Lennie James: I'm pretty much a London boy, and it was a big enough city to try and conquer. I wanted to make movies obviously, but to come over here where there's so many people trying to do the same thing slightly frightened me.
Lennie James: I enjoy inviting audiences into the mind of my characters as much as into their stories. Even now, having this conversation, we know there's a million things that I'm not saying and it's the 'not saying' that is part of the journey.
Lennie James: (On his character in Jericho) It's like doing a Rubik's Cube where you have to put all your squares in the right position before they will all fit, and sometimes you have to move them out of order to be able to work them back in. That's how you do the cube. That's kind of how Hawkins' mind works.
After graduating in the late '80s instead of forming an full time acting career he got a "proper job" in a government social security company. He still spent the rest of his days acting.
Lennie narrated the two-part series on Operation Trident, Guns On Our Streets, and also fronted and narrated an omnibus documentary on Nigerian Art.
Lennie landed his role on Jericho after his first audition.
Lennie wrote the play The Sons of Charlie Paora. This was performed at London's Royal Court Theater.
In 2001 the show Storm Damage was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award in which he wrote for and played the character Bonaface.
Lennie can run up to 4.3 miles and bench 325 lbs.
Lennie was fostered when he was 16 years old.
Lennie graduated from Guilhall School of Music and Drama in 1988.
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