Malachi Kirby

Malachi Kirby is an English actor known for his roles in Roots and Black Mirror (both 2016).[1]

Malachi Kirby
Born
London, England, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2008-present
Known forRoots

Career

Kirby starred as Kunta Kinte in the 2016 version of Roots.[2][3] His performance was well received by critics.[4][5]

Kirby was shortlisted for the "Outstanding Newcomer" award at the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards.[6]

In October 2016, Kirby starred in an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror entitled "Men Against Fire", directed by Jakob Verbruggen.[7][8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2012 My Murder
2012 My Brother the Devil
2012 Offender Harry
2013 Gone Too Far! Yemi
2014 Kajaki Snoop
2015 Dough
2016 Fallen Roland Sparks
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 EastEnders Wayne Ladlow 8 episodes
2015 Doctor Who Gastron Episode: "Hell Bent"
2016 Roots Kunta Kinte
2016 Black Mirror Stripe Episode: "Men Against Fire"[8]
2019 Curfew Michael Garwick [9]
2020 Devils Oliver Harris [10]
2020 Small Axe Darcus Howe Mini-series; Episode: Mangrove

References
  1. Lee, Ben (27 August 2015). "EastEnders actor Malachi Kirby will play the lead role in a Roots reboot". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. Sherwin, Adam (30 December 2015). "Roots: Malachi Kirby joins black British actors taking centre stage in new adaptation of US slavery drama". The Independent. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. Chilton, Martin (31 December 2015). "Kunta Kinte played by Londoner Malachy Kirby". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. Bernstein, Jonathan (1 June 2016). "Roots, episode 1, review: 'Brit actor Malachi Kirby is exceptional in this powerful remake'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  5. Robinson, Joanna (31 May 2016). "This Astonishing, Star-Making Turn Alone Makes Roots Must-See TV". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. "Malachi Kirby". The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  7. Jaafar, Ali (11 March 2016). "Malachi Kirby To Star In Jakob Verbruggen-Directed Episode Of Netflix's 'Black Mirror'". Deadline. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  8. Petski, Denise (27 July 2016). "'Black Mirror', 'One Day At A Time' & More Get Premiere Dates On Netflix – TCA". Deadline. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. "Sky Corporate | Articles". Sky. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  10. Mitchell, Robert (14 August 2018). "Patrick Dempsey to Star in 'Devils' for Sky Italia, Lux Vide". Variety. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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