Colette Dalal Tchantcho is an actress and theatre maker based in the United Kingdom. She is known for her roles in the Sky Atlantic series Domina (2021) and the Starz series Dangerous Liaisons (2022).
Colette Dalal Tchantcho | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kuwait |
| Other names | Colette Tchantcho |
| Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, theatre maker |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
editTchantcho was born in Kuwait to a Cameroonian father from Bangangté and a Kuwaiti mother from a Sunni family.[1] She attended the British School in Kuwait (BSK). She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) in 2011.[2][3][4]
Career
editTchantcho made her television debut in 2018 with guest appearances in the BBC One medical soap opera Doctors and the BBC Four documentary series Arena. She also played Orsino in Twelfth Night at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and the Bristol Old Vic and toured Scotland with Eddie and the Slumber Girls.[5][6] The following year, she played Véa in an episode of the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher.
In 2021, Tchantcho began starring as Antigone in the British-Italian Sky Atlantic and Sky Italia historical drama Domina, set in Ancient Rome and centred around Livia Drusilla (Kasia Smutniak).[7] That same year, Tchantcho was cast as Ondine, Vicomtesse de Valmont in the Starz adaptation of Dangerous Liaisons,[8] which premiered in November 2022.[9] She had performed Les Liaisons Dangereuses before during her time at LIPA.[10] She is currently developing a one-woman stage show titled Dreamer.[11] She is also featured in the Paramount+ series No Escape.[12]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Doctors | Joyce Langoya | Episode: "Suffer the Children" |
| Arena | Alexa | Episode: "Make Me Up!" | |
| 2019 | The Witcher | Véa | Episode: "Rare Species" |
| 2020 | I Am Mary | Mary | Short film |
| 2021 | Domina | Antigone | Main role |
| Baba | Fatima | Short film | |
| 2022 | Dangerous Liaisons | Ondine de Valmont | Main role |
| 2023 | No Escape | Shell |
Stage
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Slave: A Question of Freedom | Nanu / Various | Unity Theatre, Liverpool / Riverside Studios, London[13] |
| 2012 | After the Rainfall | Watford Palace Theatre, Watford Co-devisor | |
| 2016 | Crazy God | Hamlet | Polish Theatre, Wrocław |
| 2018 | Eddie and the Slumber Sisters | Augusta | Scotland tour |
| Twelfth Night | Orsino | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh / Bristol Old Vic, Bristol |
References
edit- ^ "Colette Dalal Tchantcho, Actor and Theatre Maker: Of Liminality and Beyond, the Black-Kuwaiti Specific Story". Kaleejesque. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Adams, Mark (24 March 2021). "Kuwaiti/Cameroonian actress Colette Dalal Tchantcho stars in new TV series 'Domina'". MIME. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "A New Look at Ancient Rome". LIPA. 1 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Colette-Dalal Tchantcho: A Talk with the Artistic Director and Actress". StudenTalk: 42. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Wood, Alex (24 July 2018). "Bristol Old Vic and Edinburgh Lyceum announce casts for Touching the Void and Twelfth Night". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Brown, Mark (6 May 2018). "Theatre review: Eddie and the Slumber Sisters". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Mitchell, Tamika (2 April 2021). "Alex Lanipekun & Colette Dalal Tchantcho cast in Sky original drama 'Domina'". The British Black List. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ Petski, Denise (16 June 2021). "'Dangerous Liaisons': Lesley Manville, Carice Van Houten, Paloma Faith, Michael McElhatton, Kosar Ali, 9 More Cast In Starz Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Hullender, Tatiana (5 November 2022). "Dangerous Liaisons' Colette Dalal Tchantcho Dishes On Valmont's Stepmother". Screen Rant. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ Jones, Catherine (29 May 2010). "REVIEW: Lipa students present Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Unity theatre". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Creating While Black". Shubbak. 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (7 April 2022). "BBC Three Acquires HBO Max Show 'FBoy Island' – Global Bulletin". Variety. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "Slave: A Question of Freedom". Feelgood Theatre Productions. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
External links
edit- Colette Dalal Tchantcho at IMDb
- Colette Dalal Tchantcho at Independent Talent