{{Short description|British actor}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Simon Manyonda | honorific_suffix = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1986}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = LAMDA | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2009–present | employer = | organization = | known_for = | works = | style = | height = | television = | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | movement = | opponents = | boards = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | callsign = | awards = | module = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Simon Manyonda''' (born 1986)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4F-KP7V|title=FamilySearch.org|website=FamilySearch }}</ref> is a British actor.
==Early life== Manyonda was born in Lambeth, London,<ref name="auto"/> the eldest son of a GP of medicine and a gynaecologist and obstetrician. He is of South African and Zimbabwean descent. Manyonda is the elder brother of two siblings.
== Filmography ==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
|- | 2014 | ''King Lear'' | Oswald | |- | 2017 | ''The Current War'' | Lewis Latimer | |- | 2018 | ''In Fabric'' | Neal the Deal | |- | 2019 | ''Undergods'' | Reed Luther | |- | 2020 | ''The Witches'' | Sous Chef | |- | 2023 | ''Northern Comfort'' |Charles | |- | 2023 | ''Rye Lane'' | Nathan | |- |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2012 | ''Whitechapel'' | DO Sean Pinchin | 2 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Julius Caesar'' | Lucius | TV film. Made by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the BBC. |- | 2014 | ''Holby City'' | Tommy Bevan | 1 episode |- | 2015 | ''Suspects'' | Lewis | 1 episode |- | 2015 | ''Doctor Who'' | Kabel | ''Face the Raven'' |- | 2016 | ''Neil Gaiman’s Likely Stories'' | Gordon / Dr. N. Owen | TV miniseries. 3 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Uncle'' | Luca | 1 episode |- | 2017 | ''Level Up Norge'' | Cren | 1 episode |- | 2018 | ''Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators'' | Moses Abiola | 1 episode |- | 2018 | ''King Lear'' | Duke of Burgundy | TV film. Made by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the BBC. |- | 2019 | ''The Bay'' | D.S. Alexander Stewart | TV miniseries. 12 episodes. |- | 2019 | ''His Dark Materials'' | Benjamin De Ruyter | 3 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Pennyworth'' | Lucius Fox | Regular role (season 2) |- | 2022 | ''Van der Valk'' | Vito Vinke | Series 2, Episode 2 |- |}
=== Stage === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''Antony and Cleopatra'' | Messenger/Seleucus | Liverpool Playhouse |- | 2010 | ''Welcome to Thebes'' | Haemon | Royal National Theatre |- | 2011 | ''Obama – The Mamba: President of the Slums'' | George Obama | Leeds Playhouse |- | 2011 | ''Greenland (2011 play)'' | Adeel/Nigel | Lyttelton Theatre of the Royal National Theatre |- | 2012 | ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' | Demetrius | Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith) |- | 2012 | ''All Night I Dream Of Being Good'' | Upstart | The Yard |- | 2012 | ''Julius Caesar'' | Lucius | Royal Shakespeare Company (also taped as a TV film for the BBC) |- | 2013 | ''A Midsummer Night's Dreaming'' | Demetrius | Brooklyn Academy of Music |- | 2013 | ''Red Peppers'' | George Peppers | Old Red Lion Theatre |- | 2014 | ''King Lear'' | Oswald | Olivier Theatre of the Royal National Theatre |- | 2014 | ''Wildefire'' | Chris | Hampstead Theatre |- | 2015 | ''Light Shining in Buckinghamshire'' | John Wildman / Second JP | Lyttelton Theatre of the Royal National Theatre |- | 2015 | ''Romeo & Juliet'' | Mercutio | Crucible Theatre |- | 2016 | ''Giving'' | Michael | Hampstead Theatre |- | 2016 | ''King Lear'' | Edmund | The Old Vic |- | 2017–2018 | ''Barber Shop Chronicles'' | Tanaka / Fiifi | West Yorkshire Playhouse and Dorfman Theatre of the Royal National Theatre |- | 2018 | ''The Way of the World'' | Petulant | Donmar Warehouse |- | 2019 | ''Alys, Always'' by Lucinda Coxon | Oliver | Bridge Theatre |- | 2019 | ''Actually'' by Anna Ziegler | Tom | Trafalgar Studios<ref name="WhatsOnStage 16 May 2019">{{cite news |last= Wood |first= Alex |title= Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda to star in Anna Ziegler's Actually at Trafalgar Studios |url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/yasmin-paige-simon-manyonda-trafalgar-actually_49089.html | date= 16 May 2019 |newspaper= WhatsOnStage |location=London| accessdate= 18 May 2019 }}</ref><ref name="London Theatre Direct 17 May 2019">{{cite news |last= Ali |first= Jade |title= Yasmin Paige and Simon Manyonda set to star in Anna Ziegler's Actually play for its European premiere at Trafalgar Studios |url= https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/yasmin-paige-and-simon-manyonda-set-to-star-in-anna-zieglers-actually-play-for-its-european-premiere-at-trafalgar-studios | date= 17 May 2019 |newspaper= London Theatre Direct |location=London| accessdate= 13 June 2019 }}</ref> |- | 2020 | ''Far Away'' by Caryl Churchill | Todd | Donmar Warehouse<ref name="WhatsOnStage 22 November 2019">{{cite news |last= Wood |first= Alex |title= Caryl Churchill's Far Away at Donmar Warehouse to star Jessica Hynes, Aisling Loftus and Simon Manyonda |url= https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/caryl-churchill-far-away-donmar-jessica-hynes_50423.html | date= 22 November 2019 |newspaper= WhatsOnStage |location=London| accessdate= 30 November 2019 }}</ref> |}
=== Shorts === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2009 | ''How It's Done'' | That Guy | |- | 2014 | ''Off the Page: Groove is in the Heart'' | Jon | |- | 2018 | ''Alex's Dream'' | Lost Man | |- |}
=== Audio === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2015 | ''Beasts of No Nation'' | Narrator | HarperAudio |- |2022 |''East of Eden'' |Narrator |Penguin Books |}
=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role(s) ! Notes |- | 2017 || ''Horizon Zero Dawn'' || Cren / Havash / Mournful Namman / Relentless Shivin || |- |}
==Awards== Manyonda earned an Ian Charleson Award Commendation for his 2012 portrayal of Lucius in ''Julius Caesar'' at the Royal Shakespeare Company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oughttobeclowns.com/2013/06/the-2012-ian-charleson-awards.html/|title=The 2012 Ian Charleson Awards|date=18 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/stars-in-their-eyes-ldn9vcmwzws|title=Stars in their eyes|first=The Sunday|last=Times|date=7 June 2023 |via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.westendtheatre.com/21313/awards/ian-charleson-awards-nominations-2012/|title=Ian Charleson Awards – Nominations 2012 | WestEndTheatre.com|date=8 May 2013|website=www.westendtheatre.com}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|3625907}} * [https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/simon-manyonda Simon Manyonda] at Curtis Brown (literary agents) * [https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Simon-Manyonda/ Simon Manyonda] at BroadwayWorld * [http://www.abouttheartists.com/artists/415896-simon-manyonda Simon Manyonda] at [http://www.abouttheartists.com AboutTheArtists: Every Theatre Credit Ever]
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