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Lemn Sissay

Lemn Sissay

Born

May 21, 1967 (58 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Higher End, Orrell, United Kingdom

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Lemn Sissay MBE is an English author and broadcaster. Sissay was the official poet of the 2012 London Olympics, has been chancellor of the University of Manchester since 2015, and joined the Foundling Museum's board of trustees two years later, having previously been appointed one of the museum's fellows.

Known For

Have I Got News for You
7.1

Have I Got News for You

Richard Osman's House of Games
6.0

Richard Osman's House of Games

Alma's Not Normal
7.4

Alma's Not Normal

Have I Got a Bit More News for You
7.0

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Grumpy Old Men
7.2

Grumpy Old Men

Art Matters

Art Matters

Self

10.0

2024

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy

Self

8.0

2023

Winter Walks

Winter Walks

Self · (1 episode)

7.5

2021

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World

Self

0.0

2020

Burning Ice

Self

6.5

2010

We Belong Here: Poetry and spoken word documentary

Themselves

8.0

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

Rhyme & Reason: BBC Introducing Arts

Self - Presenter

0.0

2019

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Have I Got a Bit More News for You

Self - Panellist · (1 episode)

7.0

Alma's Not Normal

Alma's Not Normal

Jerry · (1 episode)

7.4

2020

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

Self - Contestant · (5 episodes)

6.0

2017

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

Self · (14 episodes)

7.2

2003

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You

Self - Panellist · (1 episode)

7.1

1990

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