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Arinze Kene
Occupation(s)Actor, Playwright

Arinze Kene is a British actor and playwright.[1]

Career

Kene has appeared in stage productions such as playing Simba in The Lion King, Daddy Cool,[2] and in June 2009 played strutting lothario Raymond LeGrendre in the musical Been So Long, based on Ché Walker's 1998 play, which opened at the Young Vic.[3] Kene also plays the lead in 2010 UK Film Council feature Freestyle.[1]

In 2010, he joined the cast of the BBC's EastEnders as Connor Stanley,[4] for which he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the 2011 All About Soap Bubble Awards.[5]

In January 2011, his play Suffocation opened at the Oval House Theatre in London.[6]

He won the 2010 award for Most Promising Playwright at The Offies (Off West End award).[citation needed] His latest play, Little Baby Jesus at the Oval House, has been nominated for Best New Play in The Offies 2011.[citation needed] He is a member of the series 3 writing team for EastEnders: E20.[7] In April 2011, his casting as Rocco in Hollyoaks was announced.[8]

In 2016, he starred in The Pass alongside Russell Tovey, a film about two gay footballers which premiered at the British Film Institute's Flare Festival of LGBT films.

In 2016 he will portray Tyler in the television series Crazyhead.[9]

From 6 October to 3 December 2016 Kene acted and sang in the role of Sam Cooke in the Donmar Warehouse production of the European premiere of One Night in Miami, a play by Kemp Powers [10]

References

  1. ^ a b "AN INTERVIEW WITH THE RISING PLAYWRIGHT AND ACTOR". Nigeriafilms.com. 12 April 2010.
  2. ^ Ositelu, Tola (21 Sep 2010). "Arinze Kene Interview: It's The Choices You Make That Mark Your Destiny". Soul Culture. Soul Culture Media Ltd.
  3. ^ "First Night Feature:Been So Long". Society of London Theatre. 18 Jan 2009.
  4. ^ Williams, Karla (January 27, 2010). "An Interview with Rising Playwright and Actor". The New Black Magazine.
  5. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (13 February 2011). "In Full: All About Soap Bubble nominations". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
  6. ^ Tim Masters (12 January 2011). "EastEnders actor Arinze Kene seeks stage success". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "EastEnders actor Arinze Kene seeks stage success". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 13 January 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 April 2011). "'Enders Connor to appear in 'Hollyoaks'". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  9. ^ Christopher Hooten (9 May 2016). "Crazy Face: Misfits creator lands new E4 and Netflix drama about 'angst and exorcism'". Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  10. ^ http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/at-the-donmar/2016/one-night-in-miami#WqUpJgMAZiAMC0P8.97


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