Roland Gift

Roland Gift is a British singer and actor, born in Birmingham, who sang with Akrylykz before forming Fine Young Cannibals with David Steele and Andy Cox in 1984. His distinctive voice led the group on Johnny Come Home and on She Drives Me Crazy and Good Thing, both from the 1989 album The Raw & the Cooked.

Gift’s acting work includes Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, Scandal and the television series Highlander. He also played Romeo with Hull Truck Theatre. His later projects have brought music and drama together, including the radio play The Punks’ Progress.