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Lucian Msamati

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  • Producer
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Lucian Msamati
When the PM's husband is kidnapped and the visiting French President is blackmailed, the two political leaders face unimaginable choices. Forced into a fierce rivalry can they work together to uncover the plot that threatens them both?
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Hostage (2025– )
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Lucian Msamati was born on 5 March 1976 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Conclave (2024), See How They Run (2022) and The International (2009).
BornMarch 5, 1976
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BornMarch 5, 1976
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and Stanley Tucci in Conclave (2024)
    Conclave
    7.4
    • Adeyemi
    • 2024
    Adrien Brody, Sam Rockwell, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Saoirse Ronan, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Pearl Chanda, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Charlie Cooper in See How They Run (2022)
    See How They Run
    6.5
    • Max Mallowan
    • 2022
    Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in The International (2009)
    The International
    6.5
    • General Charles Motomba
    • 2009
    Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen in The Good Liar (2019)
    The Good Liar
    6.7
    • Beni
    • 2019

    Credits

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    • Hostage
      • Kofi Adomako
      • Released
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025
    • Run Away
      • In Production
      • TV Mini Series
      • 2025



    • Corey Mylchreest, Des Willie, and Sophie Robertson in Hostage (2025)
      Hostage
      TV Mini Series
      • Kofi Adomako
      • 2025
    • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
      Gangs of London
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Ed Dumani
      • 2020–2025
    • Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and Stanley Tucci in Conclave (2024)
      Conclave
      7.4
      • Adeyemi
      • 2024
    • A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)
      A Gentleman in Moscow
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Richard
      • 2024
    • Supa Team 4 (2023)
      Supa Team 4
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Chusi
      • 2023
    • Breaking Point (2023)
      Breaking Point
      4.5
      • Martin
      • 2023
    • Michael Sheen, Niamh Moriarty, and Sharon Horgan in Best Interests (2023)
      Best Interests
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Derek
      • 2023
    • Akemnji Ndifornyen, Gbemisola Ikumelo, and Hammed Animashaun in Black Ops (2023)
      Black Ops
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Pastor Tomi
      • 2023
    • Chemistry of Death (2023)
      Chemistry of Death
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Henry Maitland
      • 2023
    • Adrien Brody, Sam Rockwell, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Saoirse Ronan, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Ruth Wilson, Sian Clifford, Pearl Chanda, Harris Dickinson, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, and Charlie Cooper in See How They Run (2022)
      See How They Run
      6.5
      • Max Mallowan
      • 2022
    • Johnny Flynn, Will Poulter, and Naomi Ackie in The Score (2021)
      The Score
      5.0
      • 2021
    • Landjäger (2021)
      Landjäger
      • John Harms
      • 2021
    • Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor in Romeo & Juliet (2021)
      Romeo & Juliet
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Friar Laurence
      • 2021
    • Zog and the Flying Doctors (2020)
      Zog and the Flying Doctors
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Lion (voice)
      • 2020
    • The Bike Thief (2020)
      The Bike Thief
      4.9
      • Victor
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Mad How Life Works (2021)
      Mad How Life Works
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Wina Msamati
    • Height
      • 5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
    • Born
      • March 5, 1976
      • Lambeth, London, England, UK
    • Relatives
      • Sibling(Sibling)
    • Other works
      His credits at London's Lyric Hammersmitgh theatre include: the title role in "The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui" by Bertolt Brecht which he co-adapted (2007) and Rambashi in "The Firework Maker's Daughter"

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      Raised in Zimbabwe by Tanzanian parents.
    • Quotes
      I must also say that part of the space I was granted in terms of playing Iago came from Iqbal Khan. Having a director of [color] cannot be underestimated. It meant that the team had my back. I wasn't the peculiarity in the room.
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        On stage, among others in his distinguished career, he has played jealous and vengeful characters such as Iago and Salieri offering great interpretations of the roles in the productions of William Shakespeare's Othello (2015) and Peter Shaffer's "Amadeus" (National Theatre Live: Amadeus (2017)) respectively.

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