T-Bone Wilson
British actor
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T-Bone Wilson is a Guyanese-British actor, dramatist and poet.[1]
T-Bone Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Mountview Theatre School |
| Occupations | Actor, dramatist, poet |
Life
Wilson came to England from Guyana in 1962 as an engineering student. Deciding to take up drama, he trained at the Mountview Theatre School.[2] Wilson acted in Mustapha Matura's series of short plays, Black Pieces,[1] staged by Roland Rees at the ICA in 1970.[3] Wilson was inspired to become a playwright himself,[4] writing Jumbie Street March, Body and Soul (1974) and Come Jubilee (1977).[5] Jumbie Street March was produced by the Dark and Light Theatre Company.[6]
As a theatre actor, Wilson performed in the National Theatre's 1981 production of Measure for Measure, the first main-stage Shakespeare by a national theatre company to employ a majority of ethnic minority actors.[7] He played Banquo in a 1984 production of Macbeth at the Young Vic Theatre.[8]
Wilson appeared in the 1979 television drama A Hole in Babylon, based on events leading up to the 1975 Spaghetti House siege.[9] He also appeared in Franco Rosso's 1980 film Babylon, which portrayed sound system culture and racism in Brixton.[10]
Writing
Poetry
- Wilson, T-Bone (1980). Counterblast. London: Karnak House. ISBN 0907015026.[11]
Plays
- Wilson, T-Bone (1974). Body and Soul. London: Keskidee Arts Centre.[12]
- Wilson, T-Bone (1972). Come Jubilee. London: Bush Theatre.[13][14]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | The Melting Pot | |||
| 1979 | Play for Today | Frank Davies | Series 10, Episode 7 "A Hole in Babylon" | [18][19] |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | Jumbie Street March | Keskidee Arts Centre | Also playwright | [20][21] | |
| 1981 | Measure for Measure | First Gentleman | National Threatre, Lyttelton Theatre | [7] | |
| 1984 | Macbeth | Banquo | Young Vic Theatre | [8] |