Charles Mnene

Biography

Charles Mnene is a British film, television and stage actor. Mnene's television appearances include guest roles in The Bill, Holby City, Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class, with Julie Walters, plus several films and stage productions. His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael, which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005. He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes' feature film Chromophobia. In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award-winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo and in 2008's Fallout, written by Roy Williams, in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates. He has continued to appear in films, stage and television work, including Richard Jobson's New Town Killers, and in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives.

Most Known For

Scene of the Crime

as Ebi West

Misfits

as Derren

Misfits

as Youth

The Informer

as Midas Jones

Chromophobia

as Demetrios

Myths

as Orpheus

Young Wallander

as Bash

New Town Killers

as Sam

Shoot the Messenger

as Germal

7lives

as Ice

Macbeth

as Macduff

Honeytrap

as Gary

Ahead of the Class

as Carl

Riding with Sugar

as Joshua

The Knife That Killed Me

as Goddo

Exhale

as Joel