Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Known For & Full Filmography11 Titles
Drama Series - 2018, 16 episodes • as Invitado
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 1988, 16 episodes • as Self
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.
Drama Series - 1995, 16 episodes • as self
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as Self
Eighty years on from the announcement that brought joy and relief to the nation, join in with moments of remembrance from across the UK to pay tribute to the heroes of the past.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An intensely musical encounter with the young British star cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, who performs and discusses his favorite pieces. On the program: Bach, Saint-Saëns, Elgar, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, as well as Bob Marley and Leonard Cohen.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self
The untold story of the Abbey Road studio, all-star interviews and intimate access to the premises.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Take a celebrated musical genius, some sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, a dash of sass and one sensational revelation and what have you got? As moving as it is joyous, this is the story of a very modern woman – who just happened to live 200 years ago.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Sheku Kanneh-Mason made history in 2016 when he became the first black winner of the BBC Young Musician competition. Sheku has six musically gifted siblings and this film explores their extraordinary talents and issues of diversity in classical music. We follow Sheku and his brothers and sisters and examine the sacrifices that parents Stuart and Kadie make in order to support their children in pursuing their musical dreams. Told through the prism of family life we get an understanding of what it is that drives this family to be the best musicians they can be. At the heart of the story is 17-year-old Sheku, and we see him coming to terms with his Young Musician win and the pressures and opportunities it brings. His life is changing dramatically as he now has to learn to deal with the challenges of becoming a world-renowned cellist.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as Self
Yo-Yo Ma narrates a documentary about the remarkable cellist Jacqueline du Pré, whose life and career were cut short by multiple sclerosis.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates for the importance of the arts as he reflects on his early experiences and engages with influential figures from the artistic world.