Ukweli Roach (born September 1986) is a British actor, dancer, and choreographer, best known for playing the role of Jay in StreetDance 3D (2010), FBI psychiatrist Robert Borden, on the American television series Blindspot (2015–2020), and Tyrone Clark on the crime drama series Annika (2021–2022).
Career Roach's film credits include: Venus & the Sun, StreetDance 3D, Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet, StreetDance: The Moves, One Day, Eternal Law. On television, Roach has appeared in Monroe, Starlings, Drifters, Silk, Grantchester, The Royals, Dickensian, Anatole in TV series Humans, Robert Borden, an FBI psychiatrist on Blindspot.
In 2018, Roach starred as Pete in the play Nightfall, which was staged at the Bridge Theatre, London. In 2019, he performed in a London production of Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, staged at the Young Vic.
In 2021, Roach starred as Tyrone Clark in the Alibi crime drama Annika; On being on the production, Roach shared to Scottish Field: "It was a great chance to play a type of character I had not been asked to portray before. I'd never done a police procedural or been part of a team before, so Annika was a really good challenge for me. It was also a chance to work with an amazing cast. Nick's scripts were wonderful, too. [...] [t]hey're quite hard-hitting, dark and gritty, but at the same time, they are light and warm." From 2023, Roach appears in Wolf.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2010 StreetDance 3D Jay Shakespeare's Globe: Romeo and Juliet Tybalt Video StreetDance: The Moves Jay Video 2011 One Day Rapper 2021 Impressions: Ensign 7 Writer, director, producer
Television Year Title Role Notes2012 Eternal Law Tom Greening 6 episodes Monroe Jacob Namobu Episode: #2.6 2012–2013 Starlings Reuben 12 episodes 2013 Drifters Rick Henderson Episode: "Friend Night Stand"2014 Silk Jordan Sinclair Episode: #3.2 Grantchester Johnny Johnson Series 1, 2 episodes2015 The Royals Marcus 9 episodes Dickensian Sergeant George Episode: #1.3 2015–2020 Blindspot Robert Borden Main cast (seasons 1 & 2), 28 episodesrecurring (season 3), 2 episodes guest (seasons 4 & 5), 2 episodes2018 Hard Sun Will Benedetti 3 episodes Humans Anatole 5 episodes 2020 Death in Paradise Archie Garwood 1 episode 2021–2022 Annika Tyrone Clarke 9 episodes 2022 The Midwich Cuckoos Tom Cork 8 episodes 2023 Wolf Jack Caffery 6 episodes2024 Big Mood Jay 5 episodes Piglets Mike Main role
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2027 Fable Hero of Briar Hill (male) Voice
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