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name: "Arinzé Kene"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/arinze-kene"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:14:54.636629+00:00"
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# Arinzé Kene

Actor. Born 1 January 1901 in Lagos, Nigeria.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Lagos, Nigeria
- **Also known as:** Arinze Kene

## Biography

Arinzé Kene is a Nigerian-born British actor and playwright. He was born in Lagos in 1987 and moved to London at the age of four, where he was raised in Hackney.

Kene trained initially in physiotherapy before pursuing acting full time. His screen credits include *The Pass* (2016), *I'm Your Woman* (2020), *Love Again* (2023), *Tuesday* (2024) and *Lee* (2024), in which he played Major Jonesy. On stage he has appeared in West End productions including *The Lion King*, *Daddy Cool* and *Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical*, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to drama and screenwriting.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Lee* (2024), Fi1m 61, as Major Jonesy — [page](https://film.one/film/lee.md)

## Also known for

- *Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them* (2016), Auror 6
- *Love Again* (2023), John
- *I'm Your Woman* (2020), Cal
- *The Pass* (2016), Ade
- *Tuesday* (2024), Death
- *King Lear* (2018), Lieutenant
- *Crazyhead* (2016), Tyler
- *How to Build a Girl* (2020), Kenny

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