Nyasha Hatendi
- Actor
- Producer
- Director
A phenomenal and internationally recognised actor, Nyasha Hatendi stars in The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix alongside Martin Freeman, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Helena Bonham Carter. Other more recent TV credits include the final season of the Amazon series Hunters as well as a series regular role on Amazon's Alex Rider with Vicky McClure and Stephen Dillane and TNT's Debriefing The President opposite Joel Kinnaman.
For four seasons, Nyasha starred as Leon in Hulu's Golden Globe-nominated comedy Casual, produced by the Oscar nominee Jason Reitman. Additionally, he starred in the "Pooka!" episode of the Blumhouse/Hulu anthology series Into the Dark directed by Nacho Vigalondo and recurred on the HBO Max series Made for Love. On the feature side, he can be seen in the Apple+ film Swan Song opposite Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, and Glenn Close. He made his feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, and Eddie Redmayne in the critically acclaimed The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro. Other film credits include the sci-fi film Replicas opposite Keanu Reeves, the TV movie adaptation of King Charles III for the BBC/PBS Masterpiece directed by Rupert Goold, The Comedian, and The Front Runner, directed by Jason Reitman.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Nyasha was born in the US raised in the UK and Zimbabwe.
As a writer/director Nyasha wrote, directed and executive produced Sacrilege: Curse of The Mbirwi with Audible and Qcode. It was nominated as Best of The Year 2025 - Horror and is currently in development as a feature film.
For four seasons, Nyasha starred as Leon in Hulu's Golden Globe-nominated comedy Casual, produced by the Oscar nominee Jason Reitman. Additionally, he starred in the "Pooka!" episode of the Blumhouse/Hulu anthology series Into the Dark directed by Nacho Vigalondo and recurred on the HBO Max series Made for Love. On the feature side, he can be seen in the Apple+ film Swan Song opposite Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, and Glenn Close. He made his feature film debut opposite Angelina Jolie, Matt Damon, and Eddie Redmayne in the critically acclaimed The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro. Other film credits include the sci-fi film Replicas opposite Keanu Reeves, the TV movie adaptation of King Charles III for the BBC/PBS Masterpiece directed by Rupert Goold, The Comedian, and The Front Runner, directed by Jason Reitman.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), Nyasha was born in the US raised in the UK and Zimbabwe.
As a writer/director Nyasha wrote, directed and executive produced Sacrilege: Curse of The Mbirwi with Audible and Qcode. It was nominated as Best of The Year 2025 - Horror and is currently in development as a feature film.
