Small Axe - "Alex Wheatle" - 11:30 pm Sunday, November 2 on Ici Télé Ontario HDTV

John Boyega (Actor)

Born: March 17, 1993
Birthplace: Peckham, London, England

Trivia: Made his acting debut as a leopard at his primary school in Peckham, London, at age 5. Studied at the Identity School in London. Appeared in the National Theatre's production of Six Parties in 2009 and played in two productions at the Tricycle Theatre, Category B and Seize of the Day. Was cast in a boxing drama, Da Brick, which was based on Mike Tyson's early life but the show was later passed upon by the American television network HBO in 2001. Nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer category in The Evening Standard Film Awards and the British Independent Film Awards.

Letitia Wright (Actor)

Born: October 31, 1993
Birthplace: Georgetown, Guyana

Trivia: Moved to London, England, at the age of seven.The film Akeelah and the Bee (2006) inspired her to become an actor.Studied at the Identity School of Acting.Found out she got the role of Shuri in Black Panther (2018) while she was at a bus stop in London.Featured in Drake's music video "Nice for What."Skilled at rapping and freestyling.

Malachi Kirby (Actor)

Born: September 20, 1989
Birthplace: Croydon, London, England

Trivia: Parents migrated from Nigeria to England. Was an athlete training six days per week in preparation for the 400m dash, but abandoned that goal in order to pursue an acting career. In 2013 was named by Screen International as a UK Screen Star of Tomorrow. Is also a rapper and poet, who performs and works as an artistic associate with the Hip Hop Shakespeare Company; a music-theatre production company that was founded by British rapper Akala with the help of Sir Ian McKellan.

Shaun Parkes (Actor)

Born: February 09, 1973
Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Had breakthrough role as Koop in Justin Kerrigan's cult hit Human Traffic (1999). His work with playwright-screenwriter Joe Penhall, who adapted Cormac McCarthy's The Road (2009), includes a 2001 stage version and 2005 TV adaptation of Blue/Orange, and the 2009 BBC drama Moses Jones. Badly injured his Achilles tendons in both legs while playing soccer, once while auditioning for Mean Machine (2001), starring Vinnie Jones. Stopped lifting weights because "muscle-bound isn't a good look for spouting Shakespeare."

Rochenda Sandall (Actor)

Alex Jennings (Actor)

Born: May 10, 1957
Birthplace: Essex, England

Trivia: Made his acting debut in regional theater, meeting director and long-time collaborator Nicholas Hytner while playing Maximilien Robespierre in The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1985. Played Oberon in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that was later filmed; the production also transferred to Broadway. Became the first person to have won Olivier Best Actor Awards for Comedy (Too Clever By Half in 1988), Drama (Peer Gynt in 1996) and a Musical (My Fair Lady in 2003). Famed for portraying royals, he appeared as Prince Charles in 2006 movie The Queen, as Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor in Netflix's The Crown and Leopold I of Belgium in ITV/PBS's period-drama Victoria.

Jack Lowden (Actor)

Born: February 06, 1990
Birthplace: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Trivia: His parents had to move to Essex for IVF treatment; both he and his brother were IVF babies. Enrolled in the Scottish Youth Theatre at the age of 10. While at high school he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London during the summer holidays. Was Deputy Head Boy at high school. Made his television debut at the age of 18 in an Irn Bru advert. Won an Olivier Award and the Ian Charleson Award for his performance in Ghosts in 2013. Featured as one of The Hot 100 by the UK arts and entertainment magazine The List in November 2016. Won the British Academy Scotland Award for his role in the Scottish Highlands thriller Calibre in 2018. In February 2019, teamed up with Beta Cinema to form his own production company, Reiver Pictures, based in Edinburgh.

Sam Spruell (Actor)

Birthplace: London, England

Trivia: Actor Sam Spruell made one of his earliest film appearances in Kathryn Bigelow's Hollywood actioner K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), then followed it up with work on numerous British television series including The Ghost Squad, Rosemary & Thyme, and Silent Witness. Spruell received an international crossover role with his turn as a nasty hoodlum in Paul Andrew Williams' big-screen urban thriller London to Brighton (2006), then tackled a bit part in Shekhar Kapur's arthouse period drama Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) and a supporting role in Lisa Gornick's offbeat comedy drama Tick Tock Lullaby (2007). In 2008, he appeared in the Edward Zwick WWII drama Defiance, starring Daniel Craig.

Gershwyn Eustache (Actor)

Richie Campbell (Actor)

Born: November 25, 1986
Birthplace: Oeiras, Portugal

Trivia: Em 2011 esgotou o Campo Pequeno, mesmo sem editora. Já fez uma digressão mundial por Portugal, Alemanha, Polónia, Inglaterra, França, Suíça, Suécia, Itália, Austria, Luxemburgo, Jamaica e Barbados. Já fez colaborações com artistas diversos como Dengaz, Nelson Freitas, Ky-Mani Marley, 5-30, etc. Visitou a Jamaica pela primeira vez em 2007, tendo lá voltado diversas vezes ao longo dos anos.

Jumayn Hunter (Actor)

Robbie Gee (Actor) .. Simeon

Born: March 24, 1970

Elliot Edusah (Actor) .. Valentine Golding

Ashley McGuire (Actor)

Leah Walker (Actor) .. Beverley

Riley Burgin (Actor) .. Terry

Khali Best (Actor) .. Breadstick

Xavien Russell (Actor) .. Friend at Lincoln's

Trivia: Grew up in Hackney Wick, a neighborhood in east London, England.Studied at Daubeney Primary School in Homerton.His mother signed him up to attend drama classes at Anna Fiorentini Theatre & Film School when he was 9.Appeared dancing in Plan B's music video "Ill Manors."His audition process for Top Boy included three callbacks and an additional audition to test another actor.

Small Axe: Alex Wheatle

11:30 pm - 12:36 am, Sunday, November 2 on Ici Télé Ontario HDTV (25.1)

Alex Wheatle

Season 1, Episode 4