Charles Mnene
Known for: Acting
Charles Mnene 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, plus several films and stage productions. His first screen experience was in Thomas Clay's 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 award-winning drama Shoot the Messenger, alongside David Oyelowo and in 2008's 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 Jobson's New Town Killers, and in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Ebi West
1970
Series
Misfits
Derren
2009
Series
Misfits
Youth
2009
Series
Steal
Yorkshire
2026
Series
Young Wallander
Bash
2020
Film
The Informer
Midas Jones
2019
Film
Chromophobia
Demetrios
2006
Film
7lives
Ice
2011
Series
Myths
Orpheus
2009
Film
New Town Killers
Sam
2008
Film
Ahead of the Class
Carl
2005
Film
Macbeth
Macduff
2018
Film
Riding with Sugar
Joshua
2020
Film
Shoot the Messenger
Germal
2006
Film
Honeytrap
Gary
2015
Film
The Knife That Killed Me
Goddo
2014
Exhale
Joel
2009