Malachi Kirby gained prominence through his roles in the 2016 Roots remake and the Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire".
16 Facts About Malachi Kirby
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Malachi Kirby won a BAFTA for his performance in Small Axe: Mangrove.
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Malachi Kirby's parents were born in London where his grandparents had arrived from Jamaica.
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The cast of Roots were invited to take DNA tests, and Malachi Kirby's results came up as mostly West African with some South Asian and a small amount European.
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Malachi Kirby stated he hopes to do more specific research.
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Malachi Kirby studied at Richmond upon Thames College and was admitted to Identity School of Acting in 2007.
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Malachi Kirby began his career in theatre, and describes himself as a theatre actor "at heart".
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Malachi Kirby was shortlisted for Outstanding Newcomer at the 2011 Evening Standard Theatre Awards after appearing in a production of Mogadishu.
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Malachi Kirby appeared in a number of television shows and films, including a stint on EastEnders and the lead in the television film My Murder.
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Malachi Kirby was named a Screen International Star of Tomorrow in 2013.
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In 2016, Malachi Kirby starred as Kunta Kinte in the American miniseries Roots, a remake of the 1977 miniseries of the same name.
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Malachi Kirby won the Rising Star and Male TV Performance awards at the 2016 and 2017 Screen Nation Film and Television Awards respectively.
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Malachi Kirby went on to star as Michael Garwick in the 2019 Sky One dystopian drama Curfew and Oliver Harris in the Italian series Devils.
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Malachi Kirby penned his first play Level Up, which first premiered at the Bush Theatre in 2019.
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Malachi Kirby landed the role of Darcus Howe in the "Mangrove" installment of Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology, which premiered in 2020.
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Malachi Kirby was not raised religious and became so as an adult; he belongs to a Christian fellowship in East London.