Kenyah Sandy

Kenyah Sandy

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Place of Birth: East End, London, England, UK

Biography: Kenyah started training at four years old – primarily in dance with the Rain crew – and at the age of five joined the prestigious Zoonation. At seven years old he became a member of the award-winning company Boy Blue and still performs alongside them today. His acting career began on stage when he won his first role playing Young Simba in The Lion King in London’s West End. He has since performed in London theatres such as Sadlers Wells, the Barbican and Hampstead. Kenyah later transitioned to the screen, firstly in Forest Whitaker’s Jingle Jangle on Netflix before landing the lead role as Kingsley in Steve McQueen’s critically acclaimed Small Axe. Other credits include; Kieran in CBBC’s Jamie Johnson, The Man Who Fell To Earth (CBS), Highway To The Moon ( Short film ), Area Boys ( Short film)

Movies

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous grandda...

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Area Boys
Area Boys

Two cousins smash a footbridge in South-East London and extort passersby for the privilege of crossi...

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Highway to the Moon
Highway to the Moon

Follows the experiences of young Black men whose lives have been abruptly snatched away. Micah is a ...

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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a...

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Jitterbug
Jitterbug

It's the summer and talented teenager Afeni Omolade is on the cusp of leaving home to take up an off...

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Education
Education

A Black boy’s journey through an ineffectual public school system reveals the racial inequities buil...

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