Arinze Kene was born and raised in London to Nigerian parents. He trained and still works as an actor. 
 
Arinze’s new stageplay GOD’S PROPERTY will open at Soho Theatre at the end of February, co-produced with Talawa.
 
Arinze was awarded a Pearson Playwrights Bursary in 2012 and is working in conjunction with the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.  He is under commission to The Bush Theatre and English Touring Theatre.  WILD CHILD was performed in 2011 as part of the Rough Cuts season at The Royal Court.
 
Arinze wrote an episode for series three of E20 on BBC3 and was subsequently part of an EASTENDERS trial scheme.  In 2012 he took part of Channel 4’s invited Screenwriting Course.
 
Arinze is currently writing a feature film, PEOPLE IN SEARCH OF A LIFE for the Film London/Microwave scheme with Strays Films which will shoot later in 2013.
 
LITTLE BABY JESUS, directed by Che Walker, ran at the Oval House Theatre in May 2011 where his play ESTATE WALLS ran in 2010. For ESTATE WALLS Arinze was named ‘Most Promising Playwright’ at the Off West End Theatre Awards 2011 having been nominated for Best New Play and Most Promising Playwright.
 
Arinze wrote a wrap-around piece to the play FISHBONE called US & THEM for Nabokov at The Bush Theatre in 2010 and wrote a short play, SUFFOCATION as part of Oval House’s annual 33% Festival.
 
Arinze was a member of the Young Writers’ Programme and a writer’s Super Group at the Royal Court Theatre.  He was part of Soho Theatre’s Young Writers’ Group and Soho Theatre HUB writer’s programme.
 
Arinze was shortlisted for Off West End’s 2010’s ‘Adopt a Playwright Award’ and the 2009 Alfred Fagon Award.