Charles Mnene
Acting

Charles Mnene

Born 11 December 1985 · Nairobi, Kenya
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Charles Mnene is a British film, television and stage actor. Mnene's television appearances include guest roles in The Bill, Holby City, Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class, with Julie Walters, plus several films and stage productions. His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes' feature film Chromophobia. In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award-winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo and in 2008's Fallout, written by Roy Williams, in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates.

Known for

Misfits
The Informer
The Agency
Young Wallander
Steal
Chromophobia
New Town Killers
Honeytrap
7lives
Shoot the Messenger
Ahead of the Class
Macbeth
Riding with Sugar
The Informer
Macbeth
Honeytrap
The Knife That Killed Me
7lives
New Town Killers
Fallout
Shoot the Messenger
Chromophobia
Ahead of the Class
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