Biography
Malachi Kirby is a British actor and writer. Born on 20 September 1989 in Wandsworth, London, he trained at the Identity School of Acting.
He gained prominence for his performance as Kunta Kinte in the 2016 remake of Roots and as Stripe in the Black Mirror episode "Men Against Fire". Kirby played Darcus Howe in the Small Axe anthology film Mangrove (2020), for which he won the BAFTA Television Award for Best Supporting Actor. His credits include Bill in Wicked Little Letters (2024) and the lead role of Hezekiah Moscow in the series A Thousand Blows (2025).
