Biography

Benjamin Neil Paddock Onwukwe (born 21 August 1957 in Stepney, London, England) is a British film, radio, television, theatre and voice actor. He is perhaps best known for appearing as Firefighter Stuart 'Recall' MacKenzie from 1991 to 2002 in London's Burning, a dramatic television series first aired on the British television network ITV. In addition to his most famous role in London's Burning, Onwukwe has frequently appeared on television in, among others, Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Inspector Morse, Coronation Street, Between the Lines, Delta Wave. His most recent television appearance was in 2018 in the ‘’Netflix’’ series Safe. Onwukwe has also worked in various schools across the country, appeared in theatrical productions, recorded several radio plays and narrated audio books.