Ukweli Roach

Ukweli Roach (born September 1986)^[1] is an English actor, dancer, and choreographer,^[2] best known for playing the role of Jay in StreetDance 3D (2010), FBI psychiatrist Robert Borden, on the American television series Blindspot (2015–2020),^[3] and Tyrone Clark on the crime drama series Annika (2021–2022).^[4]

Ukweli Roach
Born	September 1986 Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
Occupation(s)	Actor, dancer, choreographer
Years active	2010–present

Career

Roach's film credits include: Venus & the Sun, StreetDance 3D, Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet, StreetDance: The Moves, One Day, Eternal Law. On television, Roach has appeared in Monroe, Starlings, Drifters, Silk, Grantchester, The Royals, Dickensian, Anatole in TV series Humans, Robert Borden, an FBI psychiatrist on Blindspot.

In 2018, Roach starred as Pete in the play Nightfall, which was staged at the Bridge Theatre, London.^[5] In 2019, he performed in a London production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, staged at the Young Vic.^[6][7]

In 2021, Roach starred as Tyrone Clark in the Alibi crime drama Annika;^[8] On being on the production, Roach shared to Scottish Field: "It was a great chance to play a type of character I had not been asked to portray before. I'd never done a police procedural or been part of a team before, so Annika was a really good challenge for me. It was also a chance to work with an amazing cast. Nick's scripts were wonderful, too. [...] [t]hey're quite hard-hitting, dark and gritty, but at the same time, they are light and warm."^[9] From 2023, Roach appears in Wolf.^[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	StreetDance 3D	Jay
	Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet	Tybalt	Video
	StreetDance: The Moves	Jay	Video
2011	One Day	Rapper
2021	Impressions: Ensign 7	—	Writer, director, producer

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Eternal Law	Tom Greening	6 episodes
	Monroe	Jacob Namobu	Episode: #2.6
2012–2013	Starlings	Reuben	12 episodes
2013	Drifters	Rick Henderson	Episode: "Friend Night Stand"
2014	Silk	Jordan Sinclair	Episode: #3.2
	Grantchester	Johnny Johnson	Series 1, 2 episodes
2015	The Royals	Marcus	9 episodes
	Dickensian	Sergeant George	Episode: #1.3
2015–2020	Blindspot	Robert Borden	Main cast (seasons 1 & 2), 28 episodes recurring (season 3), 2 episodes guest (seasons 4 & 5), 2 episodes
2018	Hard Sun	Will Benedetti	3 episodes
	Humans	Anatole	5 episodes
2021–2022	Annika	Tyrone Clarke	9 episodes
2022	The Midwich Cuckoos	Tom Cork	8 episodes
2023	Wolf	Jack Caffery	6 episodes[12]
2024	Big Mood	Jay	5 episodes
	Piglets	Mike	Main role[13]

References

1. "Ukweli Roach - Companies House". Gov.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
2. Berry, Kevin (20 April 2014). "Ukweli Roach: dancer and actor". The Stage. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
3. "Ukweli Roach". IMDb. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
4. Hibbs, James (20 May 2023). "Meet the cast of Annika". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
5. Trueman, Matt (8 May 2018). "Review: Nightfall (Bridge Theatre)". What's on Stage. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
6. Wood, Alex (9 January 2019). "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, Wild East and The Jumper Factory at the Young Vic casting announced". What's on Stage. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
7. "Interview with Ukweli Roach". Love London Love Culture. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
8. "Jamie Sives, Katie Leung and Ukweli Roach join crime drama Annika". Screen Scotland. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
9. Smith, Kenny (14 September 2021). "Jumping Into Freezing Loch Lomond Was Fun For Ukweli". Scottish Field. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
10. Cormack, Morgan (15 February 2023). "Wolf unveils first look at Ukweli Roach, Sacha Dhawan and Iwan Rheon". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
11. "BBC releases first look imagery for new crime thriller series Wolf". BBC. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
12. "BBC releases first look imagery for new crime thriller series Wolf". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
13. "Piglets". British Comedy Guide. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.

External links

• Ukweli Roach at IMDb