Cornell John

Cornell Salmonn John is a British actor who has appeared in various film and television productions since 1999. He is most renowned for his role as Trife's uncle, Curtis, in the films Kidulthood (2006), Adulthood (2008) and Brotherhood in addition to later starring in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as Sam James, during 2013. He is also known for having originated the role of Mufasa in the West End production of the musical The Lion King.

Not to be confused with John Cornell.
Cornell John
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Career

John made his screen debut in two episodes of the television series The Knock. Over the course of the next few years he appeared in television shows including Maisie Raine and Lenny Henry in Pieces, and also appeared in the films Rottweiler and Red Mercury.

However, his most establishing role as a film actor was as Curtis, Trevor's Uncle, in the 2006 film Kidulthood, a role which he reprised for the sequel to the film Adulthood (2008), the latter of which was directed by fellow actor Noel Clarke. He then reprised the role for a 3rd time in the sequel to Adulthood, Brotherhood in 2016. He also appeared as Glenstorm in the fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian in 2008, and the same year he appeared playing the same character in a video game of the same name. He has also appeared in other video games including EyeToy: Play and Fable. He has appeared on soap opera Doctors on two occasions, the first in 2001 and the second in 2005. He has also appeared in another medical drama Holby City on two occasions, the first in 2002, before returning to appear in another episode of the series ten years on in 2012. He appeared in his third medical drama Casualty in 2010. He appeared as Didi Mputu in four episodes of Five Days (2010) and as Sid in three episodes of Inside Men (2012).

He appeared in an episode of Top Boy in 2011, while other film credits include Anuvahood (2011) and Jack the Giant Slayer (2013).

From 2011 until 2012, he played the role of Wensley Dale, his first role as a voice actor, in the children's television show Rastamouse. He appeared in 31 episodes of the series in total.

In August 2012, he made a one-off appearance in the BBC television series, Waterloo Road. He played the role of Lionel Tsibi, the uncle of regular character Lula Tsibi (Marlene Madenge).

In 2013, he was cast in the role Sam James in the popular long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders. His character is introduced as the estranged husband to established character Ava Hartman (Clare Perkins) and father to Dexter Hartman (Khali Best). He was cast in the role by executive producer Lorraine Newman, and made his first appearance on the show on 14 May 2013.[1] He made his final appearance on 16 December 2013.[2]

In 2018, John appeared as 'Arnold Guzman' in the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.[3]

Filmography
YearFilmRoleOther notes
1999RageRazor
2003Kaena: The ProphecyDemok
2004RottweilerDongoro
2006KidulthoodUncle Curtis
2008AdulthoodUncle Curtis(billed as Cornell S. John)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince CaspianGlenstorm
2005Red MercuryNeville
2011AnuvahoodYardie
Jack the Giant SlayerFee(billed as Cornell S. John)
2016BrotherhoodUncle Curtis
2018Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldArnold Guzman
YearTelevision seriesRoleOther notes
1997Thief TakersThomas KeyworthTV Series, 1 episode
1999Maisie RaineReneTV Series, 1 episode
The KnockGannonTV Series, 2 episodes
2000Lenny Henry in PiecesTV Series, 1 episode
2001DoctorsRay AdamsTV Series, 1 episode
2002EastEndersDaveTV Series, 3 episodes
Holby CityHarry SutherlandTV Series, 1 episode
DoctorsD.S. Dave PattersonTV Series, 1 episode
2009No Signal!TV Series, 2 episodes
2010CasualtyJoey CravenTV Series, 1 episode
Five DaysDidi MputuTV Series, 4 episodes
2011Top BoyWendellTV Series, 1 episode
2011–12RastamouseWensley DaleTV Series, 38 episodes
2012Waterloo RoadLionel TsibiTV Series, 1 episode
Holby CityVivian WallaceTV Series, 1 episode
Inside MenSidTV Mini-Series, 3 episodes
2013EastEndersSam JamesTV Series, 49 episodes
2015Death in ParadiseWilliam LeeTV Series, 1 episode

References
  1. Rigby, Sam (April 14, 2013). "'EastEnders' casts Cornell S John as Dexter Hartman's father". Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  2. "Sam James". EastEnders. BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  3. "Everything we know about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald so far". Pottermore. 16 November 2017.
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