Hero: Inspired by the Extraordinary Life & Times of Mr. Ulric Cross

111 minutes

2/28/2019

Overview

Inspired by the life and times of Caribbean war hero, judge and diplomat Ulric Cross whose amazing life spanned key moments of the 20th Century like WW2, African independence movements, Black Power, the rise of a new brand of Black leadership around the world, events that define our present reality.

Cast List

Nickolai Salcedo
as Ulric Cross
Peter Williams
as Anthony 'Pony' Macfarlane
Jessica B. Hill
as Nicola Cross
Joseph Marcell
as C.L.R. James
Pippa Nixon
as Ann Cross
Jimmy Akingbola
as Kwame Nkrumah
Adjetey Anang
as Patrice Lumumba
Kofi Adjorlolo
as Kofi Mensah
Eric Kofi Abrefa
John Dumelo
as P.K. Asante
OC Ukeje
as Julius Nyerere
Fraser James
as George Padmore
Valerie Buhagiar
as Daphne Park
Ulric Cross
as Self (archive footage)
Ann Cross
as Self
Prince David Oseia
as Mobutu Sese Seko
Ecow Smith-Asante
as Eduardo Mondlane
Kenneth Fiati
as Ahmadou Ahidjo
Rhoma Spencer
as Miss Small
Ben Onwukwe
as W.E.B. Dubois
Rudolph Walker
as T.Ras Makonnen
Melanie Nicholls-King
as Amy Ashwood Garvey
Giles Alderson
as Professor J. Hawker
Elvis Nouemsi
as Solicitor General's Office Worker
Ted Atherton
as Nigel (Publisher)
Tessa Alexander
as Ulric's Mother
Jonathan Blaize
as Young Ulric
Nikolai Sergio Emmanuel
as Adolescent Ulric Cross
Lionel Boodlal
as Samuel Selvon
Keegan Cummins
as George Lamming
Chris Earle
as Larry Devlin
John Samuel Kande
as Simon Tshiovo
Jordan Letlow
as Denzel Howden
Faisal Lutchmedial
as VS. Naipaul
Andy Marshall
as Telford Georges
Douglas Meyers
as Ulric's Uncle
Kearn Samuel
as Ulric's Father
Oseloka Mbamefo
as Cameroonian Minister
Andy Wolf
as RAF Administrator
Sebastian Deery
as RAF Administrator
Kevon Brooks
as Mr. Roach
Valentine Odiase
as Henry Sylvester Williams
Mike Odongkara
as Congolese Reporter
Salma Dharsee
as MI6 Spy