Biography

Charles Mnene is a British film, television and stage actor.

Mnene's first 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 featured in Fallout, written by Roy Williams.

He has continued to appear in films, stage and television work, including Richard Jobson's New Town Killers, and appeared in writer-director Paul Wilkins' 7 Lives, and John Akomfrah's Games Men Play.
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In 2006, while rehearsing for The Bolt Hole by Arzhang Pezhman at The Door, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, his car slipped on an icy road and overturned three times on the dual carriageway. He miraculously survived to complete rehearsals and perform in the production, directed by Nick Bagnall.

Mnene is part of a Taveta tribe on the east coast of Kenya.

Trained with professional martial artists for his role in the film Chromophobia.

Favorite monologue is The Resistible Rise of Arturo.