Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati (born 5 March 1976) is a
British-Tanzanian film, television and theatre actor. He played
Salladhor Saan in HBO series Game of Thrones and was the first black
actor to play Iago at the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2015 production
of Othello.Msamati was born in the United Kingdom and brought up in
Zimbabwe by his Tanzanian parents, a doctor and a nurse; he is the
eldest of four siblings. His primary education began at Olympio
Primary School in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and continued at Avondale
Primary School in Harare, Zimbabwe. After secondary education at
Prince Edward School in Harare, he studied towards a BA honours degree
in French and Portuguese at the University of Zimbabwe from 1995 to
1997.After university, he took a day-job as an advertising copywriter
and freelance radio presenter. He also worked as a voice-over artist,
compere and after-dinner speaker.
British-Tanzanian film, television and theatre actor. He played
Salladhor Saan in HBO series Game of Thrones and was the first black
actor to play Iago at the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2015 production
of Othello.Msamati was born in the United Kingdom and brought up in
Zimbabwe by his Tanzanian parents, a doctor and a nurse; he is the
eldest of four siblings. His primary education began at Olympio
Primary School in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, and continued at Avondale
Primary School in Harare, Zimbabwe. After secondary education at
Prince Edward School in Harare, he studied towards a BA honours degree
in French and Portuguese at the University of Zimbabwe from 1995 to
1997.After university, he took a day-job as an advertising copywriter
and freelance radio presenter. He also worked as a voice-over artist,
compere and after-dinner speaker.
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