
Ukweli Roach
Birthday: 22 September 1986, Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Ukweli Raphael Roach
Ukweli was born in 1986. Brought up in Woolwich by an English mother and Guyanese father - his name means 'Truth' in Swahili, he applied for a law course at University but turned it down in ...Show More

[on The Wire (2002)] It's amazingly detailed - you don't get one case an episode, instead, they're s Show more
[on The Wire (2002)] It's amazingly detailed - you don't get one case an episode, instead, they're spread out over a whole season or more. It's also quite epic and Shakespearean, I think. There's this battle between good and evil but you like some of the drug dealers and you dislike some of the cops; everyone has redemption. It's so layered and the second time around, I'm noticing things that I didn't pick up on at first. Hide
[on Hustle (2004)] Adrian Lester was a big inspiration to me when I started acting but the whole cas Show more
[on Hustle (2004)] Adrian Lester was a big inspiration to me when I started acting but the whole cast are brilliant. It's produced by Kudos films and, like all their productions, it's slick, classy and smooth - it's very well done. Hide
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