Ray BLK to make acting debut in new BBC and Netflix series Champion
Ray BLK will make her acting debut in the upcoming BBC and Netflix series Champion, which is written and created by Queenie's Candice Carty-Williams.
As Deadline reports, Champion is set in South London, and is described as a "love letter to Black British music". The eight-part series is a musical drama, and will mark Ray BLK's acting debut.
Ray BLK will star in Champion as Honey Igwe, and is also the music exec for the series alongside Ghetts.
Champion will also star Malcolm Kamulete (Top Boy), Déja J Bowens, Nadine Marshall (Sherwood, Small Axe), Ray Fearon (His Dark Materials, Beauty and the Beast), Jo Martin (Doctor Who, Top Boy), Kerim Hassan (Once Upon a Time in London), Adeyinka Akinrinade (Everything I Know About Love, Top Boy) and more.
My debut acting role is here Very grateful to be starring in and exec producing the music on the new @BBC & @netflix Drama CHAMPION written by the amazing Candice Carty-Williams coming 2023 pic.twitter.com/3B5Sy34Thr
— Ray BLK (@RayBLK_) July 25, 2022
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