Ansu Kabia

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Ansu Kabia
OccupationActor
Years active2005–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.

Career

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

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2013PatriarchFatherReggie Yates wrote and directed this 4-minute short film.[7]
2017Murder on the Orient ExpressPolice Captain (Newsreel)
2019Last ChristmasRufus
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & ShawUK Newsreader
2023The End We Start FromD
2024Back to BlackRaye
2025Snow WhiteHuntsman
TBA Yeti[8] Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005CasualtyKevin MellorEpisode: "Aftermath"
2006The BillDevon PowerEpisode: "A Rock and a Hard Place"
200810 Days to WarCharlieEpisode: "A Simple Private Matter"
2011London's BurningTelevision film
2012Wizards vs. AliensSecurity Man2 episodes
2014UtopiaSecurity GuardEpisode #2.6
2018The Long SongJames RichardsMiniseries; 2 episodes
2019World On FireEddie Knight5 episodes
2020I May Destroy YouDeraeEpisode: "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes"
2020–2025Miss Scarlet and The DukeMoses ValentineMain role (series 1–3); guest role (series 6); 19 episodes
2021The IrregularsJohn CooperEpisode: "Chapter Two: The Ghosts of 221B"
2022The SandmanRuthven Sykes2 episodes
2023For Her SinsTom Bryant3 episodes
2024Lucy & SaraBartholomewMiniseries; episode: "Suicide"
2025Death in ParadisePatrick AmbroseEpisode #14.4
2026PatienceJimmy BramsEpisode #2.1: "Vampire"

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre Notes
2013To Sir, With LoveRicky BraithwaiteOxford PlayhouseBased on the novel, To Sir, with Love.[9]
2016Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and JulietTybaltKenneth Branagh Theatre Company[10][11]

References

  1. "Ansu Kabia | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. "Ansu is proud to return classic story to war roots". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  3. Billington, Michael (11 September 2013). "To Sir, With Love – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. Fisher, Gillian (October 2013). "Ansu Kabia – interview - To Sir With Love". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  5. Cavendish, Dominic (16 September 2013). "Fifty years from page to stage - and still a hit". The Daily Telegraph. p. 29. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  6. Fisher, Gillian (October 2013). "E.R Braithwaite – interview -To Sir, With Love". Afridiziak Theatre News. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  7. Munday, Rob (14 October 2013). "Patriarch: A Short Film by Reggie Yates". Directors Notes. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. Chris Pine Faces the Alps’ Most Terrifying Predator in Yeti
  9. Fort, Hugh (21 November 2013). "To Sir With Love goes back to school in the 1940s". BerkshireLive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. "Ansu Kabia | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. Felperin, Leslie (26 May 2016). "'Romeo and Juliet': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 December 2022.