Arinze Kene
| Arinze Kene | |
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| Occupation | 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). His latest play, Little Baby Jesus at the Oval House, has been nominated for Best New Play in The Offies 2011. 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 2 "AN INTERVIEW WITH THE RISING PLAYWRIGHT AND ACTOR". Nigeriafilms.com. 12 April 2010.
- ↑ Ositelu, Tola (21 Sep 2010). "Arinze Kene Interview: It's The Choices You Make That Mark Your Destiny". Soul Culture. Soul Culture Media Ltd.
- ↑ "First Night Feature:Been So Long". Society of London Theatre. 18 Jan 2009.
- ↑ Williams, Karla (January 27, 2010). "An Interview with Rising Playwright and Actor". The New Black Magazine.
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (13 February 2011). "In Full: All About Soap Bubble nominations". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (12 April 2011). "'Enders Connor to appear in 'Hollyoaks'". Digital Spy. London: Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
- ↑ Christopher Hooten (9 May 2016). "Crazy Face: Misfits creator lands new E4 and Netflix drama about 'angst and exorcism'". Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ http://www.donmarwarehouse.com/whats-on/donmar-warehouse/at-the-donmar/2016/one-night-in-miami#WqUpJgMAZiAMC0P8.97