Sope Dirisu
Sope Dirisu | |
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Born | Edgware, London, England | 9 January 1991
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | Gangs of London Mr. Malcolm's List |
Sope Dirisu (
He has been in a relationship with The Expanse actress Dominique Tipper since 2020.
Early life
Dirisu was born in 1991 in Edgware, London,[4][5] to Nigerian parents; his father had studied history and his mother law before becoming preachers.[6][4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School, where he excelled at drama, and joined the National Youth Theatre in 2006.[4][7][8] 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][9]
Career
In 2012, Dirisu successfully auditioned for the
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.[12]
He was nominated as Best Actor for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards for his role as Bol in the film His House.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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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 Carter / Finch | 17 episodes |
2021 | His Dark Materials | Sergi (voice) | Episode: "The City of Magpies" |
2023 | Tabby McTat | Tabby (voice) | Upcoming[14] |
2023 | Slow Horses | Sean Donovan | Season 3 |
Stage
6 October - 3 December 2016, as
Other theatre includes The Whipping Man, Tory Boyz,
Dirisu received a Commendation at the Ian Charleson Awards for his 2017 performance as Coriolanus in Coriolanus at the Royal Shakespeare Company.[12]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | British Independent Film Award | Best Performance by an Actor | His House | Nominated | [15] |
British Academy Film Award | Rising Star Award | Nominated | [16] |
References
- ^ a b c "The Mill". Channel 4.
- ^ a b c Thomas Hescott (16 February 2016). "My first audition: Sope Dirisu". The Stage.
- ^ "Sope Dirisu". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Thespian". Interview Magazine.
- ^ "Interview: Sope Dirisu and Corin Hardy (Gangs of London)". Sidewalk Magazine. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ https://www.nme.com/features/tv-interviews/sope-dirisu-gangs-of-london-season-2-james-bond-constantine-3327414
- ^ "Show business success for OBMs". Bedford Modern. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
- ^ "OBMs Crowdfund for new film". Bedford Modern.
- ^ "Spotlight".
- ^ "BBC One - The Casual Vacancy, Episode 1 - Credits". BBC.
- ^ "My Favourite Things with actor Sope Dirisu". Western Morning News.
- ^ a b "And the winners are... Find out who triumphed at the Ian Charleson Awards". The Sunday Times. 27 May 2018.
- ^ Wade, Joseph (18 February 2021). "2020 British Independent Film Awards – Winners List". Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "BBC announces Tabby McTat, a star-studded animation based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler". bbc.co.uk/mediacentre. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "Winners and Nominations". BIFA. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (9 March 2021). "BAFTA Nominations: 'Nomadland,' 'Rocks' Lead Charge in Most Diverse List in Awards' History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links
- Sope Dirisu at IMDb