Nyasha Hatendi

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Born (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 44)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
CitizenshipBritish
American
AlmamaterRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Nyasha Hatendi
Born (1981-09-14) 14 September 1981 (age 44)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
CitizenshipBritish
American
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1999–present
FatherDavid Hatendi

Nyasha Hatendi ("Ñah-shah, nya-sha") (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer.

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. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.[1]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Emil and the Detectives Production assistant [2]
2006 The Good Shepherd Thomas Lumumba Uncredited [2]
2007 Birds and Bees Short; producer [2]
2007 And the Woods Fell Silent Again Mr. Shingles Short [2]
2007 The Three Dumas Narrator, Christophe [2]
2008 Love Is Rare Short; producer [2]
2010 The Ghost Writer Josh [2]
2012 The Comedian Actor [2]
2013 To Leech Stewart Short [2]
2013 The Busker & the Coin Associate producer [2]
2013 Magpie Ike Short; also producer [2]
2014 Centurion Resurrection Short; producer [2]
2015 Narcopolis Aldiss [2]
2018 The Front Runner Roy Valentine
2018 Replicas Scott
2021 Swan Song Andre
2023 Genie Pete

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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]
2017 King Charles III Paul TV movie
2018 Squinters Davis 6 episodes
2018 Black Earth Rising Godwin Hall 2 episodes
2018 Into the Dark Wilson Clowes Episode: "Pooka!" [5]
2020 SpongeBob SquarePants Hieronymus Glove (voice) Episode: "Escape from Beneath Glove World" [2]
2020–2024 Alex Rider Smithers Main role [2]
2021 Made for Love Keegan James Episode: "I Want This Thing Out of My Head" [2]
2023 Hunters Oliver Frankel Episode: "The Trial of Adolf Hitler" [2]
2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Dr Cyril Matip Miniseries

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Baruti Maphane Voice [2]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Jaal Ama Darav Voice

Radio

Year Title Role(s) Director Notes Ref.
2008 Paid Servant Hardwick Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [6]
2008 Dickens Confidential Various Various BBC Radio 4 [6]
2008 The Way We Live Right Now Paul Montague Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 [7]
2008 The Incomparable Witness George Sasha Yevtushenko BBC Radio 4 [8]
2008 Shredder Adam Jane Morgan BBC Radio 4 [9]
2008 Listen to the Words Derek Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [10]
2008 Piper Alpha Various Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 [11]
2008 The Portrait of a Lady Edward Rosier Tracey Neale BBC Radio 4 [12]
2008 I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse Various Sam Hoyle BBC Radio 4 [13]
2008 One Chord Wonders: Television's Over Town Clerk Toby Swift [14]
2008 The Black Sheep Baruch Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 [15]
2008 Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Various Marc Beeby BBC Radio 4 [16]
2008 The Dig Reid Moir Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 4 [15]
2008 Old Peter's Russian Tales Ivan Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [17]
2009 Scoop Paleologue Sally Avens [18]
2009 Safety Catch Julius (Oxfam Speaker) Dawn Ellis BBC Radio 4 [19]
2009 Statement of Regret Idrissa Alison Hindell BBC Radio 4 [20]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built Phudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [21]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of Beds Phudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [22]
2010 The Postman of Good Hope Grub Sally Avens BBC Radio 4 [23]
2010 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked Lady Joe Bosilong Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [24]
2010 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing for Ladies Boatman Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [25]
2011 The Wire Dylan Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 3 [26]
2011 Brian Gulliver's Travels Juror Steven Canny [27]
2011 The Lost World Maple White Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 [28]
2011 The Secret Grief Stowaway Sally Avens BBC Radio 3 [29]
2011 Leverage Jamie Sasha Yevtushenko [30]
2011 The Flood Bootsey Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [31]
2011 Samson and Delilah Gary Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [32]
2011 David and Goliath Jase Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [33]
2011 The Mauritius Command Midshipman George Johnson Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 [34]
2011 Ten Lessons in Love Young David James Robinson BBC Radio 4 [35]
2011 Plantagenet: Series 2 John Hesselrig Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer [36]
2011 Hearing Voices David Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 [37]
2011 Serious Money TK, Nigel Ajibala Emma Harding BBC Radio 3 [38]
2011 The Porlock Poisoner Samuel Gondo Dirk Maggs BBC World Service [39]
2011 Saint Joan Brother Martin Ladvenu, Gilles De Rais aka Bluebeard Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 [40]
2011 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just Glimpsed Mr Moeti Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [41]
2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Mr Moeti Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [42]
2011 Why Is the Sky So Blue? Mr. Kachingwe Marion Nancarrow [43]
2012 Sport and the British Reader Garth Brameld BBC Radio 4 [44]
2012 Dickens in London Augustus Minns BBC Radio 4 [45]
2012 Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own Game Reader Garth Brameld BBC Radio 4 [46]
2012 The Strand Archive Reader Gemma Jenkins BBC World Service [47]
2012 Crisis Vincent Sara Davies BBC Radio 4 [48]
2013 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection Lawyer Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [49]
2013 Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters Nurse Farhan Nick Walker BBC Radio 4 [50]
2015 The Cactus Flower Tendai Marion Nancarrow BBC World Service [51]
2015 30 Eggs Egg Vendor Gemma McMullan BBC Radio 4 [52]

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre(s) Ref.
2000 Yonadab King David Bedlam Theatre [53]
2000 American Buffalo Bobby Bedlam Theatre [53]
2000 Kassandra Private Brutal Edinburgh Festival [53]
2000 The Actor's Nightmare David Garrick Bedlam Theatre [53]
2000 Dr. Faustus Lucifer Bedlam Theatre [53]
2005 As You Like It Silvius Theatre Royal, Bath
Peter Hall Company		 [53]
2006 The Winter's Tale Mariner Royal Shakespeare Company [53]
2006 Pericles Thaliard Royal Shakespeare Company [53]
2006 Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged on the Floor Dog New Federal Theatre [53]
2007 The Brothers Size Ogun ATC
Young Vic		 [53]
2008 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Givola Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) [53]
2010 11 and 12 Mokthar Theatre Bouffe Du Nord [53]
2010 The Ark The Policeman Arcola Theatre [53]
2013 The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and His Sexy Wife Chipo Specimen Tricycle Theatre [54]
2014 King Charles III Sir Gordon, Nick, Spencer Almeida Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre
Broadway		 [55]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Outcome
2006 AUDELCO Awards Best Ensemble Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor Won

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