Kwame Kwei-Armah wurde am 24 März 1967 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK geboren. Er ist Schauspieler und Autor, bekannt für Die Piratenbraut (1995), 892 (2022) und Mission Hill.
He acted in Willy Russell's musical, "Elegies for Angels, Punks, and Raging Queens," was performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Kim Criswell, James Dreyfus, Sean Mathias, Simon Green, Regina Fong, and Simon Fanshawe in the cast. Willy Russell was also director.
His play, Elmina's Kitchen performed at the Royal National Theatre:
Cottesloe Stage, was nominated for the 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre
Awards for Best New Play of 2003.