Lennie James

Lennie James was born and raised in London, and trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. James' screen breakthrough came as Sol in Guy Ritchie's Snatch., which starred Brad Pitt. Of his many notable credits, highlights include Michael Winterbottom's 24 Hour Party People; Sahara, alongside Matthew McConaughey and Penélope Cruz; the action-thriller Colombiana, opposite Zoe Saldana; and the sci-fi feature Lockout, which starred Guy Pearce. In 2014, he starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the heist-thriller Swelter.

James has had a rich and varied television career, including critically acclaimed roles in CBS' Jericho and HBO's Hung and a recurring arc in AMC's The Walking Dead. He starred as Joe Geddes in AMC's Low Winter Sun, as well as the miniseries Run, for C4, and the police drama Line of Duty, for BBC TV. He can be seen starring in the BBC medical drama Critical.

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