Ukweli Roach
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
Ukweli was born in 1986. Brought up in Woolwich by an English mother
and Guyanese father - his name Ukweli means 'Truth' in Swahili, he
applied for a law course at University but turned it down in favour of
acceptance by London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, from where he
graduated in 2009, almost simultaneously playing 'Tybalt' in the Globe
Theatre's production of 'Romeo And Juliet'. Since childhood he has been
a fan of dance, particularly admiring the American Nicholas Brothers
and is an accomplished street dancer, being the Artistic Director of
dance company Birdgang, touring with the Blaze international Hiphop
dance show and appearing in pop videos with the likes of Mariah Carey
and Kylie Minogue. He also starred in the cinema film 'Streetdance 3D'
but came to a wider audience with his first big TV role playing Tom
Greening, a lawyer who also happens to be an angel in drama series
'Eternal Law'.
