User:Necrothesp/List of historical characters depicted on film and television/Sub-Saharan Africa
| Actor | Film/TV show | Year | Country | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | |||||
| Kings of Dahomey | |||||
| Gezo | |||||
| Derek Ezenagu | Victoria | 2017 | UK | TV series | |
| Soldiers of Dahomey | |||||
| Nawi | |||||
| Sufe Bradshaw | Lovecraft Country | 2020 | USA | TV series | A loose adaptation of the novel by Matt Ruff. |
| Congo | |||||
| Prime Ministers of the Congo | |||||
| Patrice Lumumba | |||||
| Richard Lukunku | The Siege of Jadotville | 2016 | Ireland/South Africa | Film | An adaptation of the book The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle by Declan Power. |
| Moïse Tshombe | |||||
| Danny Sapani | The Siege of Jadotville | 2016 | Ireland/South Africa | Film | An adaptation of the book The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle by Declan Power. |
| Ghana | |||||
| Presidents of Ghana | |||||
| Kwame Nkrumah | |||||
| Danny Sapani | The Crown | 2017 | UK/USA | TV series | |
| Kenya | |||||
| Governors of Kenya | |||||
| Sir Robert Coryndon | |||||
| Owen Dell | Rhodes | 1996 | UK | TV series | As a young man. |
| Sir Joseph Byrne | |||||
| Leslie Phillips | Out of Africa | 1985 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the autobiography by Karen Blixen. |
| Sir Philip Mitchell | |||||
| Wayne Harrison | The Crown | 2016 | UK/USA | TV series | |
| Chiefs | |||||
| Pelipel: Chief of the Turkana. | |||||
| Treasure Tshabalala | The Crown | 2016 | UK/USA | TV series | |
| Kungu Waruhiu | |||||
| Yule Masiteng | The Crown | 2016 | UK/USA | TV series | |
| Members of the Legislative Council | |||||
| Reginald Berkeley Cole | |||||
| Michael Kitchen | Out of Africa | 1985 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the autobiography by Karen Blixen. |
| Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere | |||||
| Michael Gough | Out of Africa | 1985 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the autobiography by Karen Blixen. |
| Frederick Treves | Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | 1988 | UK/USA | TV miniseries | |
| Businesspeople | |||||
| Eric Sherbrooke Walker | |||||
| David Clatworthy | The Crown | 2016 | UK/USA | TV series | |
| Relatives and associates | |||||
| Marjorie Byrne: Wife of Sir Joseph Byrne. | |||||
| Annabel Maule | Out of Africa | 1985 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the autobiography by Karen Blixen. |
| Florence Cholmondeley, Lady Delamere: First wife of Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Baron Delamere. | |||||
| Muriel Gross | Out of Africa | 1985 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the autobiography by Karen Blixen. |
| Sierra Leone | |||||
| Governors of Sierra Leone | |||||
| Thomas Perronet Thompson | |||||
| Robert Kerr | The Fight Against Slavery | 1975 | UK | TV series | |
| Somalia | |||||
| Pirates | |||||
| Abduwali Muse | |||||
| Barkhad Abdi | Captain Phillips | 2013 | USA | Film | Won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. Nominated for the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Empire Award for Best Newcomer. An adapation of the book A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips. |
| Tanzania | |||||
| Guides | |||||
| Sidi Mubarak Bombay | |||||
| Paul Onsongo | Mountains of the Moon | 1990 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison. |
| Mabruki: Guide to Burton and Speke among others. | |||||
| Delroy Lindo | Mountains of the Moon | 1990 | USA | Film | An adaptation of the novel Burton and Speke by William Harrison. |
| Uganda | |||||
| Presidents of Uganda | |||||
| Idi Amin | |||||
| Julius Harris | Victory at Entebbe | 1976 | USA | TV film | |
| Mark Heath | Operation Thunderbolt | 1977 | Israel | Film | |
| Yaphet Kotto | Raid on Entebbe | 1977 | USA | TV film | Nominated for the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. |
| Prince Hughes | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 1988 | USA | Film | Comedy |
| Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | UK | Film | Won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and Satellite Award for Best Actor. Nominated for the British Independent Film Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the novel by Giles Foden. |
| Nonso Anozie | Entebbe | 2018 | UK/USA | Film | |
| Military officers | |||||
| Andrew Mukooza | |||||
| Michael Wawuyo | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | UK | Film | An adaptation of the novel by Giles Foden. |
| Relatives and associates | |||||
| Kay Amin: Second wife of Idi Amin. | |||||
| Kerry Washington | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | UK | Film | An adaptation of the novel by Giles Foden. |
| Malyamu Amin: First wife of Idi Amin. | |||||
| Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | UK | Film | An adaptation of the novel by Giles Foden. |
| Nora Amin: Third wife of Idi Amin. | |||||
| Consodyne Buzabo | The Last King of Scotland | 2006 | UK | Film | An adaptation of the novel by Giles Foden. |