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On my radar: Lennie James’s cultural highlights

The actor and writer on Muhammad Ali, Uncut Gems and why Desert Island Discs is an essential for a Brit in the US
Lennie James: ‘I always return to Muhammad Ali because he’s the only hero I’ve ever really had.’ Photograph: Antonio Olmos/the Observer

British actor, screenwriter and playwright Lennie James was born in 1965 in Nottingham, grew up in south London and now lives with his family in Los Angeles. He has starred in TV productions on both sides of the Atlantic, including Line of Duty, Jericho and The Walking Dead. Save Me Too, the second series of the TV drama he wrote, created and stars in, will be on Sky Atlantic and Now TV from 1 April.

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