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Shem Hamilton

Acting

Biography

Shem Hamilton is known for Small Axe (2020), Black Cake (2023) and Stonehouse (2023).

Known For

Small Axe
6.9

An anthology series of five stories looking at the lives of a group of friends and their families in London’s West Indian community from the late 1960s to the early 80s.

Small Axe

2020
Black Cake
6.8

Two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past – a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake.

Black Cake

2023
Stonehouse
6.3

Drama following the life and times of disgraced Labour politician John Stonehouse, a high-flying minister under Prime Minister Harold Wilson’s government vanished from the beach of a large luxury hotel in Florida in November 1974, leaving a neatly folded pile of clothes as he swam into the sea, intent on faking his own death.

Stonehouse

2023
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5.0

A failed filmmaker stuck directing low-budget porn struggles to inject artistry into his work, until an unexpected connection with an actress reignites his dream of making real cinema

Pipe Dream

2025
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
7.0

John Wilson and the London Symphony Orchestra present the hit Broadway musical On the Town live from the Royal Albert Hall. With classic numbers such as New York, New York and l Can Cook Too and a star-studded line-up of singers including Nathaniel Hackmann and Louise Dearman, this concert performance launches a packed bank holiday weekend of Proms tributes to the late composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, who would have been 100 years old on 25 August 2018. Katie Derham presents, with special guest Clarke Peters.

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

2018
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One of a five-part series inspired by CBE, British environmentalist and writer, Jonathon Porritt, commissioned by Reboot the Future. Screened in 17,000 UK classrooms, attracting over 1 million views on social media and online.

Tyler

2021
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Rise Up is an uplifting short film set in the near future, that tells the story of five young people as they each discover their passion and power. Inspired by environmentalist Jonathon Porritt's predictions for the next five years, we meet a young grower and chef, a determined Norfolk activist, an Indian Tik-Tok influencer, an outspoken politician and a innovative documentary maker. Each character emerges out of the chaos of 2020 and discovers their own unique role in creating a better future. This film is a hope-filled call to action for anyone who believes we have a collective and individual power to make a real difference in the world.

Rise Up

2021
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A young father and son discuss nothing and anything on a clumsy gathering mission. They carry an organ. they race. They carry an arch. They race. A ceremony begins.

Our Largest

2019