Biography
Cornell Salmonn John (born 1963) 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.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Pope's Exorcist
2023
as Bishop Lumumba
Father Gabriele Amorth, Chief Exorcist of the Vatican, investigates a young boy's terrifying possession and ends up uncovering a centuries-old conspir...
Swingin' the Dream
2021
A concert of a work in progress including original music and songs from the 1939 production telling the story of an intriguing Broadway musical adapta...
His House
2020
as The Witch (voice)
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that ha...
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
2018
as Arnold Guzman
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only o...
Roadkill
2016
as Den (Older)
Roadkill tells the story of Den, a middle-aged convict from inner-city London, as he reflects upon his past and the events that led to his incarcerati...
Brotherhood
2016
as Uncle Curtis
First there was Kidulthood then Adulthood now comes Noel Clarkes last installment brotherhood With Sam facing up to the new world he realizes it also ...
Captain America: Civil War
2016
as Attaché
Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarize...
Boys On Film 9: Youth in Trouble
2013
as Izi (segment "Colonial Gods")
Youth In Trouble is the ninth edition to Boys On Film, the world's most successful short film series. This compilation features eight complete films: ...
Jack the Giant Slayer
2013
as Fee
The story of an ancient war that is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unlea...
Dreams of a Life
2011
as Father
A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years...
God View
2011
as Phil
From an unusual perspective, we follow Philip around his neighbourhood in Hackney, East London. He is unstable and misses his wife and daughter very m...
Anuvahood
2011
as Uncle
Kenneth (who likes to call himself Kay) begins to realise he's just another wannabe bad boy... even less than a loser in fact. After quitting his job ...
Colonial Gods
2009
as Izi
A complicated friendship between a young Somali and Nigerian man unfolds against the chaos of gentrification and displacement in the small immigrant c...
Adulthood
2008
as Uncle Curtis
After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
as Glenstorm
One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a y...
Kidulthood
2006
as Uncle Curtis
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Red Mercury
2005
as Neville
Three young Muslim men, part of a terror cell, are making a bomb in a London flat, when they get a call to vacate immediately with their gear. The pol...
Rottweiler
2004
as Dongoro
Dante travels across a desolate, futuristic Spain in search of his girlfriend, Ula. He is pursued by a bloodthirsty, cybernetic Rottweiler.
Rage
1999
as Razor
Set in contemporary London, three inner-city friends discover themselves after pursuing desperate measures to cut their own hip-hop record. In spite ...
The South Stand
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