Acting credits
40
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Lucian Msamati
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 18Series: 22
TMDB ID: 1240427
IMDb ID: nm1748634
Known for: Acting
Born: March 5, 1976
Age: 49
Place of birth: London, England
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2026
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Wikidata: Q6696713
Also known as
Wina Msamati • Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati
Biography
Lucian Gabriel Wiina Msamati (born 5 March 1976) is an British-Tanzanian actor, writer, director and producer . His notable screen roles include Salladhor Saan in the HBO series Game of Thrones, J.L.B. Matekoni in the BBC/HBO adaptation of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, David Runihura in the Netflix/BBC thriller Black Earth Rising, Ed Dumani in the Sky/AMC series Gangs of London and Cardinal Adeyemi in Conclave. He is also known for his work in theatre and radio.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lucian Msamati.
7.2
Conclave
as Adeyemi
2024 Movie
The Battle to Beat Malaria
as Self - Narrator
2024 Movie
Landjäger
as John Harms
2023 Movie
7.0
Breaking Point
as Martin
2023 Movie
6.4
See How They Run
as Max Mallowan
2022 Movie
5.3
The Score
as The Photographer
2022 Movie
6.1
National Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
as Friar Laurence
2021 Movie
6.5
Zog and the Flying Doctors
as Lion (voice)
2021 Movie
9.0
Okavango: A Flood of Life
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 Movie
4.8
The Bike Thief
as Victor
2020 Movie
This Fortress Built By Nature
2020 Movie
National Theatre Live: 'Master Harold’… and the boys
as Sam
2019 Movie
6.7
The Good Liar
as Beni
2019 Movie
7.4
National Theatre Live: Amadeus
as Antonio Salieri
2017 Movie
10.0
RSC Live: Othello
as Iago
2015 Movie
10.0
National Theatre Live: The Comedy of Errors
as Dromio of Syracuse
2012 Movie
6.3
The International
as General Charles Motomba
2009 Movie
5.2
The Legend of the Sky Kingdom
as Italiano (voice)
2003 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lucian Msamati.
6.6
Run Away
as Cornelius Faber • 8 eps
2026 Series
6.6
Hostage
as Kofi Adomako • 5 eps
2025 Series
6.5
Best Interests
as Derek • 4 eps
2023 Series
6.6
The Chemistry of Death
as Henry Maitland • 6 eps
2023 Series
2.8
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.6
Alan Bennett's Talking Heads
as Wilfred • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.8
Gangs of London
as Ed Dumani • 25 eps
2020 Series
7.8
His Dark Materials
as John Faa • 6 eps
2019 Series
6.4
Black Earth Rising
as David Runihura • 8 eps
2018 Series
6.2
Kiri
as Tobi Akindele • 4 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Urban Myths
as Herbert Muhammed • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.9
Taboo
as George Chichester • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.4
The Hollow Crown
as Bishop of Carlisle • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.5
Death in Paradise
as Dr. Johnson • 1 eps
2011 Series
8.5
Game of Thrones
as Salladhor Saan • 3 eps
2011 Series
7.9
Luther
as Ken Barnaby • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.5
10 Minute Tales
as Flirty Orderly • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.7
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
as JLB Matekoni • 6 eps
2009 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Guido • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
Spooks
as Manu Buffong • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.4
Horizon
as Narrator • 1 eps
1964 Series