Exclusive: Nicholas Pinnock talks Kingsley's return in Fightland
Just when you wondered how long it would take for Kingsley to finally make an appearance after Episode 1 of Starz’s Fightland, he made an grand entrance just as Duke returned Joy’s son to her.
The series stars Howard Charles as Duke Kilroy, Nicholas Pinnock as Kingsley Marshall, Deborah Ayorinde as Joy Marshall, Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Cebella “Cece” Marshall, Charles Babalola as Ezekiel “Zeek” Marshall, Tahirah Sharif as Kim Harper, Tyler Conti as Justin “Jay” Hall and Richard Pepple as Gary “Gazzer” Kilroy.
On the night that British-born boxer Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles) becomes world heavyweight champion, a vicious assault leaves his brother, Calvin, dead. Duke is devastated and his reaction in the aftermath costs him eight years in a U.S. prison. Upon his release, and after having made a sinister discovery, Duke returns home seeking vengeance against the man he believes set him up -- the criminal kingpin and his former promoter Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock). But Kingsley has vanished, leaving his children and wife, Joy (Deborah Ayorinde), who happens to be the love of Duke’s life, to pick up the pieces.
Working with a cartel desperate to control London’s drug market, Duke begins a high-risk game of infiltrating Kingsley’s empire to destroy it from within and smoke out his enemy. But amidst a volatile criminal landscape, and competing influences threatening to pull him off course, Duke will need to channel everything that made him a champion fighter into his bloody pursuit to win the ultimate victory – revenge for his brother.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Nicholas Pinnock about his character Kingsley's return in Episode 5 of Starz's Fightland