actors who played the characters in roots
The four-night, eight-hour scripted miniseries has tapped newcomer Malachi Kirby to play lead Kunta Kinte, the Mandinka warrior captured in his homeland of the Gambia and forced into slavery in colonial America. Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Anika Noni Rose have also been added to the cast. By clicking Publish, you are confirming that the image fully complies with TV.com’s Terms of Use and that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it. Please read the following before uploading. Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload. The images should not contain any sexually explicit content, race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images. Historical, Family Dramas, African-American Drama, Social Issues, bloody and violent. Important: You must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload. Good luck at either the 2016 or 2017 Emmys, all of you! From left: Malachi Kirby, Anika Noni Rose, and Rege-Rége Jean. Page&A E' Networks roots remake has already found Its Alex, haley and now the-mini series has filled out the rest of its. cast In the parts of Haley's ancestors, we have: • British actor Malachi Kirby in the pivotal part of Kunta Kinte, played by LeVar Burton in the original. In the Roots book, Kinte was Haley's Gambian ancestor who was brought to America in the Atlantic slave trade, though aspects of this account have been disputed. Rose played ambitious prosecutor Wendy Scott-Carr on the legal drama, and voiced Tiana in The Princess and the Frog. In 2004, she won a Tony for her role in Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change. • British newcomer Rege-Regé Jean page As'kizzy s Son Chicken, george the first member of the family to be granted his. freedom “Roots” will air in 2016 and be simulcast on A&E, Lifetime and History. Will Packer, Toberoff, Mark Wolper, Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal serve as executive producers. LeVar Burton, who played Kunta Kinte in the 1977 TV movie, and Korin D. Huggins are co-executive producers. Whitney Friedlander. A+E Networks has announced additional casting for “ Roots ,” its epic miniseries based on Alex Haley’s 1976 novel as well as other researched material. Production is already under way in New Orleans, with a simultaneous premiere on History, A&E, and Lifetime at some point next year. Good luck at either the 2016 or 2017 Emmys, all of you! From left: Malachi Kirby, Anika Noni Rose, and Rege-Rége Jean. page Read the Study Guide for Roots…. Roots study guide contains a biography of Alex Haley, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. 1  About Roots. 2  Roots Summary. 3  Character List. 4  Glossary. 5  Themes.
Will Packer, Toberoff, Mark Wolper, Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal serve as executive producers.