Kwame Kwei-Armah

Biography

Kwame Kwei-Armah is a British actor, playwright, director, and broadcaster, best known for playing paramedic Finlay Newton in the BBC medical drama Casualty from 1999 to 2004. In 2005, he became the second black Briton to have a play staged in London's West End with his award-winning piece Elmina's Kitchen. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2012 for services to drama.