Meet the cast of Broken
Jimmy McGovern's BBC drama focuses on a priest in a Northern community - meet the man in the robes and his parishoners
Muna Otaru - Helen Oyenusi
Helen is one of Michael’s congregation and has a son who is struggling with day to day life
You might have spotted Otaru playing Temitayo in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Vernon Otaru – Jerome Holder
Young Vernon doesn’t trust many people, but he does trust Father Michael
Holder played Maxy in The Story of Tracy Beaker and Max Tyson in Holby City
Mark Stanley – PC Andrew Powell
PC Powell is a local officer who crosses paths with Father Michael
Stanley enjoyed a stint in Game of Thrones playing Jon Snow’s pal Grenn and he also popped up in Dickensian as Bill Sykes. Oh, and you won’t have seen him thanks to the helmet, but he played one of the Knights of Ren in Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
Paula Malcomson – Roz Demichelis
Roz comes to talk with Father Michael about something that’s been troubling her
Paula Malcolmson is a veteran of both the big and small screen playing Karniss’ mother in the The Hunger Games series, Abby Donovan in Ray Donovan and Maureen Ashby in Sons of Anarchy to name but a few. Fans of ER will know her as Meg Riley, while those who watched Deadwood might remember her as Trixie. Oh and she also played Marjorie Detterick in The Green Mile.
