Kwame Kwei-Armah

Kwame Kwei-Armah (born Ian Roberts, 1967) is a British actor, singer and playwright. He first achieved fame playing the paramedic Finlay Newton in the BBC drama series Casualty from 1999 to 2004. In 2003 he appeared in a charity celebrity version of the talent show Fame Academy and subsequently released a successful album, Kwame.

His fifth play, Elmina's Kitchen premiered in May 2003 and was shortlisted in the "best new play" category at the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards. Kwame also recieved The Evening Standard Award for the Most Promising New Playwright of 2003.