OHMYGOSSIP — Malachi Kirby felt like the “man of the house” by the age of six.
The 31-year-old actor’s dad passed away when he was a small child and he was quick to accept more “responsibility” at home.
He shared: “I was six years old when my dad passed, but in my head I was the man of the house. I took on this sense of responsibility.
“I said to myself, ‘I’ve got to protect Mummy.’ My mum used to say to me as well, ‘When you leave this house you represent me.’”
Malachi decided to focus his attention on forging a career and escaping the temptations of street life.
He told The Times newspaper: “I was driven in that sense.
“My mum reminded me the other day of something she said – she used to say she wanted me when I grew up to have the choice of where I wanted to live. She was speaking to the sense of poverty we grew up in.
“She reminded me of that the other day because I’m just about to get my first house.”
The London-born actor – who starred as Kunta Kinte in the 2016 version of ‘Roots’ – has been drawn towards the American movie industry in recent years, suggesting that opportunities are more limited for black actors in Britain.
He said: “I still feel we’re playing it safe.
“For me it doesn’t make sense because the majority of the shows that I’ve related to and enjoyed didn’t have people that looked like me in them.
“The idea that suddenly colour matters when you are black or Asian is narrow-minded. That’s not so much of a thing in the States. You see it even in popcorn films, the Marvel films and the blockbusters that are complete fantasy. That’s telling of the mindset over there.”
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