Meet the Cast of Black Earth Rising

As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past proves impossible to escape.

Main Cast of Black Earth Rising

Michaela Coel

as Kate Ashby (8 episodes)

Michaela Ewuraba Boakye-Collinson (born 1 October 1987), known professionally as Michaela Coel, is a Ghanaian-British...

John Goodman

as Michael Ennis (8 episodes)

John Goodman is an American stage, film and television actor, best known for his role as Dan Conner on the television...

Noma Dumezweni

as Alice Munezero (8 episodes)

Noma Dumezweni (born 28 July 1984) is a South African-British actress. In 2006, she won the Laurence Olivier Award fo...

Lucian Msamati

as David Runihura (8 episodes)

Lucian Msamati is a British-Tanzanian film, television and stage actor, writer and director.

Tyrone Huggins

as Patrice Ganimana (8 episodes)

Tamara Tunie

as Eunice Clayton (8 episodes)

Tamara Tunie is an American film and television actress, producer and director, best known for her portrayal of attor...

Emmanuel Imani

as Florence Karamera (8 episodes)

Emmanuel Imani is a British stage, film and television actor of Nigerian descent.

Adrian Schiller was born on February 21, 1964 and is currently 60 years old.

Michael Gould

as Harper Hopkinson (4 episodes)

Malou Coindreau

as Hana Ennis (4 episodes)

Nicholas Beveney

as Nkanza a Nkanga (5 episodes)

Treva Etienne

as Frank Munezero (5 episodes)

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Secondary Cast of Black Earth Rising

Gary Pillai

as College Interviewer (1 episode)

Gary Pillai was born on November 11, 1968 and is currently 56 years old.

Elliot Levey

as Consultant Jacob Sayers (1 episode)

Garrett Hartman

as US Embassy Representative (1 episode)

Laurence Dobiesz

as ICC Representative (1 episode)

Gary Fannin

as CBL-24 Newscaster (1 episode)

Gary Fannin was born on June 10, 1969 and is currently 55 years old.

Briggitte Appiah

as Rwandan Journalist (1 episode)

Sule Rimi

as Dr. Busasa (1 episode)

Nigel Whitmey

as Major Charles Bouchard (1 episode)

Nigel Whitmey (born 23 February 1963) is a British-Canadian actor who has appeared in TV series and films. He is also...

John Albasiny

as Frank (Barrister's Clerk) (1 episode)

John Albasiny was born on January 1, 1968 and is currently 57 years old.

Ekow Blankson

as Tennis Court Body Guard (1 episode)

Brimah Watara

as Tennis Player (1 episode)

Vincent Carmichael

as ICC Court Usher (1 episode)

Stanton Plummer-Cambridge

as Assassin 1 (1 episode)

Hervé Goffings

as Assassin 2 (1 episode)

Gangndo Nguinabe

as Assassin's Driver (1 episode)

Yolanda Vazquez

as Judge Catalina Teixeira (1 episode)

Simon Treves

as ICC Security Guard (1 episode)

Matthew Steer

as Charles Barrett (1 episode)

Cath Whitefield

as Police Officer (1 episode)

Alain Azerot

as Lieutenant Frank Makuze (1 episode)

Françoise Lebrun

as Madame Florence Patenaude (2 episodes)

Anne Paulicevich

as Madame Patenaude's Interpreter (2 episodes)

Wale Ojo

as Dr. Emmanuel Musoni (2 episodes)

Joseph Malerba

as Tat Picot (1 episode)

Etienne Chicot

as Saint Septus Abbey Abbott (1 episode)

Sarah Amankwah

as Juliana Kabanga (1 episode)

Joan Iyiola

as Beatrice Audifax (1 episode)

Frances Tomelty

as Sorcha Beattie (1 episode)

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Jonathan Burteaux

as Surveillance Cameraman (1 episode)

Serge Hazanavicius

as Marc Previeau (3 episodes)

James Lailey

as Michael's Surgeon (2 episodes)

Pascal Laurent

as Father Patenaude (2 episodes)

Aure Atika

as Sophie Barré (2 episodes)

Olivier Rabourdin

as Brigadier General Lesage (2 episodes)

Robin Weaver

as Detective (1 episode)

James Clyde

as Journalist (1 episode)

Hugo Blick

as Blake Gaines (2 episodes)

Raphael Sowole

as Pastor Kamonia (1 episode)

Larrington Walker

as Pastor Thomas (1 episode)

Serge Soric

as Clinician Jure Sutalo (1 episode)

Lennie Blasse

as Pastor Thomas Double (1 episode)

Adrian McLoughlin

as Cyclist (1 episode)

John Mackay

as Dirk Schreiber (1 episode)

Mawuli Semevor

as Erik Mutsinzi (1 episode)

George Eggay

as Erik's District Attorney (1 episode)

Reginald Tsiboe

as Erik's Friend (1 episode)

Nancy Crane

as Judge Deborah Hewitt (3 episodes)

Julian Glover

as Mark Viner (3 episodes)

Katia Kvinge

as US Hospital Receptionist (1 episode)

Paul Birchard

as Andrew McCulloch (1 episode)

American actor living in Scotland and working worldwide. In 1986 he wrote and recorded the song "Diamonds Rap (We Are...

Jackie Morrison

as Crown Prosecutor (1 episode)

Stuart Milligan

as Scott Moncrieff (1 episode)

Stuart Milligan was born on September 10, 1953 and is currently 71 years old.

Agathe de La Boulaye

as Stephanie Hubert (1 episode)

Paul Clayton

as Jack Marshall (1 episode)

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Laurel Lefkow

as S J Molloy (1 episode)

Amelia Hoy

as Jane Miles (1 episode)

Zaris-Angel Hator

as Young Kate (2 episodes)

Tom Pande

as Ed Holt (2 episodes)

Philip Arditti

as Colonel Colbert (2 episodes)

Philip Arditti is a Swiss-Italian/Jewish Sephardic theatre and television actor, famous for his role as Uday Hussein ...

Mimî M. Khayisa

as Mary Mundanzi (2 episodes)

Mimî M. Khayisa was born on August 31, 1991 and is currently 33 years old.

Timothy Walker

as Richard Ratzenburger (3 episodes)

Richard Dixon

as Fred Sturridge (2 episodes)

Frederick Amugi

as DRC Forest Guide (1 episode)

Mark Underwood

as John Newfield (1 episode)

Leo Wringer

as John Karbera (1 episode)

Khadija Mohammed

as Zula (1 episode)

Cheikh Diop

as Kate's Father (1 episode)

Pascal Aka

as DRC Hospital Doctor (1 episode)

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo

as Alice's Secretary (1 episode)

Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo is an English actress. She studied acting for three years from 2010 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic...

Danny Sapani

as General Simon Nyamoya (2 episodes)

Danny Sapani is a British-Ghanaian actor. He is best known for appearing in Misfits, Doctor Who, Penny Dreadful, The ...

Harriet Walter

as Eve Ashby (2 episodes)

Dame Harriet Mary Walter DBE (born 24 September 1950) is a British actress. She has received a Laurence Olivier Award...

Kathryn Hunter

as Capi Petridis (2 episodes)

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