Charles Mnene

Charles Mnene is a British film television and stage actor Mnenes television appearances include guest roles in The Bill Holby City Doctors and the drama Ahead of the Class with Julie Walters plus several films and stage productions His first screen experience was in Thomas Clays The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael which caused a stir at Cannes International Film Festival in 2005 He also landed the role of Demetrios in Martha Fiennes feature film Chromophobia In 2006 Mnene stirred more controversy in the BAFTA awardwinning drama Shoot the Messenger alongside David Oyelowo and in 2008s Fallout written by Roy Williams in which he plays a gang leader who murders one of his classmates He has continued to appear in films stage and television work including Richard Jobsons New Town Killers and in writerdirector Paul Wilkins 7 Lives