Gyearbuor Asante

Frederick Christopher Kwabena Gyearbuor Asante (4 November 1941 – 2 August 2000) was a Ghanaian actor best remembered for his role in the Channel 4 situation comedy "Desmond's", in which he played the role of Gambian mature student Matthew.
Life and career.
Born in Accra, Asante moved to the United Kingdom in 1967 and trained to be an actor at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. A "Gyearbuor Asante Prize for Acting" was subsequently instituted at the academy following his death. He appeared in a number of British TV shows during the 1970s and '80s, where he was billed as Christopher Asante. His credits included episodes of "", "Mind Your Language", "Hazell" and "The Professionals" as well as a TV performance of "Ubu Roi" in 1976. He also played the minister in the 1983 film "Local Hero".
He came from the royal lineage of his hometown Kwahu Tafo and was destined to ascend the throne.
He returned to his birthplace Ghana in 1995 where he was made a Cultural Ambassador. He died in the capital city of Accra with his funeral held in his ancestral village of Tafo Kwahu in the Eastern Region of Ghana.