See How They Run (2022), The International (2009) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008).
BornMarch 5, 1976
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BornMarch 5, 1976
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati, Valene Kane, Joe Cole, and Brian Vernel in Gangs of London (2020)
Jonathan Pryce and Lucian Msamati in Taboo (2017)
Lucian Msamati in Game of Thrones (2011)
Maria Miles, Warren Brown, and Lucian Msamati in Luther (2010)
Lucian Msamati in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
Lucian Msamati in Doctor Who (2005)
Anika Noni Rose, Jill Scott, and Lucian Msamati in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
Michelle Fairley, Lucian Msamati, Joe Cole, and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
Anika Noni Rose, Jill Scott, and Lucian Msamati in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)

Known for

Adrien Brody, Sam Rockwell, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Saoirse Ronan, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Pearl Chanda, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Charlie Cooper in See How They Run (2022)
See How They Run
6.5
  • Max Mallowan
  • 2022
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International (2009)
The International
6.5
  • General Charles Motomba
  • 2009
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
8.2
TV Series
  • JLB Matekoni
Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
The Good Liar
6.7
  • Beni
  • 2019

Credits

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Actor

  • Conclave
    • In Production
  • Harry Treadaway in Chemistry of Death (2023)
    Chemistry of Death
    • Henry Maitland
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
    Gangs of London
    • Ed Dumani
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Adrien Brody, Sam Rockwell, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Saoirse Ronan, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Pearl Chanda, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Charlie Cooper in See How They Run (2022)
    See How They Run
    • Max Mallowan
    • 2022
  • Johnny Flynn, Will Poulter, and Naomi Ackie in The Score (2021)
    The Score
    • 2021
  • Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)
    Romeo & Juliet
    • Friar Laurence
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Zog and the Flying Doctors (2020)
    Zog and the Flying Doctors
    • Lion (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • The Bike Thief (2020)
    The Bike Thief
    • Victor
    • 2020
  • Alan Bennett's Talking Heads (2020)
    Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
    • Wilfred Paterson
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Dafne Keen and Amir Wilson in His Dark Materials (2019)
    His Dark Materials
    • John Faa
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
    The Good Liar
    • Beni
    • 2019
  • John Goodman, Noma Dumezweni, Michaela Coel, and Emmanuel Imani in Black Earth Rising (2018)
    Black Earth Rising
    • David Runihura
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • National Treasure: Kiri (2018)
    National Treasure: Kiri
    • Tobi Akindele
    • Tobi
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • Electric Dreams (2017)
    Electric Dreams
    • The Director
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Tom Hardy in Taboo (2017)
    Taboo
    • George Chichester
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Urban Myths (2017)
    Urban Myths
    • Herbert Muhammed
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Producer

  • Mad How Life Works (2021)
    Mad How Life Works
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2021

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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Official Trailer.
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The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Official Trailer.
Gangs Of London: Episode Ten
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Gangs Of London: Episode Ten
Gangs Of London: Parasite
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Gangs Of London: Parasite
Gangs Of London: Season 1
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Gangs Of London: Season 1

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Wina Msamati
  • Height
    • 5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
  • Born
    • March 5, 1976
    • UK
  • Relatives
    • Sibling(Sibling)
  • Other works
    His credits at London's Lyric Hammersmitgh theatre include: the title role in "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui" by Bertolt Brecht which he co-adapted (2007) and Rambashi in "The Firework Maker's Daughter"

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    Raised in Zimbabwe by Tanzanian parents.
  • Quotes
    I must also say that part of the space I was granted in terms of playing Iago came from Iqbal Khan. Having a director of [color] cannot be underestimated. It meant that the team had my back. I wasn't the peculiarity in the room.
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      On stage, among others in his distinguished career, he has played jealous and vengeful characters such as Iago and Salieri offering great interpretations of the roles in Othello (2015) and National Theatre Live: Amadeus (2017) respectively.

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