Malachi Kirby

Personal context

Summary

Malachi Kirby is an English actor known for playing Kunta Kinte in Roots and Darcus Howe in Small Axe: Mangrove, alongside roles in Black Mirror, Devils, and A Thousand Blows. His work includes stories about slavery, black British history, and racism. In interviews, he has connected Roots to present-day racial violence and described Mangrove as a chance to respond to George Floyd’s killing through art that could educate audiences and help effect change. His public comments on these projects frame their historical and racial subject matter as relevant to current life.