Nyasha Hatendi

Nyasha Hatendi
Born Nyasha Hatendi
(1981-09-14) 14 September 1981
Washington, D.C., United States of America
Residence Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Citizenship British
Education
Alma mater Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active 1999–present
Parents
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

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.
  2. ↑ "Nyasha Hatendi – Biography – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Nyasha Hatendi - IMDbPro". IMDbPro. IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2016. (subscription required (help)).
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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. 1 2 "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.
  18. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Old Peter's Russian Tales, Salt". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Classic Serial, Scoop, Episode 1". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  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.
  34. ↑ "BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, New Mystery Plays, David and Goliath, by Roy Williams". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "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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