Acting

Xavien Russell

Hackney, east London, England

Xavien Russell is known for Supacell (2024), Justine (2020) and Top Boy (2011).

Acting credits

Step Back poster
8.0

A young man finds himself in troubled times, can he regain footing in his life?

Step Back

2021

No artwork available
NR

At 18 Kaila knows what she wants but finds herself struggling to stay motivated following a serious incident.

Clearing

2020

No artwork available
NR

Over the course of one afternoon, reunion soon turns intervention when Jimmy confronts Che, his former drug-dealing partner-in-crime.

Stationary

2019

Justine poster
5.0

Justine is a young woman with a fierce intelligence but an equally strong appetite for self-destruction. She finds herself suffocated within a world that makes little sense and where alcohol is the only escape from her view of a hopeless future. When she meets Rachel, the possibility of happiness, love and a future starts to emerge. But her pain goes deep and as the demons within her begin to surface, she wonders if she can allow herself to hope.

Justine

2022

Bros for Life poster
NR

Two childhood friends take different paths after receiving their GCSE results.

Bros for Life

2022

The Watchman poster
5.6

CCTV operator Carl becomes frustrated when the police refuse to tackle a gang of drug dealers. He takes the law into his own hands with devastating repercussions.

The Watchman

2016

No artwork available
NR

About two young bicycle thieves.

Balance

2014

What If poster
4.7

A rendering of Rudyard Kipling's IF, What If is a short film that tells the story of a boy who learns fundamental life lessons on nobility, patience, generosity and how to become an admirable young man.

What If

2012

No artwork available
NR

A hard-hitting drama that explores how young people on an inner-city estate get drawn into trouble with life-changing consequences.

Drawn Out

2018

No artwork available
NR

In East London, a status-driven young man tries to educate his unaffected little cousin on the codes of proper manhood.

Big Cousin

2017