Janet Kumah
Acting
Biography
Janet Kumah is known for her roles in a number of popular TV shows, including her recurring role in the BAFTA nominated Sky Atlantic series ‘I Hate Suzie Too’ in which she played Clara. She has recently finished filming for Nick Love's new film 'Marching Powder', starring Danny Dyer which is out in early 2025. She had a major role playing Latisha in the 2024 Apple TV+ crime drama series ‘Criminal Record’, which starred Cush Jumbo and Peter Capaldi. She also appeared in series 4 of the Martin Freeman parenting black comedy series ‘Breeders’ on Sky One in late 2023. She had a number of other major roles in 2023 including playing Keme in the latest series of fantasy drama ‘Shadow and Bone’ on Netflix; playing recurring character Susan Scarsdale in the Paramount+ series ‘Chemistry of Death’; and guest starring as DS Donna Chainey in series 26 of the BBC’s Silent Witness, leading the investigation into a train crash caused by environmental activists. In 2021 and 2023 she played Dr Leslie Morris in series 2 & 3 of Sky Original political thriller drama ‘COBRA’. Other major TV credits include playing Aunty Joy in Idris Elba’s Sky comedy series ‘In The Long Run’ as well as appearances in ‘Enterprice’ (BBC), ‘Dark Heart’ (ITV) and ‘London Kills’ (Acorn TV). Janet has a neutral accent with hints of London which she can neutralise as required. Her parents are from Ghana so she also has an excellent Ghanaian accent.
Known For
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
Casualty
Expert negotiator Sam Nelson is in for the ride of his life—and so is everyone on board with him—after a group of hijackers take control. Sam will try every move in his playbook to take them down...as the stakes grow higher by the second.
Hijack
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy—into a fight to correct an old miscarriage of justice.
Criminal Record
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as she struggles to hone her power, dangerous forces plot against her. Thugs, thieves, assassins and saints are at war now, and it will take more than magic to survive.
Shadow and Bone
When bodies begin turning up in the tranquil English countryside that he has recently made home, a forensic anthropologist helps local police in a race against time.
The Chemistry of Death
Middle-aged Jack, arrested for drugs, strives in six weeks to repair his marriage, curb a bullying in-law, and guide his stepbrother in the right direction, but all efforts fail as his life spirals further out of control.
Marching Powder
A wealthy couple, Amy and Alex Cummings have 'lost" their daughter in a tragic car accident several years ago, and Amy is in need of supervision whilst Alex is away on business. The trauma of the crash, the loss of their daughter and Amy's inability to become pregnant again because of her horrendous injuries, have all pushed them to a dangerous place. Lizzy arrives at their beautiful, rural family home to find all is not what it seems. Dark forces are summoned and Lizzy soon finds herself part of a devious plan. Death and murder ensue.
By the Throat
An estranged brother and sister are reconnected after a fatal incident.