Blacklisted Conversations

Actress, writer and cultural producer Cherelle Skeete has originated many iconic roles – from Rose Granger-Weasley in the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, to voicing guardian omnic Orisa in the award-winning video game Overwatch or, originating the role of Tara in Temi Wilkey’s debut playThe High Table (for which she also received the 2020 British Black Theatre Award for Best Supporting Female Actor).

Cherelle is also co-founder of Blacktress UK, a grassroots network and support group for self-defined black/mixed race womxn actors of the African diaspora.

Cherelle is currently starring as Tina Flournoy in Mike Bartlett’s new play for the Old Vic The 47th, which, written in blank verse, looks forward to 2024 to the next US presidential race, when the battle for presidency is being staged between Kamala Harris (played by Tamara Tunie) and Donald Trump (played by Bertie Carvel).

We spoke to her about the importance of finding joy in your work no matter what ...

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Koby Adom is a fantastic director with an eye for dramatic sequences that not only draw in the audience but capture the essence of each project he directs bringing out the best from the cast he works with ...

Graduating with a Masters Degree from the London Film School in 2017 Koby's directing career began with his acclaimed short films House Girl (2016) and Haircut (2018) going on to direct hit shows such as Netflix's Top Boy and recently series 2 of BBC series Noughts and Crosses.

But that's not all, Koby also gives a platform to emerging filmmakers with his production company DBK studios producing content by creatives from black and diverse backgrounds committed to bringing to life untold narratives.

We caught up with Koby to talk all things Noughts and Crosses, and how his faith centres everything he does ...

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Rashid Kasirye is a visionary whose contributions to music and culture have helped launched the careers of many of the UK’s most beloved artists. For over a decade, the Link-Up TV co-founder has used his platform to help artists take control of their own narrative and capture the attention of a global audience.

Link Up TV’s newest reality series ‘The Process’ continues in the same vein. The exciting 2-episode series will sees 6 hungry contestants go head-to-head for the unique opportunity to work with LD (67) and Fumez The Engineer to propel themselves into the next level of their careers, whilst also giving viewers an insight into what goes into making a track ready for release.

In this rare interview, Rashid sat down with The British Blacklist to talk about ‘The Process’, how his upbringing in Uganda influenced his outlook on money and the importance of prioritising his mental health.

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What can we say about Selma Nicholls. Founder of Looks Like Me talent & casting agency, she blew our minds in 2018 with her mind blowing photography project ‘Hero in us all’ that celebrated the then to be released Disney Marvel film Black Panther.

Just a regular mother of one with big ideas who from the launch of that iconic project featuring black children, to casting for the video of Beyoncé & WizKid's multi-award-winning Brown Skin Girl hasn't looked back.

We spoke to the inspirational woman about her journey and what it means to focus and take notice of our dreams.

Find out more about Looks Like Me: https://lookslikeme.co.uk/

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One of our favourite creatives John Boyega spared a few moments with TBB to tell us about his Create Next Film Project initiative - a collaboration between himself and popular fashion brand Converse.

The initiative was launched to support London’s new class of young Black filmmakers through a joint venture spotlighting the next generation of film talent, providing mentorship and fully funding their first short films.

Find out more about the initiative and watch the final 5 short films here

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He's been in the game as a multi-award winning singer & songwriter for almost 20 years, but now Lemar has thrown his hat in the acting ring.

His first 'gig' being the Sky Studio original adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's best-selling book 'Little Darlings' opposite fellow musician turned actress Jamelia.

Playing Danny, a rock star who discovers he has a child with the estranged love of his life Lemar discusses how he transitioned from singer to actor.

Little Darlings is available now as a feature length film on Sky Cinema.

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With an acting CV that's not to be sniffed at, actress Josette Simon OBE discusses her latest role in Netflix limited drama series 'Anatomy of a Scandal'.

Anatomy of a Scandal stars Sienna Miller as Sophie Whitehouse, the wife of Conservative MP James Whitehouse (Rupert Friend), who discovers her husband has been having an affair. When the news goes public, blowing up their lives things go from bad to worse when James is accused of rape and has to stand trial.

Simon plays Angela Regan, James' defence barrister determined to clear her client of his charges.

Anatomy of a Scandal is available to watch on Netflix now.

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Once again the OG actor Courtney B Vance blessed TBB with his presence. 

This time Vance discussed his role as lawyer Franklin Roberts in the new AMC series 61st Street.

Starring British actor Tosin Cole 61st Street stars Moses Johnson (Cole) a promising Black high school athlete, who gets swept up in the Chicago criminal justice system when he is arrested as a supposed gang member after an officer dies during a drug bust gone wrong. Franklin Roberts takes on Moses' case whilst dealing with his personal life problems. 

61st Street airs in the UK every Tuesday night at 9pm on AMC channel exclusive to BT customers. 

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British actor Tosin Cole plays Moses in the new AMC series '61st Street'.

Moses Johnson is a promising Black high school athlete, who gets swept up in the Chicago criminal justice system when he is arrested as a supposed gang member after an officer dies during a drug bust gone wrong. 

With a cast starring Courtney B Vance and Aunjanue Ellis we spoke to Tosin about playing such a serious role, and his upcoming roles in the House Party Refix, and Emmett Till biopic 'Till' where he plays a young Medgar Evers.

61st Street airs in the UK every Tuesday night at 9pm on AMC channel exclusive to BT customers.

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Jammer is considered a triple OG in the UK music industry. As a pioneer of the UK's grime scene, the MC, rapper, songwriter, and record producer is infamously known as a member of Boy Better Know (BBK) alongside fellow legends Skepta, and JME. He's also behind the Lord of the Mics clash series.

In 2022 Jammer launched a new project, Top Producer - a 5-part competition show for music producers, where each episode Jammer and his guests (Julie Adenuga, Rude Kid, D Double E, and Cktrl) judge and score beat submissions made by up and coming producers from around the UK and beyond.

We caught up with Jammer to get some insight into his journey so far.

Top Producer is available to watch via Trend Cntrl on YouTube

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