Top Boy season 4 cast: Who is in the Netflix series?
THE eagerly anticipated fourth season of Top Boy is returning in March 2022.
After a two-year gap from our screens, the hit British drama is back with a stack of familiar faces and a few new ones too.
Who is in the cast of Top Boy series four?
Ashley Walters
Dushane will return to the Summerhouse estate with Ashley Walters portraying him once more.
Walters has played the Top Boy character since the first season of the show.
The trailer for season four – which is billed as season two on Netflix – shows Dushane hitting the big time as he describes making “more money than you’ve ever seen in your life” through connections in Spain and Morocco.
British rapper Walters, also known by his stage name Asher D, has had roles in movies Speed Racer, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, and Bullet Boy.
He’s had regular appearances in Bulletproof, Outcasts and Truckers.
And he’s appeared in British TV shows such as Grange Hill, The Bill, Holby City, Doctor Who and Silent Witness.
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Kano
Kane Brett Robinson, better known as Kano, returns to the cast of Top Boy as Sully.
The rapper, songwriter, and actor is widely considered one of the pioneers of grime music, releasing numerous albums and winning multiple awards including Best Album in the 2016 MOBO awards.
As well as Top Boy, Kano also starred in the 2006 film Rollin’ With The Nines.
Micheal Ward
After Dushane provided evidence to help him avoid jail time, Jamie is back with Micheal Ward reprising the role.
The series four trailer shows Jamie and Dushane meeting in a cafe to discuss working together as the gang goes international.
Jamaican-born British actor and former model Ward has starred in the likes of Blue Story, The Old Guard, and The A List.
He was awarded the 2020 Bafta Rising Star Award.
Little Simz
Simbiatu “Simbi” Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, better known by her stage name Little Simz, will return to Top Boy as Dushane’s girlfriend Shelley.
The musician won the Best New Artist at the 2022 Brit Awards where she also performed.
She has released four studio albums, the third of which titled Grey Area was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize, and won the awards for Best Album at both the Ivor Novello Awards and the NME Awards.
Jasmine Jobson
London actress Jasmine Jobson will once again portray Jaq.
Jobson was nominated for a Bafta in 2020 for her work in Top Boy and for playing Lily in the feature film Surge.
Lisa Dwan
Irish film and TV actress Lisa Dwan will return as drug lord Lizzie.
The stage actress has also featured in TV series such as Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog, Fair City, Rock Rivals, and Bloodlands.
The series will also star:
- Kadeem Ramsay
- Jolade Obasola
- Saffron Hocking
- Hope Ikpoku
- Araloylin Oshunremi
- Josephine De La Baume
- Howard Charles
- Ava Brennan
- Erin Kellyman
- NoLay
- Adwoa Aboah
Where can you watch Top Boy series four?
The fourth series of Top Boy will come to Netflix on March 18, 2022.
There will be eight episodes in the series.
Top Boy came to Netflix in 2019 after being cancelled by Channel 4 after two series.
Rapper Drake was instrumental in bringing the show back.
Series one and two can be found on Netflix under the name Top Boy: Summerhouse.
It is unknown whether this will be the final series of Top Boy or whether a fifth is on the cards.