Charles Mnene (born 11 December 1985)[1] 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,[2] plus several films and stage productions.
[3] His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael,[4] which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005.
[7][8] In 2006, Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA award-winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo[3] and in 2008's Fallout, written by Roy Williams, in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates.
[9] 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.