Biography
Lemn Sissay is an English poet, author, broadcaster and occasional actor. Born on 21 May 1967 in Higher End, near Wigan, he has appeared in the BBC series Alma's Not Normal (2021) as Jerry.
He served as the official poet for the 2012 London Olympics and was chancellor of the University of Manchester from 2015 to 2022. Sissay was appointed MBE in 2010 and OBE in 2021 for services to literature.
