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Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay

Known for
Acting
Born
May 21, 1967 (age 59)
Birthplace
Higher End, Orrell, United Kingdom
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Biography

Lemn Sissay MBE is an English author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trustees two years later, having previously been appointed one of the museum's fellows.

Known For

Alma's Not Normal poster

Alma's Not Normal

Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy poster

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Winter Walks poster

Winter Walks

Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

Art Matters poster

Art Matters

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World poster

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts poster

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

Filmography

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We Belong Here: Poetry and spoken word documentary

We Belong Here: Poetry and spoken word documentary

Movie · as Self

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Have I Got a Bit More News for You poster

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

TV · as Self - Panellist · 1 ep

2024
Art Matters poster

Art Matters

Movie · as Self

2023
Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy poster

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Movie · as Self

2021
Winter Walks poster

Winter Walks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World poster

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Movie · as Self

2020
Alma's Not Normal poster

Alma's Not Normal

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

2019
Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts poster

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

Movie · as Self - Presenter

2017
House of Games poster

House of Games

TV · as Self - Contestant · 5 eps

2010
Burning Ice

Burning Ice

Movie · as Self

2003
Grumpy Old Men poster

Grumpy Old Men

TV · as Self · 14 eps

2003
Celebrity Mastermind poster

Celebrity Mastermind

TV · 1 ep

2001
I Love 1990s

I Love 1990s

TV · 1 ep

1991
Packet of Three

Packet of Three

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 1 ep

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