Ansu Kabia
Ansu Kabia | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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.
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.
