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Sope Dirisu (Yoruba: Ṣọpẹ Dìrísù, Yoruba pronunciation: [ʃɔ̄k͡pɛ́ dìɾísù]; born 9 January 1991) is a British actor. .[1][2][3][4] He made his film debut in 2016 with Sand Castle, Criminal, and The Huntsman: Winter's War.[4] Since 2020, he has starred as Elliot Finch in the Sky Atlantic series Gangs of London.

Sope Dirisu
Dirisu in 2015
Born	(1991-01-09) 9 January 1991 (age 31) Edgware, London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2012–present

Early life

Dirisu was born in 1991 in Edgware, London,^{[citation needed]} to Nigerian parents.[4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he excelled at drama, and joined the National Youth Theatre in 2006.[4][5][6] He later studied Economics at the University of Birmingham. While studying there he played quarterback for the University of Birmingham Lions American Football team.[4][7]

Career

In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages Programme.[4] His first stage role was as Pericles in Shakespeare’s Pericles, Prince of Tyre.[4] After the Royal Shakespeare Company, Dirisu returned to the National Youth Theatre where he trained in the REP company programme for eight months.[1][2] He has subsequently acted in a number of television series including The Mill, Utopia, Humans, The Casual Vacancy, Siblings and Undercover.[2][1][8][9]

Dirisu appeared in three 2016 films, Criminal, The Huntsman: Winter's War, and Sand Castle.[4] In 2016, he also appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[10]

He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film His House.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	Criminal	Fire Officer
2016	The Huntsman: Winter's War	Tull
2017	Sand Castle	Sgt. Cole
2020	His House	Bol
2021	Mothering Sunday	Donald
2021	Silent Night	James
2021	Tides	Tucker	Also released as The Colony
2022	Mr. Malcolm's List	Mr. Malcolm

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Utopia	Roy	Episode: "Episode 4"
2014	The Mill	Peter	6 episodes
2015	The Casual Vacancy	Young Doctor	3 episodes
2015	Humans	Fred	8 episodes
2016	Black Mirror	Man in Prison	Episode: "Nosedive"
2016	Undercover	Michael Antwi	4 episodes
2016	Siblings	Zeff	Episode: "Golden Aunt"
2017	The Halcyon	Sonny Sullivan	8 episodes
2020-present	Gangs of London	Elliot Finch	17 episodes
2021	His Dark Materials	Sergi (voice)	Episode: "The City of Magpies"

Stage

6 October - 3 December 2016, as Cassius Clay in One Night in Miami by Kemp Powers, at Donmar Warehouse in London, alongside David Ajala as Jim Brown, Arinzé Kene as Sam Cooke, Francois Battiste as Malcolm X.

Other theatre includes The Whipping Man, Tory Boyz, Romeo and Juliet, Prince of Denmark, Red Riding Hood, Our Days of Rage, Fallujah, Pericles (RSC).

Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2021	British Independent Film Award	Best Performance by an Actor	His House	Nominated	[12]
	British Academy Film Award	Rising Star Award		Nominated	[13]

References

External links

• Sope Dirisu at IMDb

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[de] Sope Dirisu

Sope Dirisu, Yoruba Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù,[1] (* 1991 in London[2]) ist ein britischer Schauspieler.

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