---
name: "Munya Chawawa"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/munya-chawawa"
fi1m_id: "munya-chawawa"
imdb_id: "nm11470228"
tmdb_id: 2916055
wikidata_id: "Q106244687"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "29 December 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-30T20:31:54.679637+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Munya Chawawa

## Identity

Munya Chawawa

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/munya-chawawa
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** munya-chawawa
- **IMDb ID:** nm11470228
- **TMDB ID:** 2916055
- **Wikidata ID:** Q106244687
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munya_Chawawa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106244687, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11470228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2916055

Writer. Born 29 December 1992 in Derby, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 December 1992, Derby, England
- **Active:** 2020–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munya_Chawawa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106244687, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm11470228/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2916055

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Death to 2020*](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md) (47)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Munya Chawawa is a British-Zimbabwean actor, comedian and writer. Born Munyaradzi Oliver Chawawa on 29 December 1992 in Derby, England, he spent part of his childhood in Zimbabwe before returning to the UK. He studied psychology at the University of Sheffield.

Chawawa first gained attention through online satirical sketches and characters during the COVID-19 pandemic. His writing credits include the Netflix mockumentary *Death to 2020* (2020). Acting roles include Choronzon in *The Sandman* (2022) and the Restaurant Crooner in *Rye Lane* (2023). He has also appeared as himself on panel shows including *Taskmaster* and *Would I Lie to You?*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, metro.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Rye Lane* (2023), Fi1m 78, as Restaurant Crooner — [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *Death to 2020* (2020), Fi1m 47, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Wrestling with Trump* (2026), Writer
- *Comedy Central: Dating Horror Stories* (2024), series, Actor
- *Rye Lane* (2023), as Restaurant Crooner — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/rye-lane.md)
- *Andrew: The Musical* (2022), as Prince Charles · Music
- *How to Survive a Dictator with Munya Chawawa* (2022), series, Creator
- *The Sandman* (2022), series, as Choronzon
- *Munya and Filly Get Chilly* (2022), series, Actor
- *Mood* (2022), series, as Munya Chawawa
- *Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains* (2021), series, as Guest
- *Death to 2020* (2020), Writer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/death-to-2020.md)

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