Ansu Kabia is a British actor. He attended the Drama Centre London and was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company Ensemble.[1] He is best known for his starring role in the British period detective series Miss Scarlet and The Duke as the character Moses.
Ansu Kabia | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early in his career, Kabia starred in the live production of To Sir, With Love, based on E. R. Braithwaite's autographical novel.[2] The 2013 play was adapted by Ayub Khan Din and directed by Mark Babych. Kabia received a positive review from theater critic Michael Billington: "Ansu Kabia is ... outstanding as Ricky. He shows a faintly patrician figure slowly unbending before the less privileged without ever losing his dignity."[3] This was the first time To Sir, With Love was produced as a live performance.[4][5] E. R. Braithwaite attended the play and called Kabia's performance of Ricky Braithwaite "excellent".[6]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Patriarch | Father | Reggie Yates wrote and directed this 4-minute short film.[7] |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express | Police Captain (Newsreel) | |
| 2019 | Last Christmas | Rufus | |
| Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | UK Newsreader | ||
| 2023 | The End We Start From | D | |
| 2024 | Back to Black | Raye | |
| 2025 | Snow White | Huntsman | Post-production |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Casualty | Kevin Mellor | Episode: "Aftermath" |
| 2006 | The Bill | Devon Power | Episode: "A Rock and a Hard Place" |
| 2008 | 10 Days to War | Charlie | Episode: "A Simple Private Matter" |
| 2011 | London's Burning | Television film | |
| 2012 | Wizards vs. Aliens | Security Man | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Utopia | Security Guard | Episode #2.6 |
| 2018 | The Long Song | James Richards | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | World On Fire | Eddie Knight | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You | Derae | Episode: "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes" |
| 2020–2022 | Miss Scarlet and The Duke | Moses | Main role; 17 episodes |
| 2021 | The Irregulars | John Cooper | Episode: "Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B" |
| 2022 | The Sandman | Ruthven Sykes | 2 episodes |
| 2023 | For Her Sins | Tom Bryant | 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Lucy & Sara | Bartholomew | Miniseries; episode: "Suicide" |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Theatre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | To Sir, With Love | Ricky Braithwaite | Oxford Playhouse | Based on the novel, To Sir, with Love.[8] |
| 2016 | Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet | Tybalt | Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company | [9][10] |
References
edit- ^ "Ansu Kabia | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Ansu is proud to return classic story to war roots". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Billington, Michael (11 September 2013). "To Sir, With Love – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Gillian (October 2013). "Ansu Kabia – interview - To Sir With Love". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Cavendish, Dominic (16 September 2013). "Fifty years from page to stage - and still a hit". The Daily Telegraph. Newspaper.com. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Gillian (October 2013). "E.R Braithwaite – interview -To Sir, With Love". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Munday, Rob (14 October 2013). "Patriarch: A Short Film by Reggie Yates". Directors Notes. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Fort, Hugh (21 November 2013). "To Sir With Love goes back to school in the 1940s". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Ansu Kabia | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Felperin, Leslie (26 May 2016). "'Romeo and Juliet': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2022.