Quick Facts
Born:
1986-09-22
Birthplace:
Derby, England
Credits:
16 Total Roles
Ukweli Roach
Acting
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Biography
Training
Ukweli Roach trained at RADA.
Theatre
For the National Theatre: Bacchae
Other theatre includes: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida; Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Young Vic; Nightfall at the Bridge; 5, 6, 7, 8 (Rough Cuts) at the Royal Court; and Romeo and Juliet and Helen at Shakespeare’s Globe
TV
Piglets, Big Mood, Wolf, Annika, The Midwich Cuckcoos, Humans (season three), Hard Sun, Blindspot, Dickensian, The Royals, Grantchester, Silk (season three), Drifters, Starlings, Monroe (season two) and Eternal Law
Film
One Day, Venus and the Sun and StreetDance 3D
(Published September 2025)
Ukweli Roach trained at RADA.
Theatre
For the National Theatre: Bacchae
Other theatre includes: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Almeida; Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train at the Young Vic; Nightfall at the Bridge; 5, 6, 7, 8 (Rough Cuts) at the Royal Court; and Romeo and Juliet and Helen at Shakespeare’s Globe
TV
Piglets, Big Mood, Wolf, Annika, The Midwich Cuckcoos, Humans (season three), Hard Sun, Blindspot, Dickensian, The Royals, Grantchester, Silk (season three), Drifters, Starlings, Monroe (season two) and Eternal Law
Film
One Day, Venus and the Sun and StreetDance 3D
(Published September 2025)
Known For
One Day
Rapper
Blindspot
Robert Borden
Humans
Anatole
StreetDance 3D
Jay
Death in Paradise
Archie Garwood
Grantchester
Johnny Johnson
The Midwich Cuckoos
Sam Clyde
Annika
DS Tyrone Clarke
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Theatre Live: Bacchae MOVIE | Dionysos |
| 2024 | Piglets TV | Sergeant Mike Gunn |
| 2023 | Wolf TV | Jack Caffery |
| 2022 | The Midwich Cuckoos TV | Sam Clyde |
| 2021 | Annika TV | DS Tyrone Clarke |
| 2015 | Blindspot TV | Robert Borden |
| 2015 | Humans TV | Anatole |
| 2014 | Grantchester TV | Johnny Johnson |
| 2012 | Starlings TV | Self |
| 2012 | Eternal Law TV | Thomas (Tom) Greening |