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Richard James Cosnett was born on April 6, 1983. Early life, grew up in Zimbabwe, moved to Australia and studied BFA Acting at QUT. He now lives in the USA. His work began in the theatre and has spread into film and television and producing. His great grandfather was the head of the Royal School of Music. He has 2 sisters and is a cousin of Hugh Grant.

Born to a Spanish father and Zimbabwean mother, Lou Llobell is a London-based actress known for her role as Gaal in Foundation (2021) and Zandie in Voyagers (2020). Raised between Spain and South Africa, Lou moved to the UK in 2013 to study Drama at the University of Birmingham, before later enrolling at Drama Centre London (Central St Martins, UAL).

Tongayi Chirisa was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is an actor and producer, known for The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015), iZombie (2015) and Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014).

Adam Croasdell is a British/American actor, writer and producer who was born and raised in Africa. He lived and worked extensively in the UK and currently works in the United States. His first professional job was with Dame Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman in Anthony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre in London. Adam has worked on London's West End and appeared in numerous British television shows, including Peak Practice, The Chase, EastEnders, and Agatha Christie's Poirot. In the US he is known for his work on Monarch, with Susan Sarandon; Preacher; Reign; Once Upon A Time; NCIS, and Supernatural. Adam has starred and guest starred in films for Universal and Sony.

He is currently playing the role of The Marshall in the new Russo brothers film, The Electric State, alongside Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt and Stanley Tucci.

Adam is also a voice artist, performing lead characters for major video game franchises including James Bond, Dead Island, Middle Earth, Call Of Duty, Borderlands and Final Fantasy. For television he has voiced characters in The Witcher, Castlevania and Blood Of Zeus. Adam is nominated for 3 BTVA Video Game Voice Acting Awards, including Best Male Performance for Final Fantasy XV.

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Miles grew up in a military family: his father, Jock, was a general and his mother, Daphne, a homemaker and latterly an author (The Toerags, 1989). Deciding to quit school in the middle of a Shakespeare class, Miles arrived home and announced he was going to England to become an actor. After graduating with the prestigious Ronson Award from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, he soon found himself working at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Despite his schoolboy wrangling with the Bard, he later spent ten years with the RSC.

For over fifty years, Miles has been acting on stage and screen. In the UK, he is perhaps best known for his television appearances as Colonel Aidan Dempsey in ITV's Ultimate Force, Roger O'Neill in the original House of Cards, Terry Fox in BBC's Holby City and Colonel Dan Fortune in Soldier, Soldier. His stage appearances in the West End and for the RSC garnered successes including The Witch of Edmonton, The Twin Rivals, the title role in Macbeth, Conor McPherson's The Weir, and the West End musical Oliver! directed by Sam Mendes. He was awarded three London Critics Awards In the 1981 season at Stratford and an Olivier Nomination for Sigismund in Life's A Dream, and he has the distinction of being the first adult male to play Peter Pan in Trevor Nunn's production at The Barbican in 1983. In the US, Miles's recent television roles include Hunters, Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Criminal Minds, Baskets, Battle Creek, and films including Damien Chazelle's LaLaLand, and the independent thrillers The Wind and Radioflash. Curiously Shakespeare is never far away, with Miles's recent role of Lennox in Joel Coen's 'The Tragedy Of Macbeth' with Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington (with whom he had also worked over thirty years previously in Cry Freedom). Miles has also starred in three Shakespeare seasons at the Old Globe San Diego under the directorship of RSC veteran Adrian Noble and for his performance as King George in The Madness of George III in 2010, he was awarded the Craig Noel San Diego Critics' Circle Award for Best Actor in a Lead. His 2011 performance as Salieri in Amadeus garnered critical superlatives and his Prospero in The Tempest again secured him the nomination for Best Actor by the San Diego Critics' Circle. In 2013 he again won the San Diego Critics Circle Award for his Outstanding Performance of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. Equally happy in television comedy as classical dramas, Miles has also enjoyed roles such as the magician Merlin in Escape the Night.

Miles lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Bella Merlin, with whom he wrote Colonels, Cads and Charmers: Memories, about his early life in (then) Rhodesia and the journey from Africa to actor. He has two sons: Joe, an actor and Max, an executive chef, and a rescue dog, Dempsey.

Sibongile Mlambo was born in Zimbabwe. She is an actress and producer, known for Lost in Space (2018), Siren (2018) and Teen Wolf (2011).

Solea Pfeiffer was born on 22 September 1994 in Zimbabwe. She is an actress, known for A Jazzman's Blues (2022), Great Performances (1971) and Scandal (2012).

Keith Machekanyanga was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He is known for Your Honor (2020), Timeless (2016) and FBI (2018).

Mary Roscoe was born on 12 June 1959 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She is an actress, known for Ted Lasso (2020), Testament of Youth (2014) and Unrelated (2007). She has been married to Jeremy Swift since 5 November 1992. They have two children.

Shana Elizabeth Dowdeswell (died December 12, 2012) was born on April 1, 1989 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She then moved to New York City where she attended City and Country School, PS 3, and finally PPAS High School. She also began a career as an actress, beginning at age eight. Over the years, she accumulated many credits, including playing Anne Frank at the Papermill Playhouse and working in films and on television. But more than that, she accumulated hundreds of friends and extended family members who loved her as deeply as she loved them. Shana was a bright spirit, a shining, generous, hopeful girl. She traveled the world, returning to Africa, traveling many times to Paris and London where she had beloved family members. Most recently she traveled to Canada with her boyfriend Cameron Moneo.

Shana is survived by her parents, Laurie and Roger, her brother Jesse, her grandparents Willard and Jane Smith, her godmother Karen Wimmer.

Belsheber Rusape was born on 7 November 1997 in Zimbabwe. He is an actor, known for Time's Puppet Mini (2018), The Worlds Divide (2024) and My Hero Academia (2016).

Chloe Traicos was born and raised in Zimbabwe. Her father is international cricket star, John Traicos and her mother, Annette Kileff is an artist. Chloe lived in Zimbabwe until until 2005 when she was forced to flee the country after having made a controversial documentary about the country's leader, Robert Mugabe. In her documentary Chloe speaks out on behalf of the Zimbabwean people who have spent years being persecuted and starved. Despite the fact she had to leave the country, Chloe's documentary ( aptly named " A Stranger in my Homeland" ) went on to win awards throughout the world. Chloe then immigrated to Australia with her parents and sister. In Australia Chloe went on to make the award winning Indie film " I Wish I Were Stephanie V" which opened the New York City International Film Festival in 2011, with a special screening outside in Times Square. Chloe has since moved to the US where she continues to make films.

Lancelot Ncube was born in Zimbabwe 1996. He left Africa when he was just three. He ended up in Greece and in 2010 his moved further north to Sweden. Through his love for books and hip hop, he quickly understood how powerful language can be. With language, Lancelot learned to adapt and blend into the very different societies he was brought to. In Sweden, he picked up not just the Swedish language but also a love for acting. At 18 he was one of twelve that was chosen out of 1500 applicants to attend the highly prestigious Dramatic Institute in Stockholm. He is a keen watcher of the world, listening intently before he explodes out in graphic reenactments of what he has just learned. He is raw talent and has already acted on Swedens national stage, appeared in a feature film and was cast-ed in Swedens biggest drama on TV.

Raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and attended Brentwood College School in Mill Bay, BC, Canada. Kevin earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California. He's been playing the saxophone since he was ten years old. He also plays the piano, bass, and guitar. Won a Daytime Emmy for Younger Actor in a Drama Series in 1996 and 1997 for his work in Guiding Light.

Born in 1986, in Harare, Zimbabwe, his childhood was spent moving around different countries with his parents in the Foreign Service. His learning of different cultures and languages, has led to prepare him for what has become a very promising career as an actor. He was first bitten by the acting bug while starring in his first lead role as the Mayor of the ill-fated town of the story of the Pied Piper at the age of seven, and ever since then has made the art of acting his life's passion. He attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia earning a BA in Theatre.

Juliet Godwin was born on 6 May 1994 in Zimbabwe. She is an actress, known for Line of Duty: a Star Trek Fan Production (2019), Home and Away (1988) and The Heights (2019).

Born Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Studied at Bristol University, then trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, England. 1970 moved to South Africa. Played Jesus in Godspell and Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He also had a very successful career as a pop singer. His international movies include Safari 3000 (with Stockard Channing & David Carradine), Oh Brother! and Rogue Lion. These days he is a radio broadcaster and producer of Radio Drama for SAfm Radio in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Michael Chinyamurindi was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He is known for George of the Jungle (1997), Congo (1995) and Curious George (2006).

Menzi Ngubane was born on 28 August 1964 in Ntabazinduna, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He was an actor, known for How to Steal 2 Million (2011), Generations (1993) and In My Country (2004). He was married to Sikelelo Sishuba and Lerato Sidibe. He died on 13 March 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Princess Charlene of Monaco was born on 25 January 1978 in Bulawayo, Rhodesia [now Zimbabwe]. She has been married to Prince Albert of Monaco since 1 July 2011. They have two children.

Born in the small town of Mutare in the east of Zimbabwe, Thea grew up on a farm and attended private boarding school up until the age of sixteen. After the political uprisings in Zimbabwe, she then relocated to an international school in Struer, Denmark, where she discovered her passion for comics and animation. She went on to study at The Animation School, a tertiary institution based in Cape Town, South Africa, where she received a full scholarship and was awarded the 2012 Mzansi Film Festival Grand Prize in the Short Film category as the Best Short Film, as well as other awards for Best Character Animation, Outstanding Technical Achievement, and Best Visual Execution for her team's graduation film. A move to France in 2018 found her working for Paris based 2D animation Studio La Cachette, with whom she has worked on an episode for the first season of Netflix's Love, Death & Robots, and then later the Emmy and Annie Award winning Adult Swim series 'Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal.'

Justin Gorence was born in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe. He is known for From Justin to Kelly (2003), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) and Melrose Place (1992).

Mary-Anne Barlow was born in 1974 in Harare, Zimbabwe. She is an actress, known for Mama Jack (2005), Legacy (2020) and Wild at Heart (2006).

Jane Benney was born on 4 April 1980 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. She is an actress, known for All for Melissa (2007), Mr. Bones (2001) and The Mark (2007).

Daniel Lasker is a Zimbabwean Actor and Director. His Acting credits include "One Piece" on Netflix, "Raised By Wolves", on HBO Max, "Noughts & Crosses" on BBC One, "Vagrant Queen" on SYFY, "Abraham Lincoln" on History and "London Calling". Although primarily an Actor, Daniel is fiercely passionate about telling stories, either from in front of, or behind the lens. Growing up in Zimbabwe (which didn't have an active film industry at the time), he taught himself how to make films, which were well received by the local community and various foreign film festivals.