Nyasha Hatendi

Nyasha Hatendi
Born	Nyasha Hatendi 14 September 1981 Washington, D.C., United States of America
Residence	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Citizenship	British
Education	Peterhouse Boys' School Eton College
Alma mater	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actor producer
Years active	1999–present
Parents	David Hatendi (father) Angelina Hatendi (mother)
Relatives	Natasha Hatendi (sister) Sarayi Hatendi (brother)

Nyasha Hatendi (pronunciation: /ˈnjɑːʃɑː ˈhɑːtɛ.ndɪ/ from Shona [nyasha hatendi]; born 14 September 1981) is an American actor, and producer.

Early life and education

Nyasha Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C., US to the late David Hatendi, a Zimbabwean banker and Rhodes Scholar,^[1] and Angelina Hatendi (née Musewe). Born in Washington, D.C., Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe.^[2] He attended Peterhouse Boys' School, an independent boarding school in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe for four years before moving to England where he finished his secondary education at Eton College, a renowned independent boarding school for boys in the town of Eton, Berkshire where he was in the same year group as Eddie Redmayne and Prince William. Hatendi spoke of Eton saying "Drama was already inside me, Eton was what brought it out,".^[3]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2001	Emil and the Detectives	Production Assistant		[4]
2006	The Good Shepherd	Thomas Lumumba	Uncredited	[4]
2007	Birds and Bees	Producer		[4]
2007	And the Woods Fell Silent Again	Mr. Shingles		[4]
2007	The Three Dumas	Narrator / Christophe		[4]
2008	Love is Rare	Producer		[4]
2010	The Ghost Writer	Josh		[4]
2012	The Comedian	Actor		[4]
2013	To Leech	Stewart		[4]
2013	The Busker & the Coin	Associate Producer		[4]
2013	Magpie	Ike / Producer		[4]
2014	Centurion Resurrection	Producer		[4]
2015	Narcopolis	Aldiss		[4]
2017	Replicas		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005	Holby City	Craig Miller	Episode: "7 Days Later"	[5]
2008	Clive Hole	Clayton	TV Movie	[4]
2009	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Doctor Sibenke	Episode: "Poison"	[6]
2010	Silent Witness	Alex Webb	2 episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II"	[5]
2010	Blood and Oil	Noel Ijeoma	TV Movie	[4]
2011	Law & Order: UK	Jermaine Smart	Episode: "Deal"	[6]
2011	Garrow's Law	Hubert Nicholson	Episode 4, Series 3	[6]
2011	Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me	Doctor David	TV Movie	[5]
2012	Above Suspicion	Daniel Edwards	Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1"	[6]
2012	Strike Back	Christian Lucas	Episode: Episode 9, Strike Back: Vengeance	[5]
2014	W1A	Reporter	Episode 2, Series 1	[4]
2015—	Casual	Leon	Main character	[4]

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey	Baruti Maphane	Voice	[4]

Radio

Year	Title	Role(s)	Director	Notes	Ref.
2008	Paid Servant	Hardwick	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 4	[7]
2008	Dickens Confidential	Various	Various	BBC Radio 4	[7]
2008	The Way We Live Right Now	Paul Montague	Jonquil Panting	BBC Radio 4	[8]
2008	The Incomparable Witness	George	Sasha Yevtushenko	BBC Radio 4	[9]
2008	Shredder	Adam	Jane Morgan	BBC Radio 4	[10]
2008	Listen to the Words	Derek	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 4	[11]
2008	Piper Alpha	Various	Toby Swift	BBC Radio 3	[12]
2008	The Portrait of a Lady	Edward Rosier	Tracey Neale	BBC Radio 4	[13]
2008	I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse	Various	Sam Hoyle	BBC Radio 4	[14]
2008	One Chord Wonders: Television's Over	Town Clerk	Toby Swift	[15]
2008	The Black Sheep	Baruch	Bruce Young	BBC Radio 4	[16]
2008	Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker	Various	Marc Beeby	BBC Radio 4	[17]
2008	The Dig	Reid Moir	Jeremy Mortimer	BBC Radio 4	[16]
2008	Old Peter's Russian Tales	Ivan	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 4	[18]
2009	Scoop	Paleologue	Sally Avens	[19]
2009	Safety Catch	Julius (Oxfam Speaker)	Dawn Ellis	BBC Radio 4	[20]
2009	Statement of Regret	Idrissa	Alison Hindell	BBC Radio 4	[21]
2009	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built	Phudi Radiputi	Eilidh McCreadie	BBC Radio 4	[22]
2009	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of Beds	Phudi Radiputi	Eilidh McCreadie	BBC Radio 4	[23]
2010	The Postman of Good Hope	Grub	Sally Avens	BBC Radio 4	[24]
2010	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked Lady	Joe Bosilong	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4	[25]
2010	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing For Ladies	Boatman	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4	[26]
2011	The Wire	Dylan	Jonquil Panting	BBC Radio 3	[27]
2011	Brian Gulliver's Travels	Juror	Steven Canny	[28]
2011	The Lost World	Maple White	Marilyn Imrie	BBC Radio 4	[29]
2011	The Secret Grief	Stowaway	Sally Avens	BBC Radio 3	[30]
2011	Leverage	Jamie	Sasha Yevtushenko	[31]
2011	The Flood	Bootsey	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 3	[32]
2011	Samson and Delilah	Gary	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 3	[33]
2011	David and Goliath	Jase	Jessica Dromgoole	BBC Radio 3	[34]
2011	The Mauritius Command	Midshipman George Johnson	Bruce Young	BBC Radio 4	[35]
2011	Ten Lessons In Love	Young David	James Robinson	BBC Radio 4	[36]
2011	Plantagenet: Series 2	John Hesselrig	Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer	[37]
2011	Hearing Voices	David	Eoin O'Callaghan	BBC Radio 4	[38]
2011	Serious Money	TK / Nigel Ajibala	Emma Harding	BBC Radio 3	[39]
2011	The Porlock Poisoner	Samuel Gondo	Dirk Maggs	BBC World Service	[40]
2011	Saint Joan	Brother Martin Ladvenu / Gilles De Rais aka Bluebeard	Jonquil Panting	BBC Radio 4	[41]
2011	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just Glimpsed	Mr Moeti	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4	[42]
2011	The Saturday Big Tent Wedding	Mr Moeti	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4	[43]
2011	Why Is The Sky So Blue?	Mr. Kachingwe	Marion Nancarrow	[44]
2012	Sport and the British	Reader	Garth Brameld	BBC Radio 4	[45]
2012	Dickens in London	Augustus Minns	BBC Radio 4	[46]
2012	Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own Game	Reader	Garth Brameld	BBC Radio 4	[47]
2012	The Strand Archive	Reader	Gemma Jenkins	BBC World Service	[48]
2012	Crisis	Vincent	Sara Davies	BBC Radio 4	[49]
2013	The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection	Lawyer	Gaynor Macfarlane	BBC Radio 4	[50]
2013	Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters	Nurse Farhan	Nick Walker	BBC Radio 4	[51]
2015	The Cactus Flower	Tendai	Marion Nancarrow	BBC World Service	[52]
2015	30 Eggs	Egg Vendor	Gemma McMullan	BBC Radio 4	[53]

Performances

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre(s)	Ref.
2000	Yonadab	King David	Bedlam Theatre	[54]
2000	American Buffalo	Bobby	Bedlam Theatre	[54]
2000	Kassandra	Private Brutal	Eton College Edinburgh Festival	[54]
2000	The Actor's Nightmare	David Garrick	Bedlam Theatre	[54]
2000	Dr Faustus	Lucifer	Bedlam Theatre	[54]
2005	As You Like It	Silvius	Theatre Royal, Bath Peter Hall Company	[54]
2006	The Winter's Tale	Mariner	Royal Shakespeare Company	[54]
2006	Pericles	Thailart	Royal Shakespeare Company	[54]
2006	Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor	Dog	New Federal Theatre	[54]
2007	The Brothers Size	Ogun	ATC Young Vic	[54]
2008	The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui	Givola	Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)	[54]
2010	11 and 12	Mokthar	Theatre Bouffe Du Nord	[54]
2010	The Ark	The Policeman	Arcola Theatre	[54]
2013	The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and his Sexy Wife Chipo	Specimen	Tricycle Theatre	[55]
2014	King Charles III (play)	Sir Gordon / Nick / Spencer	Almeida Theatre Wyndham's Theatre Broadway	[56]

Awards and nominations

Year	Awards	Category	Nominee/Work	Outcome
2006	AUDELCO Awards	Best Ensemble	Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor	Won
2008	Laurence Olivier Award	Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre	The Brothers Size	Nominated

See also

• List of African-American actors

References

1. "Celebrating David Hatendi's 'special gift for fun and friendship' – The Rhodes Scholarships". The Rhodes Scholarships. The Rhodes Trust. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2016. Speaking during refreshments at Rhodes House after the service, Nyasha Hatendi spoke of the love his father had for the people who had gathered today, a bond of affection and regard obviously warmly reciprocated.
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3. Neicho, Joshua (20 February 2015). "Why Eton produces so many top actors like Eddie Redmayne". London Evening Standard. London Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 July 2016. Nyasha Hatendi, who arrived in Redmayne's year from Zimbabwe aged 16 and appeared most recently in Mike Bartlett's King Charles III, names playwright housemaster Angus Graham-Campbell, an influential 1968-ish figure for generations of Etonians, including Hugh Laurie.
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8. "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, The Way we Live Right Now, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
9. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Nichola McAuliffe - The Incomparable Witness". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
10. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Shredder". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
11. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Listen to the Words". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
12. "BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Piper Alpha". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
13. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Portrait of a Lady, Deceit". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
14. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
15. "BBC Radio 4 - Friday Drama, One Chord Wonders, Television's Over". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
16. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Honoré de Balzac - The Black Sheep, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
17. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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20. "Safety Catch Series 2, Episode 3 : If A Job's Not Worth Doing - British Comedy Guide". British Comedy Guide. British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
21. "BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Statement of Regret". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
22. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Tea Time for the Traditionally Built". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
23. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Seller of Beds". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
24. "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, The Postman of Good Hope, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
25. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, An Exceptionally Wicked Lady". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
26. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Canoeing for Ladies". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
27. "BBC Radio 3 - The Wire, The Wall". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
28. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Brian Gulliver's Travels, Series 1, Gelbetia". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
29. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Arthur Conan Doyle - The Lost World, A Bridge to the Unknown". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
30. "BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, The Secret Grief". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
31. "BBC Radio 4 - Friday Drama, Leverage". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
32. "BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Mystery Plays, The Flood, by Lin Coghlan". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
33. "BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Mystery Plays, Samson and Delilah, by Katie Hims". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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35. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Patrick O'Brian - The Mauritius Command, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
36. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Ten Lessons in Love". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
37. "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Plantagenet: Series 2, Edward I - Old Soldiers". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
38. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, Jimmy McAleavey - Hearing Voices". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
39. "BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Serious Money". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
40. "BBC World Drama - The Porlock Poisoner". The Beebotron. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
41. "BBC Radio 3 - Drama on 3, Saint Joan, by George Bernard Shaw". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
42. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, A Late Van Just Glimpsed". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
43. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
44. "BBC World Service - BBC World Drama, Why Is The Sky So Blue?". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
45. "BBC Radio 4 - Sport and the British, The Formal Empire". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
46. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - 15 Minute Drama, Dickens in London, Boz". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
47. "BBC Radio 4 - Sport and the British, Beating Us at Our Own Game". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
48. "BBC World Service - The Strand Archive, 12/03/2012". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
49. "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Crisis, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
50. "BBC Radio 4 - Afternoon Drama, No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
51. "BBC Radio 4 - Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart, Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
52. "BBC World Service - BBC World Drama, The Cactus Flowers". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
53. "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, 30 Eggs, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
54. "Nyasha Hatendi - The British Blacklist". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
55. Feay, Suzi (6 August 2013). "The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and his Sexy Wife Chipo, Tricycle Theatre, London – review — FT.com". Financial Times. The Financial Times Ltd. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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External links

• Nyasha Hatendi at the Internet Movie Database
• Nyasha Hatendi at Rotten Tomatoes
• Nyasha Hatendi on Twitter