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Tony Armatrading

Actor, Comedian
24 August 1961 to 10 May 2021

A British actor who made his debut in groundbreaking BBC series Empire Road in 1979. Although he appeared in a variety of British television over the next two decades – including Angels (1982-83), A Taste of Honey (1984), Grange Hill (1985) and Love Hurts (1993-1994) – he decided to relocate to Los Angeles in 1999. There he landed roles in hit US network shows Monk (2005), NCIS (2006) and Prison Break (2009). Gamers would also know him as the voice of Sith Lord Xalek in the Star Wars: The Old Republic series (2011-2015). He was a BAFTA Los Angeles member.

Read Tony Armatrading's Guardian obituary