Nyasha Hatendi

Zimbabwean-American actor (b. 1981)

  • David Hatendi (father)

Nyasha Hatendi[pronunciation?] (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer.

Early life and education

Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe[1] before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2001 Emil and the Detectives Production assistant [2]
2006 The Good Shepherd Thomas Lumumba Uncredited [2]
2007 Birds and Bees Short; producer [2]
2007 And the Woods Fell Silent Again Mr. Shingles Short [2]
2007 The Three Dumas Narrator, Christophe [2]
2008 Love Is Rare Short; producer [2]
2010 The Ghost Writer Josh [2]
2012 The Comedian Actor [2]
2013 To Leech Stewart Short [2]
2013 The Busker & the Coin Associate producer [2]
2013 Magpie Ike Short; also producer [2]
2014 Centurion Resurrection Short; producer [2]
2015 Narcopolis Aldiss [2]
2018 The Front Runner Roy Valentine
2018 Replicas Scott
2021 Swan Song Andre
2023 Genie Pete

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Holby City Craig Miller Episode: "7 Days Later" [3]
2008 Clive Hole Clayton TV movie [2]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Doctor Sibenke Episode: "Poison" [4]
2010 Silent Witness Alex Webb 2 episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II" [3]
2010 Blood and Oil Noel Ijeoma TV movie [2]
2011 Law & Order: UK Jermaine Smart Episode: "Deal" [4]
2011 Garrow's Law Hubert Nicholson Series 3, episode 4 [4]
2011 Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me Doctor David TV movie [3]
2012 Above Suspicion Daniel Edwards Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" [4]
2012 Strike Back Christian Lucas Episode: "Strike Back: Vengeance" [3]
2014 W1A Reporter Series 1, episode 2 [2]
2015–2018 Casual Leon Main role [2]
2017 King Charles III Paul TV movie
2018 Squinters Davis 6 episodes
2018 Black Earth Rising Godwin Hall 2 episodes
2018 Into the Dark Wilson Clowes Episode: "Pooka!"
2020 SpongeBob SquarePants Hieronymus Glove (voice) Episode: "Escape from Beneath Glove World" [2]
2020–present Alex Rider Smithers Main role [2]
2021 Made for Love Keegan James Episode: "I Want This Thing Out of My Head" [2]
2023 Hunters Oliver Frankel Episode: "The Trial of Adolf Hitler" [2]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Baruti Maphane Voice [2]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Jaal Ama Darav Voice

Radio

Year Title Role(s) Director Notes Ref.
2008 Paid Servant Hardwick Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [5]
2008 Dickens Confidential Various Various BBC Radio 4 [5]
2008 The Way We Live Right Now Paul Montague Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 [6]
2008 The Incomparable Witness George Sasha Yevtushenko BBC Radio 4 [7]
2008 Shredder Adam Jane Morgan BBC Radio 4 [8]
2008 Listen to the Words Derek Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [9]
2008 Piper Alpha Various Toby Swift BBC Radio 3 [10]
2008 The Portrait of a Lady Edward Rosier Tracey Neale BBC Radio 4 [11]
2008 I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse Various Sam Hoyle BBC Radio 4 [12]
2008 One Chord Wonders: Television's Over Town Clerk Toby Swift [13]
2008 The Black Sheep Baruch Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 [14]
2008 Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker Various Marc Beeby BBC Radio 4 [15]
2008 The Dig Reid Moir Jeremy Mortimer BBC Radio 4 [14]
2008 Old Peter's Russian Tales Ivan Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 4 [16]
2009 Scoop Paleologue Sally Avens [17]
2009 Safety Catch Julius (Oxfam Speaker) Dawn Ellis BBC Radio 4 [18]
2009 Statement of Regret Idrissa Alison Hindell BBC Radio 4 [19]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built Phudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [20]
2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of Beds Phudi Radiputi Eilidh McCreadie BBC Radio 4 [21]
2010 The Postman of Good Hope Grub Sally Avens BBC Radio 4 [22]
2010 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked Lady Joe Bosilong Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [23]
2010 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing for Ladies Boatman Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [24]
2011 The Wire Dylan Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 3 [25]
2011 Brian Gulliver's Travels Juror Steven Canny [26]
2011 The Lost World Maple White Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 [27]
2011 The Secret Grief Stowaway Sally Avens BBC Radio 3 [28]
2011 Leverage Jamie Sasha Yevtushenko [29]
2011 The Flood Bootsey Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [30]
2011 Samson and Delilah Gary Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [31]
2011 David and Goliath Jase Jessica Dromgoole BBC Radio 3 [32]
2011 The Mauritius Command Midshipman George Johnson Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 [33]
2011 Ten Lessons in Love Young David James Robinson BBC Radio 4 [34]
2011 Plantagenet: Series 2 John Hesselrig Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer [35]
2011 Hearing Voices David Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 [36]
2011 Serious Money TK, Nigel Ajibala Emma Harding BBC Radio 3 [37]
2011 The Porlock Poisoner Samuel Gondo Dirk Maggs BBC World Service [38]
2011 Saint Joan Brother Martin Ladvenu, Gilles De Rais aka Bluebeard Jonquil Panting BBC Radio 4 [39]
2011 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just Glimpsed Mr Moeti Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [40]
2011 The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Mr Moeti Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [41]
2011 Why Is the Sky So Blue? Mr. Kachingwe Marion Nancarrow [42]
2012 Sport and the British Reader Garth Brameld BBC Radio 4 [43]
2012 Dickens in London Augustus Minns BBC Radio 4 [44]
2012 Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own Game Reader Garth Brameld BBC Radio 4 [45]
2012 The Strand Archive Reader Gemma Jenkins BBC World Service [46]
2012 Crisis Vincent Sara Davies BBC Radio 4 [47]
2013 The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection Lawyer Gaynor Macfarlane BBC Radio 4 [48]
2013 Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters Nurse Farhan Nick Walker BBC Radio 4 [49]
2015 The Cactus Flower Tendai Marion Nancarrow BBC World Service [50]
2015 30 Eggs Egg Vendor Gemma McMullan BBC Radio 4 [51]

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre(s) Ref.
2000 Yonadab King David Bedlam Theatre [52]
2000 American Buffalo Bobby Bedlam Theatre [52]
2000 Kassandra Private Brutal Edinburgh Festival [52]
2000 The Actor's Nightmare David Garrick Bedlam Theatre [52]
2000 Dr. Faustus Lucifer Bedlam Theatre [52]
2005 As You Like It Silvius Theatre Royal, Bath
Peter Hall Company
[52]
2006 The Winter's Tale Mariner Royal Shakespeare Company [52]
2006 Pericles Thaliard Royal Shakespeare Company [52]
2006 Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged on the Floor Dog New Federal Theatre [52]
2007 The Brothers Size Ogun ATC
Young Vic
[52]
2008 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Givola Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) [52]
2010 11 and 12 Mokthar Theatre Bouffe Du Nord [52]
2010 The Ark The Policeman Arcola Theatre [52]
2013 The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and His Sexy Wife Chipo Specimen Tricycle Theatre [53]
2014 King Charles III Sir Gordon, Nick, Spencer Almeida Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre
Broadway
[54]

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Outcome
2006 AUDELCO Awards Best Ensemble Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor Won

See also

Portals:
  •  Film
  •  Radio
  • icon Television
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  • icon Theatre

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