# Nyasha Hatendi

Nyasha Hatendi (born 14 September 1981) is a Zimbabwean-British-American actor, director, writer and producer.

## Early life and education

Hatendi was born on 14 September 1981 in Washington, D.C. Hatendi grew up in three countries: the United States, the United Kingdom and Zimbabwe before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001 | Emil and the Detectives | | Production assistant |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Thomas Lumumba | Uncredited |
| 2007 | Birds and Bees | | Short; producer |
| 2007 | And the Woods Fell Silent Again | Mr. Shingles | Short |
| 2007 | The Three Dumas | Narrator, Christophe | |
| 2008 | Love Is Rare | | Short; producer |
| 2010 | The Ghost Writer | Josh | |
| 2012 | The Comedian | Actor | |
| 2013 | To Leech | Stewart | Short |
| 2013 | The Busker & the Coin | | Associate producer |
| 2013 | Magpie | Ike | Short; also producer |
| 2014 | Centurion Resurrection | | Short; producer |
| 2015 | Narcopolis | Aldiss | |
| 2018 | The Front Runner | Roy Valentine | |
| 2018 | Replicas | Scott | |
| 2021 | Swan Song | Andre | |
| 2023 | Genie | Pete | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Holby City | Craig Miller | Episode: "7 Days Later" |
| 2008 | Clive Hole | Clayton | TV movie |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Doctor Sibenke | Episode: "Poison" |
| 2010 | Silent Witness | Alex Webb | 2 episodes: "Run: Part I" and "Run: Part II" |
| 2010 | Blood and Oil | Noel Ijeoma | TV movie |
| 2011 | Law & Order: UK | Jermaine Smart | Episode: "Deal" |
| 2011 | Garrow's Law | Hubert Nicholson | Series 3, episode 4 |
| 2011 | Fast Freddie, the Widow and Me | Doctor David | TV movie |
| 2012 | Above Suspicion | Daniel Edwards | Episode: "Silent Scream: Part 1" |
| 2012 | Strike Back | Christian Lucas | Episode: "Strike Back: Vengeance" |
| 2014 | W1A | Reporter | Series 1, episode 2 |
| 2015–2018 | Casual | Leon | Main role |
| 2017 | King Charles III | Paul | TV movie |
| 2018 | Squinters | Davis | 6 episodes |
| 2018 | Black Earth Rising | Godwin Hall | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Into the Dark | Wilson Clowes | Episode: "Pooka!" |
| 2020 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Hieronymus Glove (voice) | Episode: "Escape from Beneath Glove World" |
| 2020–2024 | Alex Rider | Smithers | Main role |
| 2021 | Made for Love | Keegan James | Episode: "I Want This Thing Out of My Head" |
| 2023 | Hunters | Oliver Frankel | Episode: "The Trial of Adolf Hitler" |
| TBA | The Seven Dials Mystery | Dr. Cyril Matip | Filming |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2014 | Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey | Baruti Maphane | Voice | |
| 2017 | Mass Effect: Andromeda | Jaal Ama Darav | Voice | |

### Radio

| Year | Title | Role(s) | Director | Notes |
| 2008 | Paid Servant | Hardwick | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Dickens Confidential | Various | Various | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | The Way We Live Right Now | Paul Montague | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | The Incomparable Witness | George | Sasha Yevtushenko | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Shredder | Adam | Jane Morgan | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Listen to the Words | Derek | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Piper Alpha | Various | Toby Swift | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2008 | The Portrait of a Lady | Edward Rosier | Tracey Neale | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | I Wish to Apologise for My Part in the Apocalypse | Various | Sam Hoyle | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | One Chord Wonders: Television's Over | Town Clerk | Toby Swift | |
| 2008 | The Black Sheep | Baruch | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker | Various | Marc Beeby | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | The Dig | Reid Moir | Jeremy Mortimer | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2008 | Old Peter's Russian Tales | Ivan | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009 | Scoop | Paleologue | Sally Avens | |
| 2009 | Safety Catch | Julius (Oxfam Speaker) | Dawn Ellis | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009 | Statement of Regret | Idrissa | Alison Hindell | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Tea Time for the Traditionally Built | Phudi Radiputi | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: The Seller of Beds | Phudi Radiputi | Eilidh McCreadie | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | The Postman of Good Hope | Grub | Sally Avens | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: An Exceptionally Wicked Lady | Joe Bosilong | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2010 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Canoeing for Ladies | Boatman | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | The Wire | Dylan | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | Brian Gulliver's Travels | Juror | Steven Canny | |
| 2011 | The Lost World | Maple White | Marilyn Imrie | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | The Secret Grief | Stowaway | Sally Avens | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | Leverage | Jamie | Sasha Yevtushenko | |
| 2011 | The Flood | Bootsey | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | Samson and Delilah | Gary | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | David and Goliath | Jase | Jessica Dromgoole | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | The Mauritius Command | Midshipman George Johnson | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Ten Lessons in Love | Young David | James Robinson | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Plantagenet: Series 2 | John Hesselrig | Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer | |
| 2011 | Hearing Voices | David | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Serious Money | TK, Nigel Ajibala | Emma Harding | BBC Radio 3 |
| 2011 | The Porlock Poisoner | Samuel Gondo | Dirk Maggs | BBC World Service |
| 2011 | Saint Joan | Brother Martin Ladvenu, Gilles De Rais aka Bluebeard | Jonquil Panting | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: A Late Van Just Glimpsed | Mr Moeti | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | The Saturday Big Tent Wedding | Mr Moeti | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2011 | Why Is the Sky So Blue? | Mr. Kachingwe | Marion Nancarrow | |
| 2012 | Sport and the British | Reader | Garth Brameld | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2012 | Dickens in London | Augustus Minns | BBC Radio 4 | |
| 2012 | Sport and the British: Beating Us at Our Own Game | Reader | Garth Brameld | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2012 | The Strand Archive | Reader | Gemma Jenkins | BBC World Service |
| 2012 | Crisis | Vincent | Sara Davies | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2013 | The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection | Lawyer | Gaynor Macfarlane | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2013 | Richard Tyrone Jones's Big Heart: Of Coke Dealers and Cardioverters | Nurse Farhan | Nick Walker | BBC Radio 4 |
| 2015 | The Cactus Flower | Tendai | Marion Nancarrow | BBC World Service |
| 2015 | 30 Eggs | Egg Vendor | Gemma McMullan | BBC Radio 4 |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Theatre(s) |
| 2000 | Yonadab | King David | Bedlam Theatre |
| 2000 | American Buffalo | Bobby | Bedlam Theatre |
| 2000 | Kassandra | Private Brutal | Edinburgh Festival |
| 2000 | The Actor's Nightmare | David Garrick | Bedlam Theatre |
| 2000 | Dr. Faustus | Lucifer | Bedlam Theatre |
| 2005 | As You Like It | Silvius | Theatre Royal, Bath Peter Hall Company |
| 2006 | The Winter's Tale | Mariner | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2006 | Pericles | Thaliard | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 2006 | Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged on the Floor | Dog | New Federal Theatre |
| 2007 | The Brothers Size | Ogun | ATC Young Vic |
| 2008 | The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui | Givola | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) |
| 2010 | 11 and 12 | Mokthar | Theatre Bouffe Du Nord |
| 2010 | The Ark | The Policeman | Arcola Theatre |
| 2013 | The Epic Adventure of Nhamo the Manyika Warrior and His Sexy Wife Chipo | Specimen | Tricycle Theatre |
| 2014 | King Charles III | Sir Gordon, Nick, Spencer | Almeida Theatre Wyndham's Theatre Broadway |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Outcome |
| 2006 | AUDELCO Awards | Best Ensemble | Real Black Men Don't Sit Cross Legged On the Floor | Won |