Benjamin Neil Paddock Onwukwe (born 21 August 1957) is a British actor. He is perhaps best known for appearing as Firefighter Stuart 'Recall' MacKenzie from 1991 to 2002 in '' London's Burning'', a dramatic

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first aired on the British

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ITV.

Career

In addition to his most famous role in ''London's Burning'', Onwukwe has frequently appeared on television in, among others, '' Waiting for God'', ''

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'', Bergerac,''

Holby City ''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a Spin-off (media), spin-off from the established BBC medical drama '' ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Inspector Morse Endeavour Morse, GM, is the namesake character of the series of "Morse" detective novels by British author Colin Dexter, a Detective Chief Inspector in the Thames Valley Police in Oxford, England. On television he was portrayed by John ...

'', ''

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'', '' Between the Lines'', ''

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''. His most recent television appearance was in 2018 in the

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series ''

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''. Onwukwe has also worked in various schools across the country, appeared in theatrical productions, recorded several radio plays and narrated audio books including Karen Jennings's ''An Island'' and Laura Shepherd-Robinson's ''Blood and Sugar''. He was also a member of the

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."Radio and audio book companies", in Lloyd Trott, ed., ''Actors and Performers Yearbook 2016'', pp. 353-354 In 2019, he performed for the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...

at The Other Place in a new play by Robin French, ''Crooked Dances''. Onwukwe appears in the 2021 ITV drama series ''

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'' as the father of Detective Constable Lisa Donckers. His character is suffering, somewhat ironically, with a form of memory impairment, mistaking his daughter for his wife. In 2022 he played Harley Joseph in

Death in Paradise ''Death in Paradise'' is a crime drama, crime television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (Series 1–3), Kris Marshall (Series 3–6), Ardal O'Hanlon (Series 6–9), Ralf Little (Series 9–13) and Don Gilet (2024 Speci ...

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* 1957 births Living people Audiobook narrators English male film actors English male radio actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from London Actors from the London Borough of Lambeth 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors People from Brixton {{UK-stage-actor-stub