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Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati (born 5 March 1976) is a British-Tanzanian actor, writer, director and producer in theatre, film, television and radio.
Lucian Msamati was born on 5 March 1976 in the UK. He is an actor and producer, known for See How They Run (2022), The International (2009) and The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008).
- January 1, 1
- 1.67 m
- UK
- He Grew Up In Africa. Lucian is commonly referred to as a British actor, and it’s true that he was born in England and spent most of his adult life there.
- He’s Always Wanted To Be An Actor. From an early age Lucian was well aware that acting was his calling. During an interview with What’s On Stage he said, ” At an early age I watched the film of Grease, or The Incredible Hulk or something like that and thought: ‘Wow, they look like they are having lots of fun.
- He’s One Of The Founders Of The Edge Theatre Company. In addition to a successful on screen career, Lucian has also been very active in the theater seen.
- He Doesn’t Believe In Color Blind Casting. There is a common belief among some people that the way to combat racism and discrimination is to completely ignore color all together.
- He was born in London to Tanzanian parents, then grew up mainly in Zimbabwe. Msamati was eight when his parents — a nurse and a doctor — moved from Tanzania to Zimbabwe, which was then a newly established nation.
- He knew he wanted to be an actor from a young age. "I remember about the age of nine doing some kind of sketch in an English lesson, standing in front of the class and getting this feeling: 'I'm good at this.
- In 1994, he co-founded Over the Edge, one of Zimbabwe's most successful independent theater companies. They became known for producing inventive reinterpretations of Shakespeare, as well as original Zimbabwean plays, and performed frequently at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
- He moved to London to further his career in 2002, and has lived in the U.K. capital ever since. "I had always maintained, and always knew that in order to make it in this profession I would have to leave Zimbabwe eventually," he told The Guardian in 2008.
Lucian Msamati is a UK-born actor and producer of Tanzanian descent. He has appeared in films such as The International and See How They Run, and played Iago and Salieri on stage.
- March 5, 1976
Jun 3, 2015 · This changes in Lucian Msamati’s forthcoming role at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), where he becomes the first Iago to be played by a black actor at the company. Changing the racial dynamics of this central relationship will introduce an entirely new perspective on this 400-year-old text.
Jun 29, 2020 · LUCIAN MSAMATI is a regular at the National, as well as a familiar face in BBC dramas. The London-born actor took the world by storm in 2015 when he became the first black actor to play Iago in...
