BBTAs
RECOGNITION LIST
The launch of our Recognition List curated by Vanessa Fisher and Daniel Bailey represents actors of African diaspora and of mixed-black African and Caribbean heritage. These actors have performed on a Society of London Theatre (SOLT) or affiliated Theatre stage in between 1st August 2018 and 1st August 2019.
BLACK BRITISH THEATRE AWARDS RECOGNITION LIST
These include cast changes and is true to our knowledge at the time of PUBLISHING. This amazing collation might also name actors more than once due to changing shows and will be updated every year in line with Black History Month
Adrian Mole
- Cuba Kaman
- Jeremiah Waysome
- Kobi Watson
All My Sons
- Kayla Meikle
- Sule Rimi
Anna
- Paul Bazely
- Georgia Landers
- Lara Rossi
- Dwane Walcott
An Adventure
- Martins Imhangbe
Anthony and Cleopatra
- Fisayo Akinade
- Gerald Gyimah
- Tunji Kasim
- Georgia Landers
- Gloria Obianyo
- Sophie Okonedo
- Ben Wiggins
- Hiba Elchikhe
A Monster Calls
- Hammed
- Animashaun
- Nani Bhebhe
- John Leader
- Witney White
The American Clock
- Jyuddah Jaymes
- Sule Rimi
- Abdul Salis
- Clarke Peters
And The Rest Of Me Floats
- Michelle Tiwo
Aladdin
- Trevor Dion
- Nicholas
- Courtney Reed
- Jade Ewen
- Leon Craig
- Jermaine Woods
- Angeline Bell
- Pàje Campbell
- Bianca Cordice
- Reece Darlington-
- Delaire
- Tarik Frimpong
- Abigail Johnson
- Oliver Lidert
- Tarisha Rommick
- Kyle Seeley
- Sadie-Jean Shirley
- Dominic Sibanda
- Damien Winchester
- Abi Climer
- Koko Basigara
All About Eve
- Tsion Habte
- Rhashan Stone
- Fejiro Emasiobi
- Chanelle Modi
As You Like it
- Stacy Abalogun
- Peter Bray
- Nadia Nadarajah
- Kudzai Sitima
- Tanika Yearwood
Bat Out Of Hell
- Rhianna-Louise
- McCaulsky
- Wayne Robinson
- Alex Thomas-Smith
- Danielle Steers
- Courtney Stapleton
- Dawnita Smith
- Christopher
- Cameron
Betrayal
- Papa Essiedu
- John Macmillan
- Colin McFarlane
- Emma Naomi
- Abraham Popoola
- Dwane Walcott
Blues in The Night
- Sharon D Clarke
- Clive Rowe
- Debbie Kurup
- Aston New
- Joseph Poulton
Book of Mormon
- Leanne Robinson
- Bree Smith
- Tish Phillips
- Robyn Marshall
- Savanna Jefferey
- James Chisholm
- Sackie Osakonor
- Lukin Simmonds
- Myles Hart
- LeJaun Shepard
- Sacki Oskano
- Richard Lloyd king
- Micheal Moulton
- Chris Copeland
- Brianna Ogunbawo
- Demi Goodman
- Madison Swan
- Jade Johnson
- Emma Louise Jones
- Sam Oladeinde
- Kirk Patterson
- Sean Parkins
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
- Ashley Gayle
- Kezrena James
- Kate Spencer
Caroline, or Change
- Sharon D. Clarke
- Me’sha Bryan
- Dujonna Gift-Simms
- Tanisha Spring
- Keisha Amponsa
- Banson
- Ako Mitchell
- Naana Agyei-
- Ampadu
- Angela Caesar
- Cassiopeia Berkeley-
- Agyepong
- Zalika Henry
- Abiona Omonua
- Teddy Wills
- Keyah Sandy
- Mark Mwangi
- Jeremiah Waysome
- Josiah Choto
- David Dude
- Raphael Higgins-
- Humes
Come From Away
- Nathanael Campbell
- Jonathan Andrew-
- Hume
- Cat Simmons
- Tania Mathurin
- Brandon Lee Sears
Company
- Ashley Campbell
- Jennifer Sayeeng
Dance Nation
- Karla Crome
Dancing The Death Drill
- Isango ensemble
Death of a Salesman
- Wendell Pierce
- Sharon D. Clarke
- Arinzé Kene
- Martins Imhangbe
- Joseph Mydell
- Nenda Neurer
- Jennifer Sayeeng
- Femi Temowo
Dialektikon
- Mary Nyambura
- Sabina Cameron
- Adrian Decosta
Downstate
- Glenn Davis
- K Todd Freeman
- Cecilia Noble
- Brinsley Terrence
- Shelley Williams
Ear for Eye
- Jamal Ajala
- Tosin Cole
- Seroca Davis
- George Eggay
- Michelle Greenidge
- Eric Kofi Abrefa
- Lashana Lynch
- Hayden McLean
- Kayla Meikle
- Shaniqua Okwok
- Nicholas Pinnock
- Sarah Quist
- Anita Reynolds
- Faz Singhateh
- Angela Wynter
- Adelle Leonce
- Amanda Wilkin
- Tanika Yearwood
ETAJ
- Jordan Laviniere
- Adam Taylor
- Marvyn Charles
- Ziggy Tyler Taylor
- Zarah Jones
- Rachel Price
- Marlon Day
- Momar Diagne
- Layton Williams
- Daniel Jacob
- Tilly Yengo
Evita
- Rodney Vubya
- Bree Smith
- Dale Mathurin
- Mireia Mambo
- Travis Kerry
- Hannah Fairclough
Everyone’s Talking About Jamie
- Layton Williams
- Marlon G. Day
- Daniel Jacob
- Tilly La Belle Yengo
- Zahra Jones
- Jordan Laviniere
- Ziggy Tyler Taylor
- Marvyn Charles
- Rachel Seirian
- Adam Taylor
- Momar Diagne
Equus
- Ira Mandela Siobhan
- Doreene Blackstock
- Scott Maurice
Flesh & Bone
- Alessandro Babalola
Follies
- Kaye Brown
- Vanessa Fisher
- Dawn Hope
- Jasmine Kerr`
- Rohan Richards
Fun Home
- Cherelle Skeete
- Ashley Samuels
Going Through
- Charmaine Wombwell
Hadestown
- Carly Dyer
- Seyi Omooba
- Gloria Onitiri
- Shaq Taylor
- Jordan Shaw
- Aiesha Pease
Hair
- Marcus Collins
- Louise Francis
- Aiesha Pease
Half God of Rainfall
- Rakie Ayola
- Kwami Odoom
Hamilton
- Ellena Vincent
- Sharon Rose
- Emile Ruddock
- Arron Lee Lambert
- Waylon Jacobs
- Leah Hill
- Gregory Haney
- Jonathan Bishop
- Curtis Angus
- Stephenson Arden-
- Sodje
- Jade Albertson
- Karl Queensborough
- Jason Pennycooke
- Sifiso Mazibuko
- Dom Hartley-Harris
- Tarrin Callender
- Allyson Ava-Brown
- Jamael Westman
- Courtneymay Briggs
- Gabriel Mokake
- Rachel John
- Obi Ogoala
- Giles Terera
- Miriam-Teak Lee
- Samuel Oladeinde
- Christopher Tendai
Harry Potter
- Lola Adja
- Valerie Antwi
- Adrian Christopher
- Rachelle Diedericks
- Michelle Gayle
- Susan Lawson-Reynolds
- Rayxia Ojo
- Mark Theodore
Heathers`
- T’Shan Williams
- Brandon Lee sears
- Merryl Ansah
Inside Bitch
- Jennifer Joseph
Jesus Christ Superstar
- Daniel Bailey
- Bernadette Bangura
- Cyrus Brandon
- Cleopatra Joseph
- Tinovimbanashe Sibanda
- Billy Nevers
- Elliotte Williams-N’Dure
- Cavin Cornwall
- Sallay Garnett
Joseph
- Vanessa Fisher
- Femi Akinfolarin
- Carl Spencer
- Harriet Samuel-Gray
Jesus Hopped the A Train
- Ukweli Roach
- Oberon K. A. Adjepong
Kinky Boots
- Simon Anthony Rhoden
- Robert Grose
- Jemmy Felix
- Momar Diagne
King Hedley ii
- Lenny Henry
- Dexter Flanders
- Cherelle Skeete
- Martina Laird
- Aaron Pierre
- Leo Wringer
- August Wilson
Leave To Remain
- Cornell S John
- Rakie Ayola
- Tyrone Huntley
- Arun Blair-Mangat
- Aretha Ayeh
Les Miserables
- Amara Okereke
- Jessica Lee
- Tegan Bannister
Lion King
- Samuel Edwards
- Nathan Louis
- Fernand
- Dominque Planter
- Deborah Dada
- Owen Chaponda
- Shaun Escoffery
- Gugwana Dlamini
- Janique Charles
- Meloné M’kenzy
- David Blake
- Donna Clovis
- Azola Dlamini
- Sandile Gontsana
- Wilson Kiiru
- Kuan Frye
- Kevin Fullinck
- Thanduxolo Booi
- Mlungisi Shabalala
- Matthieu Vinetot
- Lamoi Leon
- Tramaine Lamy
- Shannon Taiwo
- Du-Wayne Hinds
- Phumlani Jones Mkhize
- Keitumetse Molea
- Poseletso Sejosingoe-Mandela
- Merryl Ansah
- Sadia McEwen
- Debôrah Godchaser
- Rutendo Mushonga
- Crystal Nicholls
- Darcel Osei
- Nonhlanhla Makhathini
- Nosipho Nkonqa
- Ayden Morgan
- Kristof Skhosana
Little Shop of Horrors
- Rosalind James
- Bobbie Little
- Seyi Omooba
- Renée Lamb
Macbeth
- Marc Benga
- Tamara Camacho
- Montel Douglas
- Conrad Kira
Man of La Mancha
- Natasha Leaver
- Femi Akinfolarin
- Lucy St. Louis
- Danielle de Niese
- Jocelyn Prah
- Teddy Wills
- Debra Michaels
- Joseph Poulton
Mamma Mia
- Rochelle Sherona
- Taylor Bradshaw
- Melissa Nettleford
Matilda
- Liberty Buckland
- Landi Oshinowo
- Christopher Tendai
- Kingsley Campbell-Golding
- Shana Diallo
- Ta’niyah Fearon-Telfer
Measure for Measure
- Nicholas Burns
- Raad Rawi
- Jack Lowden
- Anwar Russell
- Rachel Denning
- Matt Bardock
- Jackie Clune
- Sule Rimi
- Adam McNamara
- Hayley Atwell
- Molly Harris
- Helena Wilson
- Ben Allen
Motown
- Jay Perry
- Natalie Kassanga
- Cherelle Williams
- Cleopatra Joseph
- KM Boateng
- Cameron Bernard-Jones
- Segun Fawole
- Carl Spencer
- David Albury
- Livvy Evans
- Angela Marie-Hurst
- Mambo Bokele
- Chanice Alexander-Burnett
- Anna Van Ruiten
- Amandla Elynah
- Jade Nelson
- Brianna Ogunbawo
- Natasha Leaver
- Sian Nathaniel-James
- Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli
- Nate Simpson
- Duane Lamonte
- Mitchell Zhangazha
- Lashane Williams
- Timothy Benjamin
- Ryan Carter
- Wilson Kiru
- Simeon Montague
- Jamie Tait
- Nathan Lorainey-Dineen
- Kyle Turner
- Ashley Daniels
- Lawrence Rowe
- Sam Nicholas
- Simon Harvey
- Ainsley Ricketts
- Jordan Shaw
Midsummer
- Gabrielle Brooks
- Michael Elcock
- Amber James
- Tomi Ogbaro
- Yana Penrose
- Susan Wokoma
- Paul Adeyefa
- Chipo Kureya
- Hammed Animashaun
- Jermaine Freeman
- Francis Lovehall
- Kit Young
Misty
- Arinze Kene
- Shiloh Coke
- Adrian Mcleod
- Akemnji Ndifornyen
- Kibong Tanji
Mr. Gum & the Dancing Bear
- Keziah Joseph
- Gary Wilmot
Naughts and Crosses
- Heather Agyepong
- Doreene Blackstock
- Chris Jack
- Kimisha Lewis
Nine Night
- Oliver Alvin-Wilson
- Karl Colins
- Irene-Myrtle Forrester
- Natasha Gordon
- Michelle Greenidge
- Jade Hackett
- Adele James
- Kevin Mathurin
- Rebekah Murrell
- Cecilia Noble
Only Fools and Horses
- Melanie Marshall
- Bradley John
On Your Feet
- Alain Zambrana Borges
- Dawnita Smith
- Clayton Rosa
- Ciro Lourencio Meulens
- Denzel Giskus
Our Town
- Terique Jarrett
- Karl Collins
- Francesca Henry
- Miriam Nyarko
- Jim Findley
- Cleo Sylvestre
Peter Pan
- Ammar Duffus
- Jemma Geanaus
- Cora Kirk
- Jessica Murrain
- Miles Paloma
- John Pfumojena
Present Laughter
- Nicole Agada
- Abdul Salis
Pity
- Abraham Popoola
Rosmersholm
- Jake Fairbrother
- Giles Terera
- Maureen Hibbert
- Alice Vilanculo
Richard II
- Martins Imhangbe
- Joseph Mydell
SALT
- Rochelle Rose
School of Rock
- Keisha Amponsa Banson
- Jayde Nelson
- Claudia Kariuki
- Jason Denton
- Martina Isibor
Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner
- Tia Bannon
- Danielle Vitalis
Six
- Jarneia Richard-Noel
- Alexia McIntosh
- May Quansah-Breed
- Courtney Stapleton
- Shekinah Mcfarlane
Small Island
- CJ Beckford
- Jacqueline Boatswain
- Chereen Buckley
- Shiloh Coke
- Gershwyn Eustache Jnr
- Leah Harvey
- Sandra James-Young
- Natey Jones
- Trevor Laird
- Johann Myers
- Daniel Norford
Strange Fruit
- Jonathan Ajayi
- Debra Michaels
- Tok Stephens
- Rakie Ayola
Sweet Charity
- Debbie Kurup
- Shaq Taylor
- Danielle Steers
- Ryan Reid
- Adrian Lester
- Clive Rowe
- Le Gateau Chocolat
- Kadiff Kirwan
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
SWEAT
- Osy Ikhile
- Wil Johnson
- Clare Perkins
- Sule Rimi
Sylvia
- Delroy Atkinson
- Jade Hackett
- Izuka Hoyle
- Beverley Knight
- Genesis Lynea
- Tachia Newall
- Maria Omakinwa
- Karl Queensborough
- Witney White
- Elliotte Williams- N’Dure
The Band, a New Musical
- Rachelle Diedricks
The Convert
- Jude Akuwudike
- Papa Essiedu
- Ivanno Jeremiah
- Luyanda Unati
- Lewis-Nyawo
- Rudolphe Mdlongwa
- Pamela Nomvete
- Letitia Wright
The Firm
- Makir Ahmed
- George Eggay
- Ray Fearon
- Clarence Smith
The Fishermen
- Michael Ajao
- Valentine Olukoga
The Half God of Rainfall
- Kwami Odoom
- Rakie Ayola
The Hoes
- Aretha Ayeh
- Marième Diouf
- Nicola Maisie Taylor
The Inheritance
- Syrus Lowe
- Michael Walters
The New Nigerians
- Marcy Dolapo Oni
- Tunde Euba
- Patrice Naiambana
The Phlembotomist
- Jade Anouka
- Kiza Deen
- Claudia Cadette
The Son
- Amaka Okafor
The Trick
- Ani Nelson
- Sharlene Whyte
- Lachele Carl
The Unreturning
- Kieton Saunders-Browne
The Wolves
- Seraphina Beh
- Nina Bowers
- Francesca Henry
- Shalisha James-Davis
Topgirls
- Marcia Lecky
- Nadia Williams
- Ebony Jonelle
Tina
- Aisha Jawando
- Tsemaye Bob-Egbe
- Ashley Zhangazha
- Madeline Appiah
- Ava Brennan
- Irene Myrtle Forrester
- Jammy Kasongo
- Chloe Chambers
- Joelle Dyson
- Ashlee Irish
- Cameron Bernard Jones
- Sia Kiwa
- Lejaun Sheppard
- Kibong Tanji
- Jayme-Lee Zanoncelli
- Derek Aidoo
- Joshua Da Costa
- Amandla Elynah
- Angela Marie Hurst
- Hannah Jay-Allan
- Leisha Mollyneaux
- Perola Congo
- Candace Furbert
- Jemma Geanus
- Kobna HoldBrook-Smith
- Natey Jones
- Kit Esuruoso
- Baker Mukasa
- Rodney Vubya
Tree
- Alfred Enoch
- Joan Iyiola
- Patrice Naiambana
- Kurt Egyiawan
- Anna-Kay
- Alicia Gayle
- Joan Iyiola
- Anthony Matsena
- Daniella May
- Patrice Naiambana
- Mbulelo Ndabeni
- Stefan Sinclair
- Andile Sotiya
The Actors Nightmare
- Layo-Christina Akinlude
- Adrian Richards
The Paper Man
- Keziah James
The View Upstairs
- Cedric Neal
- Gary Lee
- Tyrone Huntley
- Carly Mercedes Dyer
The Winter’s Tale
- Terique Jarrett
- Wreh-Asha Walton
- Ebony Freare
- Joe Adelakun
- Aisha Touissant
Thriller
- Wayne Anthony Cole
- Vivienna Ekwulugo
- Haydon Eshun
- Joey James
- Sophia MacKay
- John Moabi
- Florivaldo Mossi
- Daniel Blessing
- David Devyne
- Joel Ekperigin
- Eliza Hart
- Zinzile Tshuma
- Arnold Mahbena
- Joshua Atoyebi
- Triple Calz
- Cannon Hay
- Isaiah Mason
- Jay-Jay Prince
- Ishann Raithatha
- Messiah Unsudimi
- Josiah Choto
Twelfth Night
- Gabrielle Brooks
- Gbemisola Ikumelo
- Jyuddah Jaymes
- Jonathan Livingstone
Waitress
- Marisha Wallace
- Kelly Agbowu
- Cindy Belliot
- Nathaniel Morrison
White Wash
- Rebekah Murrell
White Teeth
- Ayesha Antoine
- Michele Austin
- Nenda Neurer
- Karl Queensborough
- Amanda Wilkin
Whodunnit Unrehearsed
- Natasha Cottriall
Wicked
- Idris Kargbo
- Claudia Kariuki
Chanelle Anthony
- Andre Francis
- Tonye SCOTT-OBENE
- Chad Wilder
Wise Children
- Omari Douglas
- Melissa James
- Mirabelle Gremaud
Worst Witch
- Consuela Rolle
WWHSTEO
- Babirye Bukilwa
- David Rawlins
Yvette
- Urielle Klein- Mekongo
9-5
- Rhianne Drummond
- Jacob Maynard
- Ashford Campbell
- Antoine Thomas-Sturge
42nd street
- Jazmine Kerr
- Dawnita Smith
- Ella Martine
- Billie Kay-Payne
