bˈɔːɹn ɪn nˈuːæm, lˈʌndən, ˈɪŋɡlənd tʊ ˈæfɹoʊkˌæɹəbˈiən pˈɛɹənts, mɑːnˈɛɹoʊ bɪɡˈæn ˈæktɪŋ wɛn ˌɪntɹədˈuːst tʊ ˈænə ʃˈɜːz θˈiəɾɚ skˈuːl ɪn ˈɪslɪŋtən ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
Born in Newham, London, England to Afro-Caribbean parents, Monero began acting when introduced to Anna Scher's theatre school in Islington in the late 1970s.