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Malachi Kirby is a British actor and writer. He gained prominence through his roles in the 2016 Roots remake and the Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire". He won a BAFTA for his performance in Small Axe: Mangrove (2020).
Malachi Kirby was born on 20 September 1989 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Curfew (2019), Devils (2020) and Roots (2016).
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Malachi Kirby was born on September 20, 1989 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Curfew (2019), Devils (2020) and Roots (2016).
- September 20, 1989
Malachi Kirby is a British actor and writer. He gained prominence through his roles in the 2016 Roots remake and the Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire". He won a BAFTA for his performance in Small Axe: Mangrove (2020).
- He’s from London and he’s been acting for years. Kirby is second generation Jamaican and hails from South London. After beginning his acting career with bit parts when he was still a teenager, Kirby is best known for his recent roles on the U.K.
- He first watched Roots on videotapes that were a gift from his mom. “I was 22 when my mother gave me the original box set of Rootsand she said ‘I want you to watch this.’ ”
- When he got the part, he kept the news a secret. “After my agent called and told me I got the part, I didn’t tell my mom for a while,” he says. “I think not until the day I packed my bags.
- He was handpicked by original star LeVar Burton for the role and the two met for the first time on set in South Africa. “It felt like a movie. LeVar came through these two mud huts, and I saw someone walking towards me that had walked the steps I was about to walk,” says Kirby of the executive producer and mentor.
Nov 13, 2020 · But who is is Malachi Kirby, the actor playing Darcus Howe and where have you seen him before? Thirty-one-year-old Kirby is arguably best known for landing the leading role of Kunta Kinte...
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May 31, 2016 · Roots, particularly in its first hour but throughout the eight-hour series, is built on a dazzling, star-making turn from Malachi Kirby, and his performance should not be missed.
