Ukweli Roach
Ukweli Roach (born September 1986) is a British actor, dancer, and choreographer, best known for playing the role of Jay in StreetDance 3D (2010), FBI psychiatrist Robert Borden, on the American television series Blindspot (2015–2020), and Tyrone Clark on the crime drama series Annika (2021–2022).
Also recorded as Ukweli Raphael Roach
Ukweli Roach
- Name
- Ukweli Roach
- Born
- 1986 9
- Birthplace
- Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
- Occupation
- Actor, dancer, choreographer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages
- English
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Ukweli Roach (born September 1986) is a British actor, dancer, and choreographer, best known for playing the role of Jay in StreetDance 3D (2010), FBI psychiatrist Robert Borden, on the American television series Blindspot (2015–2020), and Tyrone Clark on the crime drama series Annika (2021–2022).
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Ukweli Roach (born 1985) is an actor and dancer, of British nationality. The actor was born in London. Ukweli Roach was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Ukweli Roach • Born — 1986 9 • Birthplace — Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK • Occupation — Actor, dancer, choreographer • Years Active — 2010–present
Career
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. In 2019, he performed in a London production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, staged at the Young Vic. In 2021, Roach starred as Tyrone Clark in the Alibi crime drama Annika; 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." From 2023, Roach appears in Wolf.
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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 • 2020 — Death in Paradise — Archie Garwood — 1 episode • 2021–2022 — Annika — Tyrone Clarke — 9 episodes • 2022 — The Midwich Cuckoos — Tom Cork — 8 episodes • 2023 — Wolf — Jack Caffery — 6 episodes • 2024 — Big Mood — Jay — 5 episodes • Piglets — Mike — Main role
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Video games
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2027 — Fable — Hero of Briar Hill (male) — Voice
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
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- 1.Ukweli Roach - Companies House. Gov.uk.
- 2.Berry, Kevin. Ukweli Roach: dancer and actor. The Stage. 20 April 2014.
- 3.Ukweli Roach. IMDb.
- 4.Hibbs, James. Meet the cast of Annika. Radio Times. 20 May 2023.
- 5.Trueman, Matt. Review: Nightfall (Bridge Theatre). What's on Stage. 8 May 2018.
- 6.Wood, Alex. Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, Wild East and The Jumper Factory at the Young Vic casting announced. What's on Stage. 9 January 2019.
- 7.Interview with Ukweli Roach. Love London Love Culture. 13 February 2019.
- 8.Jamie Sives, Katie Leung and Ukweli Roach join crime drama Annika. Screen Scotland. 3 February 2021.
- 9.Smith, Kenny. Jumping Into Freezing Loch Lomond Was Fun For Ukweli. Scottish Field. 14 September 2021.
- 10.Cormack, Morgan. Wolf unveils first look at Ukweli Roach, Sacha Dhawan and Iwan Rheon. Radio Times. 15 February 2023.
- 11.BBC releases first look imagery for new crime thriller series Wolf. BBC. 15 February 2023.
- 12.IMDB Episode Cast List. imdb.com/title/tt11133146/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_epp_sm_1.
- 13.BBC releases first look imagery for new crime thriller series Wolf. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre.
- 14.Piglets. British Comedy Guide. 1 May 2024.
- 15.Skrebels, Joe. Fable: Meet the Incredible Cast - Including the Villain Played by Hayley Atwell. Xbox Wire. 7 June 2026.
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