Kwame Kwei-Armah

Entertainment Born Ian Roberts, renamed Kwame Kwei-Armah: the actor who became artistic director of the Young Vic Kwame Kwei-Armah, born Ian Roberts in London in 1967 to parents from Grenada, changed his name after tracing his ancestry to Africa. Known for playing Finlay Newton in Casualty, he wrote Elmina's Kitchen, led Baltimore's Center Stage and became the first Black Briton to head a major British theatre when he took over the Young Vic in 2018.