Actor

Cherrelle Skeete

July 25, 1988 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Cherrelle Skeete is a British actress, writer, cultural producer and co-founder of Blacktress UK. She moved to London from her home town of Birmingham to train at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, specialising in Collaborative and Devised Theatre. She has steadily been building her career with credits that range across stage, screen, radio, video games and audio books.

Cherrelle is best known for originating the role of Rose Granger-Weasley in the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which opened at the Palace Theatre, London in 2016. She has appeared on stage at the National Theatre, the Hampstead Theatre and the Young Vic, as well as the Lyceum Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East, amongst others.

Notable work

8
Slow Horses (2022)
as Devon Welles
7.4
Hanna (2019)
as Terri Miller

Often works with

Samuel West
2 titles together
Slow Horses, The Midwich Cuckoos
Leonie Elliott
2 titles together
Call the Midwife, Danny & the Human Zoo
Max Beesley
2 titles together
The Midwich Cuckoos, Ordinary Lies

Full filmography · 16

National Theatre Live: The Authenticator
as Marva
2026
National Theatre Live: Alterations
as Darlene
2025
Magpie
as Emily
20246.5
Rushed
as Loretta
2022
Black Exodus
as Narrator
2021
Ouzo and Blackcurrant
as Esta
2020
Snowflakes
as Miriam
2019
There Can Only Be One
as Milo Valaska
2019
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Original West End)
as Rose Granger-Weasley
2016
Shakespeare Lives: The Works
as Portia
2016
Danny & the Human Zoo
as Dee Dee
2015